Adventures in pottytraining

Last week, we got home one night from somewhere, & Wesley told me he had to go pee pee. So, I asked him if he wanted to go sit on his potty and he said yes. He was very enthusiastic about it. So, he went to sit down and immediately peed. We were so excited and made a real big deal out of it. We gave him candy, stickers, he even got to push a button that plays music as a reward. Well, he seemed happy and I keep telling him if he starts going, he can wear big boy underwear with CARS, Thomas, or Go Diego on them. We even looked at them at Target one day. Well, now he gets real upset if I ask him if he needs to go sit on his potty. He says, "don't go potty anymore." He doesn't like having a wet diaper and can't stand having a dirty one. I guess he's just going to have to go when he's ready. Either that or he'll still wearing diapers when he's 18. Here's Wesley giving a thumbs up right after he went.

 

We had a good Thanksgiving. Mark's mom & dad came Wednesday night and stayed through Sunday afternoon. While they were here, Mark & his dad worked on a swingset for Wesley,& Luke, in the backyard. (I always tell Wesley its not just his but also Luke's in hopes that it will prevent future fights). Actually, it was a used one from someone at our church and just needed to be fixed up a little. That night, we went to Moultrie, Ga. for their christmas celebration in the downtown area. They have it every thanksgiving night. They have pony rides, santa, santa's reindeer, and a bunch of light displays. The line to sit on santa's lap was ridiculously long so we didn't even attempt it. Wesley said he didn't want to sit on his lap anyway. We'll try the mall later:) He also said that he didn't want to ride the ponies but as we were about to leave, he decided he wanted to. Here's Wesley ringing the bell on his new swingset.

 

Thursday night, after I had read Wesley his books and tucked him in for bed, I heard him saying "mommy,mommy," over and over again. So, I went in his room and he said "made a big mess." I turned on the light and he had thrown up all over his bed, his stuffed animals, everything. He has never done that before. He has had a few upset stomach's since he's been born but not this much. He hadn't wanted to eat hardly anything that day. So, Mark and I cleaned up everything and he woke up at 4:00 with a REALLY BAD diaper. He never threw up again but had diarrhea and a bad diaper rash from it. It's getting better now. It's never fun when their sick.

Here's Luke laying on our palm tree pillow.

 

Mark, his mom, & Luke in Moultrie.