Potty Training Success...

Well, we are entering our fourth week of no diapers for Paul...finally!! I didn't think we were ever going to get to this point. Before Addie was born he showed a lot of interest in going potty on the big boy potty and then she was born and he forgot all about that when sis came along. The week between Christmas and New Years, he decided he was ready and that diapers are "gross".

Two weeks prior to that, Kevin told Paul that he'd take him to a hockey game (MSU-Mavericks) on January 2nd if he was potty trained, because little boys who wore diapers couldn't go to the hockey game. Paul didn't care to much about that, he was still too busy to try and use the potty. Well the week of the hockey game came and all of a sudden he decided he was done with diapers. This was a Monday night and Tuesday he insisted on wearing underwear to daycare, did great all day, except at naptime, because our dcp didn't put a diaper on him. He hasn't had many accidents, just a few at naptime. He got to go to the hockey game on January 2nd and had a great time on his boys night with daddy!

These pictures are off of Kevin's cell phone.

As of last week he refused to wear diapers to bed, so we've been letting him wear his underwear instead, he comes down about 4:00-4:45 and tells me he has to go to the bathroom, goes and then crawls in our bed. He's only had one accident in the middle of night and that was this past week, he came down at 2:00 am and told me he was wet. I changed him and just had him sleep on our floor until morning, I didn't feel like dealing with the wet bedding in the middle of the night.

He's doing great and I think we're beyond diapers for good for him! We hardly have to ask him to go potty, which is a bonus. In fact most of the time he goes in and goes on his own without being reminded. We're so proud of him and as a reward he got to go to the hockey game last night again with my Grandpa and Kevin. And next weekend I think Kevin is taking him to Monster Trucks at the metrodome.

Pauly with Stomper

So Big!

Adeline is growing up before our own eyes. Hard to believe that in less than two months she will be ONE! Where did that time go? Seems like I was just pregnant with her and now she's a crawling, climbing, sassy 10 month old! She is a spunky little thing. You think Paul has spunk, I think she's going to top him! Haha! She is in to EVERYTHING!! Saturday morning I was in the bathroom helping Paul go potty (more on potty training later) and in crawls Addie...like always, only this time, she crawled up on the stool that the kids use to climb on to wash their hands. She was just too cute I had to take a picture! She looked so proud and as if to say to me "Look what I did". Her Godmother says she was laughing at me saying "Haha mom!" She's a stinker, that's for sure!

She is all over the place and I have a feeling it won't be too long before she is walking. She is cruising around furniture or while pushing her baby stroller that Santa brought her, but she is also becoming more brave and letting go of things while standing by them, she can stand on her own for about 5 seconds before falling. And when she falls it's because she realizes she wasn't hanging onto anything. Yesterday morning while I was dropping Amelia off at school, Kevin stayed home w/ Addie and Paul so I didn't have to take them out in the -24 degree temps, he said that she stood up from a crouching position w/o hanging on to anything. She's becoming such a big girl, not real sure I'm ready for this yet!!