What a Great Accomplishment!

For those of you that are close to us, you know what a long struggle potty learning has been. In fact, I was kidding myself when I thought it had been only a few months of trying....when I read past blogs to discover that it was an entire YEAR ago that we first began potty training!!! So, you will know the relief and accomplishment associated when I write that Sam is officially potty trained! From the get-go we told Sam that when he was potty trained he could get a bike...thus the Diego bike above. On Sunday we took Sam to pick out a bike and he chose Diego, even though he has never seen a Diego show! I have to admit, it was the nicest there, blue and orange!
We've been out every day riding! Congratulations Sam!
Tomorrow we'll have a potty party for Sam with our regular Wednesday playgroup, cake and all!

The Beauty of Two Boys

Sock Update

Here is the first in the pair to be completed. As I mentioned before, I realized I wasn't going to have enough of the chunky natural colored yard to make two complete socks, so I found this great off-white wool to add in. I actually really like the irregular stripes and I think the sock turned out pretty good. The toe has some issues due to needles being pulled out more than once by a certain little baby....but I managed to finish it and it fits me quite well. I think I will actually keep this pair of socks!
Next project: (after the other sock) Socks for the boys made from a yummy evergreen wool and maybe matching hats....

On a Happier Note...

P.S. Sam pooped on the potty!

The Ignorance of People

I am so often shocked by the ignorance of people in this world. Whether it be the amount of waste created or the way children are treated; the way people drive or just basic decisions made; I just have to shake my head....unless my children are involved.

Sam has been acting different lately. Not wanting to go to school, saying that school is scary, even regressing with his potty learning.
On Monday he really didn't want to go to school. I compromised with him and told him I'd stay until he was ready for me to leave or if he still wanted to leave school when we got there he could.
I stayed with him for about 45 minutes and he told me I could go. I felt a little strange about leaving, but he was sure.
When I picked him up, his teacher told me that he had 4 potty accidents in the 4 hours he was there, one of which he crawled under a table and peed. This behavior is unlike him and I knew something was going on. He hadn't had a pee accident in nearly 10 days.
That afternoon at home, Sam was peeing on the potty and he said to me," Mom, my penis looks funny." I asked him who told him that and after some questions it was clear that his teacher had told him that his penis looks funny because it is uncircumcised! Still not sure I had the story straight, I told Matt. Later that evening Matt asked Sam what his teacher had said to him and he immediately responded, "my penis looks funny." He was embarrassed about his penis and that comment made him scared to use the potty and even scared to be himself. Shame on Miss Amanda (yup, that's her name).
I talked with Sam some more about school and he decided that he'd like to be home with me until he is completely potty trained and ready for "Miss Deanna's" preschool room.
So, today is the first day he would have been at school and was, instead, here at home with me.
He has been such a dream! He's back to telling me when he needs to use the potty and, because he's still without t.v. we are doing so many fun things together. Life has been better for us with out the tube!
I think today will be the day when he poops on the potty. He's been asking to use the potty to poop all day, even at a playgroup!

The preschool director was very apologetic and was quite appalled that an employee of hers would say such an ignorant and inconsiderate thing.

Here we are back to at home all day with mommy and to my surprise, I am really enjoying it!

Update: Re: Big Changes WARNING: poop talk

Yeah, well the one poop on the potty was very exciting and then reality sank in that, yes, sure enough, you do poop on the potty everytime you poop. Thus, we've had every poop since in the underwear. Ugh. It is so very frustrating and Sam does know where to go...thus we've resorted to taking things (T.V.) away until he poops on the potty. So far, no success. But I think as he goes longer without his beloved T.V. the ultimate goal will sink in....

Big Changes

There have been some BIG changes in the last few days here on Fulton Place.

1. Sam pooped on the potty today of his own free will and by his direction! It was a huge party after with everyone looking at the poop in the potty and lots of hugs and smiles and "hooray's". I am so proud of my big boy who has been dry for two days now!

2. Arlo is now walking! He walked across the bathroom (where we spend LOTS of time lately) yesterday 4 or 5 times and then today he's walked here and there a few times. He still prefers crawling as his fast method of transport, but it will not be long and he'll be off on the two legs all the time. I remember Sam at this stage and it seemed like I blinked and he was running. I am so happy for him, as he is desperate to keep up with Sam.

Yes, we're a pooping-on-the-potty-everybody-walking-family now. Whew!