Potty Training Advice

I need some potty training advice. For boys. It seems like Olivia potty trained herself over night so it didn't even take any thought on my end. I had not planned on trying to train Logan until he was showing CLEAR signs of being ready, and I was guessing it wouldn't' be until closer to age 3. However, he is starting to stop and say "oh no!" all while holding his diaper, when he has pottied in his diaper. So we put him on the potty a few times and he just thinks that is too fun! So I am not sure if this is a clear sign or what. I am not in a rush to do this, but I don't want to miss a window either. Please let me know how you potty trained your boys and at what age... Thanks!!

Dear Logan...

Dear Logan,

I love you with every ounce of my being. You have the best smile and give the best hugs. I really enjoy playing trucks with you and watching you play excitedly at the playground. You are such a happy boy and I LOVE to be with you. However, please note, that when you have a two-year-old son of your own. Ask me to remind you (never-mind, I am sure I will remember to tell you) about our shopping trip to Wal-mart today. Just when I think it is "easy" to be out and about with you and sissy, you surprise me and shake things up a bit. (i.e. squirming in the cart, grabbing things off of shelves, trying to open grocery items, throwing your toys or paci to watch mommy pick them up one more time, etc.). Also, thank you for never keeping me guessing as to your emotions. You let EVERYONE know in Wal-mart today, that you were not happy. I love you more than you will ever know.

Mommy

Also, Daddy wants you to be Curious George for Halloween, I think that is very fitting for you, since you do enjoy climbing.

Today's Random Thought

I wish we had a clothes line. Seems like such a waste to put sheets in the dryer on such a beautiful day. I will add that to my list for our next house. Or maybe there is a retractable one I could put in our backyard....

Childhood Emotions

I distinctly remember being very emotional as a child, at times, over little things as well as big things. I imagine that just as I have hard days, trying to figure out my own emotions, our kids much go through the same thing. This morning Olivia decided to let her Elmo balloon (from a birthday party over the weekend) go up to see God. We have done this in the past with other balloons and it has not been a big deal. But this morning, she was playing with Elmo and decided she wanted to do it. SO we all do outside for the balloon-freeing ceremony. I think it is so neat to watch them go. So picture us all standing out there, Tommy trying to get off to work, Logan in his t-shirt and diaper shouting "OH NO! ONEY! (mommy) OH NO!) I am enjoying the beautiful sky with the speck of Elmo flying away and we look down and Olivia is in SERIOUS tears! You know how you can tell when your child is really having a problem, or just being dramatic? This was serious.

Olivia: "He is up there all by himself! I just want him to come back now. There aren't any other ballooons up there for him"

We have been crying about this for an hour now and I just can't get irriated (maybe because yesterday I was irriated enough for a year) I just held her and promised her that Elmo is now up in the sky with all of the other balloons we have sent to see God and they are having a huge party.

Figuring out emotions just doesn't seem to get easier does it?

Playdate with Rachel!

Rachel, Leah and Libby came to play today, first to the park and then home for lunch and playing! Leah and Olivia play so well together! It was cute to watch them. Libby is getting so big, every time I see her I am amazed!

I LOVE getting together with Rachel, seems like we always have so much to talk about and so little time! We just don't get to do it often enough!!! Lets do another night out soon Rach!

McDonald's lunch! Sure hit with the kids! (Logan really didn't drink that pop, he thought he was being sneaky tough!).

Coloring and gluing... all went well until Logan started to eat the glue, seriously!, he doesn't like veggies, but he will eat the glue? I give up!

Olivia had the camera... got the back of Leah's head

Leah had the camera... Olivia pretending to nap.

New Phrase, Thankfully Mis-used

Olivia picked up a new phrase recently, "I'm bored". Thankfully she doesn't quite understand the meaning yet. She just walked in the room with a dress and said:

"I'm bored, guess I better put this dress on!"

Funny Quotes

My dad sent me a forwarded email with these funny sayings... (Thanks for the laughs DAD!)

Police were called to a day care where a 3-yr-old was resisting a rest.

Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now.

The short fortune teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large

When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U.C.L.A.

Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft & I'll show you A-flat miner.

You are stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.

One of Those Days

I am having one of those days.

I seriously think it would be easier to throw away everything we own (except the furniture and the kids) and start over! It feels like every room in our home needs serious attention today! But as soon as I get one room done, it is only 5 minutes and it needs attention again! SOOOO today, I am starting in our bedroom, and NOT COMING OUT until it is picked up, vacuumed and put back together, then the living room and the kitchen. We will need an episode of Extreme Home Makeover to tackle Olivia's room, so I won't even attempt that room today.

PLEASE let me know I am not alone!!!

Flair

I got a funny piece of flair on Facebook today:

"I am afraid that when I meet God, he will sneeze, and I won't know what to say"

Bouncer Town

Dotty and I took the kids to Bouncer Town today! Olivia LOVED it, going up and down the big slides over and over! Logan was a little hesitant but had fun!