Potty training!

My big boy is 27 months and we are doing this potty training thing. After LOTS of recommendations from all my mommy friends I decided to go with the 3 day potty training program. Today was day 2 and things are going well. I am not going to lie it is messy and very hard for me to do on my own with a 5 month old to watch as well. Day one was nothing but near misses, we just did a lot running to the bathroom. By the end of of day one while I was trying to get the baby down for the night and the only time I wasn't on Scott like white on rice, he actually started telling me and running on his own. Need less to say we didn't make it (i was nursing the baby) even though i put the baby on the floor and ran in after him. This happened twice during bed time, that bathroom was quite a mess, but he was talking and running in the right direction. After being up with the baby for an hour last night I didn't wake up before Scott so wet the bed this am. Then we had our one and only accident for the day! He held it as long as he could all day. After lunch started squirming and said yuck and I ran him and he peep and pooped! Amazing is all I can say, day 2 and we actually had poop in the potty! Then I put him down for a nap immediately after that and he stayed dry the whole time and then held out till 5pm to pee again. He really wanted to make sure I knew who was in charge of this whole situation. Bed time went well with both kids and we didn't have any accidents. But this is the cutest moment of this whole potty training thing today with my big boy was after bath and books right before bed. All day when he went pee in the potty I would make a big deal out it and then when he went poop in the potty i did the best celebratory dance you have ever seen. So when he was trying to go potty (procrastinating bed time) he said "mama dance" and while sitting there started waving his hands over his head. It was just too darn cute! We will see in the morning how day 3 goes, and then on Wednesday we have preschool and that will be the first time we will be leaving the house, fingers crossed! Good night, just remember just keep moving your little feet!

Catching up

I know it has been a long time since I wrote last but lets see if I can get this train back on the tracks.

We are now down to only 506 days till we are all back together again, but we are in the midst of planning a trip for daddy to come home and visit. It will include us all going to WDW and then coming home to enjoy each other till he has to return. My baby is now 5 months old and I think we have turned a corner on his tummy and sleep problems. He is a lot happier now when he wakes at night and goes back to bed with ease. The key I think was I have now cut all mint from my diet, my daily candy canes and gum fixes are out the window for now. My big 2 year old seems to be ready for potty training, we got all our supplies to give it a go this weekend, so wish me luck! I on the other hand am not ready for this next big step it just seems to be one more bit of my little bits of freedom is being taken away. Instead of diapers and changing them when it works for me, i will be rushing and finding bathrooms everywhere we go now. Over crazy lives are settling down again after a crazy April full of visitors, Easter, preschool field trip to Sea World and my birthday to celebrate. I think now it is doable to try to train for the AFC half marathon in mid August now that the little guy is doing better on his sleep, but I am going to hold out on buying my ticket till I know I can handle it, we will just have to see how it goes. Daddy is back in Oki after a little trip to North Korea for the rocket launch. I hope to type again soon and often now that life has settled down a bit. Bye for now and just remember move your feet and everything else will follow.