Potty Training Day 1,402

We've definitely had our ups and downs but Case is really getting the hang of it. He has stopped panicking and just tells me and goes. No big deal.

We were outside a lot this week though, and he didn't tell me when playing at the park, or when he was playing in the two year old room at church...but we'll get there. :)

Had to share this...

How hilarious is that?!

Oh and the clingy whiny hot mess has stopped too! I even took pictures of him playing BY HIMSELF AGAIN because I was so excited! 

 I love having little boys :)

4 Months Old!

Can't believe my sweet little baby is already 4 months old!

Happiest little thing ever!

Gorgeous Baby Boy.

We had a little photo shoot. :)

He did wonderful at his 4 month check up. Mom came and watched Case for me, so Rhetter man and I had some alone time. It's so odd how quiet the car rides are without Case man!

 Sweet man smiled and drooled all over the place while our Doctor checked him out. The Doctor commented on how social he was, and that he really loved people. :)

Shots went okay as well, he didn't even blink an eye for the first one, but the second one apparently burned and he absolutely wailed. Breaks your heart! He was back to smiling and flirting with the nurse shortly after though!

The stats:
Weight 15 lbs 1 oz. (In the 55th percentile)
Length 26 in (In the 90th percentile)

Rhett is only 4 in shorter than Case was at a year old!! (I thought it was 2 in, I've been telling people that but just checked and it's actually 4 oops) The Doctor told me he was about 2 months ahead, and we joked about how he is growing out of his clothes like crazy! I keep pulling the next sizes out and he's already outgrown them! 

AND he is ready to start on rice cereal and then on to fruit and veggies!!! Are you serious?! 


Slow down sweet boy!

Potty Training Day 1,395

Well, really it's day 6 but it sure feels like we have been potty training for that long. 

However, little Case man is doing much better! We had one epic accident over the weekend, that caused Matt to say "So, how'd you spend your Saturday night?" Ha! 

Other than that though, he has been going #1 and #2 like a champ. He's still pretty panicky when he feels the need to use the potty, but afterward he is very excited and tells us that he went over and over again! But oh my word the whining. He has been super clingy and won't even let me leave the room. I'm not sure if it's just because this is a big change in his little life, or because he feels like he needs me in the room in case he needs to go or what. As soon as we have this potty training thing down though we will be working on our independence again. 

Besides, he is a big boy now! 

  I woke up at 2am this morning to...

"MOM! PEE PEE IN THE POTTY! MOM!!!!" 

...and to my surprise he actually peed. He has been "using" this potty thing a little to his advantage to get out of nap and bedtime lately, so I thought he was just crying wolf again. 

I can hardly believe it, but I haven't changed a diaper since last Tuesday. I have been cleaning up accidents here and there, and changing the occasional pull up but the last few days he has been dry after nap time and bed time. (Right now we are letting him run around naked so he can go as soon as he needs to. It's hilarious seeing his teeny tiny butt running around the house.) I know that after all the drama and exhaustion fades away it might sink in that I have a little boy who is old enough to be potty trained. Eek!!! I don't know if I like it...but I sure like the fact that we are only going to have one in diapers!

On a happier note...

I have some pretty cute boys in my life...

Day 4 of Potty Training

SO...

I retract my previous statement that I decided we weren't ready for potty training. 

Apparently, Case had other plans.

All day long he has been a crying, hysterical, whiny, clingy hot mess. With Matt not being here, and me having to care for a little baby and a humongous muddy dog all day long- let's just say my nerves were shot, I was exhausted and I didn't know what to do.

He would NOT go in his diaper or pull up, and going to potty seemed to be out of the question too. So like I said earlier, the kid had to go somewhere though right?!

He would say he needed to go, and then scream so loudly when he actually was going, we would go to the potty and he would be upset the entire time he was going. 

Thing is though, he was telling me he wanted to go, he was running to the potty, so why in the world was he so scared when he was where he wanted to be? All day long he didn't have any accidents, he peed and pooped in the potty. Should be exciting and rewarding right?! 

Not when I literally felt like I had a colicky two year old all day long. He would not let me leave the room, he was clawing and climbing on me, absolutely inconsolable.

Finally, I talked to my big sister Amy mid-day (about to lose my mind) and she asked around at work to see if anyone had any suggestions. A couple of ladies thought that maybe I should try the portable potty seat instead because he might be panicking that he wouldn't be able to make it in time. Sally, my Mother in law said the same thing later on my facebook status...and it worked! I was busy with Rhett and he sat on the potty and peed...no big deal just peed and then started playing with his blocks. He sort of muttered a "I pee pee in the potty" but I didn't even offer a sticker because I was afraid to break the magic pee time without a complete melt down.

It didn't last very long though, later he was still pretty upset all day, but at least now he will sit on the potty - he pees on it he knows exactly what to do I think it is just going to take some time to get used to. He is your typical first born. He puts a ton of pressure on himself to be perfect in everything he does, he has always been very particular about things. I mean the boy will say "Uh oh" and "Oh No!" about a teeny drop of sauce on his finger or a single piece of dirt on the floor. 

So, for now we are just working through this, because he is definitely over peeing or pooping in his diapers/pull ups. I just wish it was more exciting for him! Hopefully we will get there soon!

Day 2 & 3 of Potty Training

Potty training is exhausting. 

Yesterday was so exhausting, I'm not even sure I can remember what happened on potty training day two.

Day Two: We had a few accidents, and he was super upset about it. I assured him that it was okay! At nap time he peed in his pull up a little bit, but was dry for the rest of the day until bedtime. Then every time we put him in bed he kept saying he needed to go...then he did in the potty! Woo hoo!

Day Three: When we woke up this morning, he woke up earlier then normal around 7:30am so I let him snuggle in bed with me for a little while and watch cartoons. Then he said he needed to use the potty so we ran to the potty and sat down. He was screaming and crying, I couldn't figure out why! Then he started to use the potty and became even more upset. I tried to convince him that he was peeing and he gets a sticker and this is a happy moment not a scary one, but I don't think I was very convincing. He was so off his game, he seemed scared that it was happening instead of his usual happy high five-ing self. He was literally screaming bloody murder the whole time he was peeing! Yikes!

We had a play date with Kelli and the girls, they were coming to our house today. I thought that would be better since we had started potty training. He was so worried about going potty all day he didn't know what to do with himself. He would tell me he needed to use the potty, then we would run to the potty and he would say "No! No! All done all done!"  

During nap time, he went down okay, then I guess needed to potty and screamed. Like, I'm talking a blood curdling-I thought he cut a hand off or something kind of scream. I flew upstairs but didn't make it in time and somehow he had peed on the floor through his pull up (I had put a pull up on him for nap time). He was so sad, it broke my heart! I told him over and over that it was OKAY. We would just clean it up, no big deal! I kept the pull up on after his teeny tiny nap, he was just too stressed out about it. 

I don't want him to be worrying constantly. This was suppose to be fun, not traumatizing. 

So, after a few hours of this running back and forth and him not wanting to go in his pull up OR the potty I didn't know what to do. I know he needed to go soon, and he went a little in his pull up after nap, and came to me screaming "POTTY POTTY!" so we went to the bathroom and I asked him if he wanted to try on the potty and he started SCREAMING "NO!!!!!" I was at a loss. The kid has to "go" somewhere! 

So, then (oh by the way Matt had to spend the night in Pikeville for work, so I again was dealing with all the hard stuff solo. He misses out on all of the fun ha!) I decided to give the boys a bath, I was hoping Case would relax in a nice warm bubble bath and calm down a little bit- then maybe even go potty. Rhett was taking a nap when I started his bath, I put him in and it was an instant "Wait Mom! Poo Poo! Poo poo!" so I picked him up out of the bath and sat him on the potty...then it was "No! No! NO! Bath Bath Bath!" So I put him back in the bath...

Repeat.

Repeat.

Repeat.

(Cue Rhett waking up and crying)

Repeat.

"Okay, Case Mommy is done."

I made him get out of the bath and put a pull up on, so I could go feed Rhett his bottle. Case was clingy and crying, I know he needed to go potty but didn't want to. I just had to ignore him and feed Rhett a bottle. I felt so defeated, I didn't know how to help Case realize either way he went was okay, and it was one of those moments when you have two that you have to chose the one with the bigger need. So I fed Rhett a bottle, while Case screamed and cried and elbowed his little brother while trying to get into my lap too. These are the moments I just have to just close my eyes and breathe. :)

Oh and I have a cold, so just add that on top of all of the stress. BLAH! So bedtime finally rolls around, and after talking to my sister with tears in my eyes- trying to figure out what in the world to do we decided that it would be best to just put a comforting diaper back on, put warm jammies on and go to bed. So, I didn't make a big deal out of it I just put a diaper on him, put his warm Tractor PJs on him and told him it was bedtime. We had a little bedtime war, and then had to change a diaper after about the 3rd wake up. (I was just glad he finally relaxed and went!) Then he finally settled down and fell asleep. 

Wow, what a day.

Sweet Rhetter man just lounged and cooed while all of this pure chaos was going on. Have I mentioned that I am so thankful he is so mellow?? Both boys were in bed and asleep by 9pm and I went to bed myself. 

Day 4 of potty training has turned into Mommy making the executive decision that we are not ready to potty train. Like Amy said, he is smart and strong willed so that is why he is being so hard on himself, but emotionally he is just not ready. He has made it so stressful for himself, and I do not want him to be stressed and worried about using the potty. We will wait a few weeks, or months whatever it takes for him to be more relaxed and excited about going potty again. 

I decided that waiting is the best option after he "tooted" and said Sorry! Sorry! 

Bless his sweet heart.

Day 1 of Potty Training

Day 1 went pretty well!

We went out to Wal-Mart in the morning and bought some big boy underwear, pull ups and stickers. Between the familiar Thomas the train, Diego, Toy Story and Cars he picks the Spiderman, Hulk Superhero ones. So funny because he has never even seen a cartoon or anything with those guys on it. I let him pick whatever he wanted though, and I couldn't wait to see his teeny tiny little tush running around with Spiderman on it! 

We were still wandering around the store when I realized we could probably meet Daddy for lunch, so we called him and luckily he could make it.We got to show off his brand new big boy underwear!

So by the time we were on our way home, I figured I would just wait until tomorrow to start or at least until after nap time. However, when we got home I went to change his diaper before nap time and he was dry. So, I asked him if he wanted to try and... 

HE PEED ON THE POTTY!

I was SO excited and proud! He ended up peeing all over the place because I asked him to wait and try while I made Rhett his bottle, but it counts! 

(Poor guy if he ever reads this haha!)

So, after lots of praise and a big ol' sticker, we went down for a nap with a pull up on and I decided right then and there - no more diapers. 

We had two accidents in the evening, he was so upset and cried. The second time it happened I thought he had hurt himself he screamed and cried so loudly! Then we had two successful potty trips! He made it to the potty while screaming "Pee Pee! Pee Pee in the potty!" and running to the bathroom! 

Ha! I'm so proud! :)

Potty Training

Potty training has been on my mind lately.

Mamaw and Papaw got him a potty seat, and I have been anxiously waiting to feel like he was ready to start trying! With baby Rhett on his way, I kept postponing it, knowing that I just wasn't ready to handle all of it quite yet!

But...now that Rhett is almost 4 months old and on a wonderful schedule, and Case's vocabulary is expanding every day I really feel like he is ready to start telling me when he needs to use the potty and I am so excited!

Today was a BIG day! 

We went over to Kelli's for a play date today, and I knew Case needed to use the potty. (Number 2 to be exact) and I asked him if he wanted to go "Poo poo on the potty" and to my surprise he repeated me instead of his usual unenthusiastic "No". So...Kelli quickly told me they had a potty seat in the upstairs bathroom so I ran as fast as I could and plopped him down. 

and...

HE WENT POO POO ON THE POTTY!

I know that this post is so unglamorous, and if this blog is still around when he is sixteen years old that he will be utterly mortified...but it is so unbelievable exciting! This is a huge milestone for our little man! 

He is getting so big!

I made such a big deal out of it, clapping and screaming and making him give me high fives and fist pumps that I woke up a napping Rhetter man! Oops!

He got a Sponge Bob sticker that Kelli had laying around, and let me tell you - he was one proud two year old. :)

We will be going to get some big boy underwear tomorrow, and will be having potty training boot camp this week. I am fully preparing myself for tons of accidents, stickers, frustrations, but most of all smiles, claps and proud moments. :)

Complete

Matt had his annual golf trip this past week, had a blast and even got to go to the UK vs TN game in TN on the way home!

Amy and I went to the Eric Church, Jason Aldean concert and had SO much fun, even sitting in the nose bleed section :)

Case and Rhett got to spend a fun weekend at Nanny & Poppy's.

We all had a fun packed busy week and weekend, but my most favorite moment of all of them was when Matt and the boys and I were all back home together again, relaxing under a blanket on the couch.

:)

Thunderstorm

At the beginning of last week, we had our first thunderstorm of the year. 

We are guessing that last year around storm season Case hadn't developed the imagination yet to think thunder was scary...

It didn't start to storm until very early in the morning. Matt and I woke up to Case screaming bloody murder, and crying for his Daddy. We both jumped up, and Matt ran into Case's room. It was about 6:30am and Case was shaking like a little leaf, saying "Boom! Boom!" He was absolutely terrified! It broke our hearts! So, we let him crawl into bed with us and cuddled him until we all fell asleep for a few hours.

Poor little guy was traumatized. The whole day was rainy and blah, it wasn't storming any more but at nap time Case was so afraid that it was going to "Boom" again. He was shaking again, and clawing my shoulders when I tried to lay him down in his bed for a nap. It took some serious convincing that it was nap time. Then bed time was even worse. We had a knock out drag out war until two o'clock in the morning. It was horrible. Matt had already left for his golf trip to Myrtle Beach so I was dealing with it all by myself - and this had literally been the worst night with Case since I could remember. I kept thanking God that Rhett had fallen asleep at 9 and was sleeps like a rock. (Since their bedrooms are right next to each other) We usually read Case a few books, turn on his box fan, turn off the light and kiss him good-night. After all of this he would continue to get out of bed and cry at the door. He has gotten into the habit of laying down on the floor so he can look under the door and see our feet...and about every hour when he would wake up again I realized he had fallen asleep on the floor by the door!

 By the time 2am rolled around, I was so exhausted that I just picked him up and let him sleep in our bed. I don't think Case even slept a wink, I think he was still so nervous about the storm and was afraid that I would take him back into his own bed. I kept waking up to him an inch away from my face just staring at me! Or I would wake up to his stuffed animal Bob smacking me in my face. Ugh. Sleeping with a two year old is not very peaceful! I have to admit though, I did enjoy the snuggle time with my busy little guy.

I knew that I had to nip this bedtime war in the bud before it became a new nightly thing. I was prepared to have another eventful night, and we did. This time it only lasted about an hour though. He was still so afraid that it was going to "Boom". I reassured him over and over that it wasn't going to boom, and that even if it was "booming" it was just a big loud noise and that he was perfectly safe.

The next night was even better, the sleep war only lasted 5 minutes. :)

I know that the next thunderstorm will probably stir up all of these fears again, but we will get through it. I'm  going to pick up some children books about storms, and we also got him a night light to help ease these new found bedtime fears.

This morning, the garbage truck scared him to death and I heard him screaming "Boom Boom!".
Bless his heart.