Monday, August 30, 2010

Our life right now...

My big boy:
Seriously, I realize I am a total sap but come on – how can my baby boy be such a big boy now? He changes and grows a little more everyday and I thank God for how happy and healthy he is, but can’t I slow it down?
We went to meet his new teacher for MDO today, tried to use the big boy potty at Kenny’s coffee and he wore big boy undies all day with no accident! He really is becoming a big boy.

My to-do list:
Is long but really, would I have it any other way? I don’t think so. On it right now is: planning and getting volunteers for Shop, Sip & Share, getting my lunch time card classes going (have 3 booked already!), getting my etsy shop opened by Oct 15th so I can do Christmas stuff and still working on the never budging 20 pounds (I would REALLY like to tell myself since my oncologist said it is fine and since my estrogen isn’t normal that I am good with it lingering around – but I am not!) My goal is to lose it by our cruise in February, 2011 – come on I should be able to do that – right?!?!

We bought an awesome round teak table off craigslist and now I am itching to get to resale stores to find 6 different/funky chairs for it – AH, I can’t wait for the dining room to come together and be done!

Eric is planning on taking Ian on a daddy & child camping trip in October. I think this is great for them and think it is even better that I wasn’t invited! Me + camping doesn’t equal any fun unless I can drink and that just doesn’t go over well when I have to wake up early and take care of a 3 yr old!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

POTTY DANCE & more!!

Something wonderful happened today - Ian TOLD me FOUR times that he needed to potty and...wait for it...IT HAPPENED!!! He had only ONE accident this morning which I totally understand being as he was completely put out after the doctor ordeal! It is happening, it is happening!!

Secondly, I am getting Shop, Sip & Share going for the 2nd year and am super excited about it. I am hoping to raise $5,000 this year!

Until the next potty update - yes, this is consuming my life - well, potty and the wine drinking at night.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Potty H*LL

WHY can't kids come with a switch that tells them how to potty? This potty training is for the birds - and well, I guess for me which is looking like a long road ahead. He is so stubborn about it, so we are just going to have naked time - him, not me! And I read a tiny bit of a book and being as he is a "stubborn child" book's words - it told me to be "ug, whatever" about it - which, with me being the "stubborn mom" my words, that is going to be HARD.
We will see.
I am going to take him to the dollar store to buy some crap for prizes that will sit on the potty for him to pick one out after every success.
Lord, grant me patience is all I keep praying for.

Friday, August 13, 2010

To my sweet boy

Dear Ian –
I can NOT believe you are already 3. It breaks my heart and makes me glow with happiness all at the same time. You are growing up to be such a loving and caring little boy. You are already very empathic with everyone – anytime you hear a child crying you are concerned with what is wrong with him/her and if his/her mommy is helping. You knocked me in the nose the other day while jacking around and I couldn’t help myself – the tears came flooding out from the head butt to the nose. You were so upset and unsettled that you hurt me and you wanted nothing more than to make me feel better.

You are a little clown and love to do crazy dances and silly face to get a laugh out of me and daddy. Your face lights up when you get a good laugh out of us.

You love playing hide and seek and are actually getting good at it. At first, you giggled the whole time you were hiding and when being looked for, you would always answer the question of “is Ian in the bathroom” with a “no, I’m in the closet.” It was so funny to hear you say this when you were supposed to be hiding. But now, you’ve got the hang of it – although, you hide in the same place time after time.

You have your pals that you love playing with. You are actually playing with them now verses playing around each other. You love “school” and in fact have asked me a few times when you are going back. Not to worry my dear, a few more weeks!

I can sometimes talk you into giving me kisses, but mostly you “allow” me to kiss your head! You still let me hug on you all I want though and sometimes you surprise me by jumping on me and giving me HUGE hugs and kisses and asking me if that makes my heart happy. Yes, my sweet, it makes it happier than you could know.

We are going to start potty training tomorrow as I have been prepping you for it for awhile now. You tell me you understand that when you are 3, there are no more diapers – we will see.

You are mister chatty with me. You ask a crazy amount of why’s, but I am surprised at the answers we can come up with together. You are shy in big groups of people and don’t really say much.

One of my favorite parts of the day is when I hear you re-cap our day to daddy. It is so fun to hear it straight from your mouth what we did that day and your take on it all.

You are wonderful and my sweet boy. I am so lucky to be able to stay home with you, love you, teach you, practice patience with you and be your mommy.

Happy 3rd birthday my sweet.
Love, mommy