From Tuesday thru now I have dedicated myself to getting Jadon potty trained.  ASAP.  How’s it going?  I’m glad you asked… (if you skip Day 3 you will be disappointed)

Day One - awesome.   Started strong and Jad did not have a wet diaper all day.  I even brought out the Pull Ups with Disney’s Cars.  He was having so much fun pulling them up and down.  And then, at nap time, he poo poo’d in them.  I guess I saw that one coming, but on the bright side; he did not potty in his pull up.  

Day Two we regressed.  Jad will not use any form of a bigger potty, so he refused to go to the potty at his grandparents house and school.   I guess this day was just rough all around because that night we had to be at church from 5 to 9.  The good news is that Jadon began to tell me when he needed to go potty.

Day Three was eventful - to say the least.  We were back on schedule to go potty, but with a few accidents.  First thing in the morning he yelled “no” and threw a toy across the bathroom.  In response, I sat his bare bottom to the corner.  After that, He decided going potty was the better choice.  He also became suddenly interested in the stool side of the potty, but at this particular time I had not yet cleaned it out.  I’ll leave you to fill in the rest.  Another particular time he sat down on the potty and pee pee’d straight up in the air and on me.  Are you laughing yet?

Day Four looked similar to Day Two.

Day Five a MOUNTAIN was moved in my son’s life.  With a little help from his dad, Jadon conquered the big boy potty.  And in public.  They were at Shorty Smalls and somehow Jon got him to go on the potty there, twice.

Anti-Potty of the Week:

“The sensor technology detects a deposit and triggers lights and sounds for fun and encouragement.”

Jadon’s birthday is in February and for the last year Jon and I have really wanted to get him a backyard climber. The problem is that in February it’s still cold and stores do not carry them. It’s a good thing Jadon is two and does not realize his parents did not give him anything (besides a lot of cake) on his birthday.

Well, May has arrived and so has his “playground.”

Two men reading instructions. Learn to cherish that 

Trying out the slide

And here is the finished product!  (The slides didn’t make it in the picture)Complete with Jonah sitting on Jadon’s head and Hurley running thru the picture.

I hope y’all have a good weekend.

Dear Safety 1st,

I would like to thank you for creating the Comfy Cushy 3-in-1 Potty.  I would also like to know what in the world you were thinking when you created this contraption.  Obviously, you were not thinking of my two year old son.  

Even though he does not find much interest in the “pottying” side, He adores the stool, because it makes him about a foot taller.  He has also discovered that he can carry his potty anywhere in the house to get to anything.  

Here are the many ways in which he has found great use of his potty:

dishes

He’s “flexing”

…and here is today’s discovery:

It makes a great spot for a bowl of Oatmeal!

In conclusion, I believe you should rethink this invention.

Sincerely,

Stephanie

p.s. This is really funny:

Peter Potty Flushing (yes, it flushes!) Urinal

Being a mom for two years has taught me that boys (at least my boys) are tough.  Here is the latest crisis at our house.

Sadly, this will be the first and last blog about our dog Hurley.  He has been a good dog, but it is time for him to move to a home with all adults.

yes, those are 11 stitches in Jadon’s upper lip…

They were playing on the couch when Jad decided to crawl on Hurley to give him a kiss.  We think he probably put all his weight on Hurley’s lower stomach, which caused Hurley to bite.

I think every horrible thought and fear ran through my head at that very moment, but when it was all over with and Jad woke up from his nap that afternoon he happily squealed  ”Hurley!” and let him lick his hand through his crib.