often seem like new ones again!
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Toys that get put away for half a year
or more, which is approximately 1/6 of the life of an almost-3 year old,
often seem like new ones again!
often seem like new ones again!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Extra Curricular Activities
We haven't been very consistent with our "lessons" these days, what with having to get things going in the morning and going over to grandad's and all like that,
but I'm hoping that I can be more efficient in doing what I need to get done in the mornings, so that we can get back to coloring and crafts and all that good stuff :)
On a side note, can you believe you can already read some? When I'm reading you a book, and we come to some 3-letter-words, we will try to sound it out together and a lot of the time you actually manage to read it! Hurray for our little reader :)
but I'm hoping that I can be more efficient in doing what I need to get done in the mornings, so that we can get back to coloring and crafts and all that good stuff :)
On a side note, can you believe you can already read some? When I'm reading you a book, and we come to some 3-letter-words, we will try to sound it out together and a lot of the time you actually manage to read it! Hurray for our little reader :)
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Home is where the Imaginarium is..
You are such an amazing little boy with so much love and affection for everyone around you.. and you are so sweet and smart, with a booming imagination.
"Look Mummy, I'm a turtle!"
( I LOVE this! )
"Look Mummy, I have a BBBIIIIIGGGG tummy!"
and yes, those are big boy underpants!!!!!!!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
... Speaking of #2...
Okay, so I have decided to continue with the "underwear only, with no diapers" trial when we are at home ( but not during naps/bed time or at Grandad's house ).
We went outside a couple of times today to play and get some gardening done, and both times, you wet your underwear, pants and of course, shoes. But we didn't worry about it too much. I mean, we are trying not to make you feel too pressured, and it DOES seem like you ARE more aware of the potty training.
This evening, after dinner, you were watching a video on the computer while I was bringing some things out to the car to bring to Grandad's house. I come in the house, and you run towards me, without your underwear on, going, "MUMMY! There's Poo Poo in the Froggy Potty!"
I keep the froggy potty in the playroom to help us while we are doing this, so that there is an easily accessible potty for you, that you don't have to step-stool onto and all like that.
Anyway, I walk into the playroom, and you are standing over the froggy potty, pointing into it.
And lo and behold, there, in the froggy potty, was exactly what you had said would be in it! I was so excited, we started dancing and singing with lots of praises.
For 3 seconds, I contemplated leaving it in the potty for daddy to see, but then I thought I'd spare him that visual :)
We're so proud of you, little boy :)
We went outside a couple of times today to play and get some gardening done, and both times, you wet your underwear, pants and of course, shoes. But we didn't worry about it too much. I mean, we are trying not to make you feel too pressured, and it DOES seem like you ARE more aware of the potty training.
This evening, after dinner, you were watching a video on the computer while I was bringing some things out to the car to bring to Grandad's house. I come in the house, and you run towards me, without your underwear on, going, "MUMMY! There's Poo Poo in the Froggy Potty!"
I keep the froggy potty in the playroom to help us while we are doing this, so that there is an easily accessible potty for you, that you don't have to step-stool onto and all like that.
Anyway, I walk into the playroom, and you are standing over the froggy potty, pointing into it.
And lo and behold, there, in the froggy potty, was exactly what you had said would be in it! I was so excited, we started dancing and singing with lots of praises.
For 3 seconds, I contemplated leaving it in the potty for daddy to see, but then I thought I'd spare him that visual :)
We're so proud of you, little boy :)
Monday, March 12, 2012
Stop the Press!
Potty Training Breakthrough Alert!
We started potty training when you turned about 2 1/2 years old, as per Dr. Wiley's advice. Since then, you've gone from not wanting anything to do with the potty, to pottying in both bathrooms, in the frog potty in your play room, and of course, at Grandad's house!
Problem is, you would comply when I suggested we go "pee pee", but you would never volunteer to, even after I told you time and again to let me know when you needed to go. A few times a day, I would check on your diaper, only to find it wet again.
Yesterday, I let you go without your diaper, and put on some of your Thomas the Train underwear, which you were tickled to have on. I then told you that you didn't have your diaper on, and that you were to tell me if you needed to go.
Well, later on, I was in the kitchen cooking, when you came in and told me, "Mummy, I pee pee'd in my underwear and on the floor!"
I went to the play room, and saw a puddle on the carpet protector thingy that my chair was sitting on. ( Thank Goodness it wasn't on the carpet!). After cleaning it and YOU up, I changed your underwear and didn't put another diaper on.
A couple of hours later, you come to me and say, "Mummy! I need to put on a diaper!", which was preschooler-speak for "I need to go potty". So we took your underwear off, sat on the potty, and lo and behold, you DID need to go. :)
Today, we tried the no diaper tack again, and it seems like you remembered and did not want to get yourself all wet again.
I was cooking, and you walked out without your underwear, and announced, "Mummy, I "pee pee"d in the potty!!"
We go check the potty, and lo and behold, you had done your first self-directed tinkling in the potty
Woohoo!!
We'll try to continue this method if it continues to work and see if we can make any more progress... especially with #2.
We started potty training when you turned about 2 1/2 years old, as per Dr. Wiley's advice. Since then, you've gone from not wanting anything to do with the potty, to pottying in both bathrooms, in the frog potty in your play room, and of course, at Grandad's house!
Problem is, you would comply when I suggested we go "pee pee", but you would never volunteer to, even after I told you time and again to let me know when you needed to go. A few times a day, I would check on your diaper, only to find it wet again.
Yesterday, I let you go without your diaper, and put on some of your Thomas the Train underwear, which you were tickled to have on. I then told you that you didn't have your diaper on, and that you were to tell me if you needed to go.
Well, later on, I was in the kitchen cooking, when you came in and told me, "Mummy, I pee pee'd in my underwear and on the floor!"
I went to the play room, and saw a puddle on the carpet protector thingy that my chair was sitting on. ( Thank Goodness it wasn't on the carpet!). After cleaning it and YOU up, I changed your underwear and didn't put another diaper on.
A couple of hours later, you come to me and say, "Mummy! I need to put on a diaper!", which was preschooler-speak for "I need to go potty". So we took your underwear off, sat on the potty, and lo and behold, you DID need to go. :)
Today, we tried the no diaper tack again, and it seems like you remembered and did not want to get yourself all wet again.
I was cooking, and you walked out without your underwear, and announced, "Mummy, I "pee pee"d in the potty!!"
We go check the potty, and lo and behold, you had done your first self-directed tinkling in the potty
Woohoo!!
We'll try to continue this method if it continues to work and see if we can make any more progress... especially with #2.
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