Potty Training Success

So, I knew we’d be home all day today. I still had a lot cleaning to do. I decided today would be a good day to try potty training Noah. We tried a few months ago, but he wasn’t quite ready.

Today went really well. Noah was in the same pair of underwear all day and didn’t have a single accident. Evan was a good helper. He’d help dump the pee from the small potty into the toilet until Noah decided he wanted to start doing it.

Gabby came at 3:45 and I tutored.

Morry and I needed to pick up our packets for the Turkey Trot so we decided to all go to pick them up downtown and then go to dinner. Our plan was to go to Mongolian Barbecue. We got our packets and then found a good parking spot downtown near the restaurant. When we got to the restaurant the door was locked. It turns out they are only open for dinner on certain days. We ended up going to PF Chang’s across the street. Both boys did well. Noah went to the bathroom multiple times while we were there.

Morry and I put the boys to bed and are doing some more cleaning. Evan and Noah are still up. Noah keeps saying he needs to go potty. It’s hard to know if he really does or if he just figured out another way to stall before bed.

Potty Training Attempt

So, I decided to try potty training Noah today and see how it went. I told him last night we’d start today, so when I came in his room this morning he reminded me that he was going to wear underwear today. He was very excited about wearing underwear.

I kept a package of Gummy Bears in the bathroom and every time Noah sat on the potty he and Evan would get a Gummy Bear. Let’s just say the bag is almost gone, but there has not been a drop of pee in the potty. Noah’s smart. He figured out to get a Gummy Bear all he needed to do was sit on the potty. Each time Noah had an accident he would tell me right away, but he still hasn’t gone in the potty.

Tomorrow Gabby is going to be here, so I’m not sure if I’ll have her continue or just put diapers on Noah while she is here. We’ll see.

We didn’t go anywhere today. We just stayed at home. Noah wouldn’t nap today. Ugh.

For dinner we had tacos. Morry had ground beef in his and I had veggies in mine. We made spaghetti for the boys.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed, but they are both still awake.

Bike Ride with the Boys

So, last night, Evan did not have a pull up on and we kept his gate open. Around 1am I heard knocking. I thought Evan was at his door. When I came in the hallway I saw Evan knocking on Noah’s door. Evan seemed kind of disoriented and told me he needed to go to the bathroom. He went and I put him back to bed. He slept until about 8am.

After I got Evan and Noah dressed and fed I took them on a bike ride, for the first time. When we first got the bike trailer I took them around the block, but this time we really went for a ride. I only rode about 4 miles. I know that doesn’t sound like much, but when you are pulling a trailer with 2 boys weighing around 62lbs, and on hills, that’s quite a workout. We stopped at a playground at a school. The boys played on the equipment, we had an apple break, and then we got back on the bike and came home. Evan and Noah did pretty well in the trailer. Noah cried some of the way because he didn’t like wearing a helmet.

When we got home all of us were pretty hot. It was overcast today and slightly cooler than normal, but we were all pretty sweaty. I made smoothies and then we ate lunch.

After lunch, Evan and Noah took really good naps.

When, Evan got up from his nap, his sheets were all wet. This is the first accident he has had since potty training week. Maybe he forgot he had underwear on?

For dinner we had taco pasta.

After dinner, Morry and I took turns playing Wii Sports Active (an exercise game) while the boys played.

We just gave Evan and Noah baths and put them to bed. Evan is wearing Pull ups tonight, and we are leaving his gate open. We’ll see what happens tonight.

Mason

This morning I let Morry sleep in and took care of the boys.

Morry took Evan to soccer while I took Noah to HEB. Since we were going to Mason later and needed groceries, I used that time to get our shopping done. Morry said Evan did very well and soccer and played the whole time. He followed directions well and had a good time.

We left our house around 1:00pm and drove to Mason (about 1.5 hrs with no stops). Trent’s family and Lisa’s family were in town visiting JT and Helen. We stopped in Llano and got barbecue at a really good restaurant called Coopers. On the way into the restaurant you pass by the pitt and pick out the meat that you want. Our food was really good. Evan and Noah ate the food we brought for them. Most of Noah’s food ended up on the floor.

After lunch we drove about another 30 minutes to JT and Helen’s house. We had a really nice time. Evan and Noah enjoyed playing with the big kids. We mostly sat outside. They have a covered patio that gets a nice breeze. Helen also had lots of cats and kittens in the house that both Evan and Noah enjoyed.

We left the house around 7:30. They were going out to dinner at that time, but we weren’t sure how much longer Evan and Noah would make it. We decided to head home. We had to make quite a few stops, now that Evan is potty trained. We stopped at Sonic (that’s all that was really out there) to get dinner for Evan. Evan asked for hot dog. We ordered a kids meal for him, that Morry ended up eating. Evan did not want any of it once we got it. He did drink the slushie we got for him though.

We finally got home around 10pm. The boys are in bed now and quiet. It was a long and fun day.

School and Mottel Comes Home

This morning Evan was up around 7am. The vet called a little before 8.

Overnight, they noticed an issue with Mottel. During the endoscopy the tube punctured his trachea which led to a small amount of air leaking out under the skin. They said it was very slight and we could bring him home, but just keep an eye on him.

After I dropped Evan off at school (first day at school in underwear) Noah and I went to pick up Mottel. He meowed a lot on the way home, but seemed happy once we got home. He immediately went under the bed in Noah’s room and stayed there most of the day.

When I picked up Evan at school Wendy said he did very well on the potty today. Evan proudly told me he pooped and peed on the potty today. Evan is pretty much potty trained now. He just wears a diaper/pull up for naps and overnight.

Evan was throwing a fit on the way home and behaving horribly. I was so mad at him, I brought him right upstairs for a nap when we got home. I did not put him in a pull up. He was not going to sleep and was playing at his gate. I went up a little while later to check on him and he had taken his shorts and underwear off and put on a pull up himself.

Evan did not end up napping, but Noah took a good nap.

Blanca came at 2:00. I tutored a new student for an hour at the bookstore. This student will be in 6th grade in the fall and wants help to prepare for the placement test to skip a math level. It seemed to go well. I will probably meet with him again next week.

I got home around 4:00. Noah was still sleeping. Evan and I played outside in both the front yard and back yard.

For dinner we had taco pasta.

After dinner Evan played outside more, some with me and some with Morry.

We made ice cream in a bag tonight and added blueberries to Evan’s ice cream. It was a hit. Even Morry thought it was good.

Evan and Noah are in bed now. I hope Evan sleeps late tomorrow.

Water Day at School

Well, Evan got up around 6:30am again today. He was crying and Morry went to get him. Morry put on Wall-E for him and let him play in the gameroom.

Today was Water Day at Evan’s school. They had a blow up bouncy water slide. Below are some pictures and video from this morning.

Riley came over from 10-12 to help with Noah. Noah did much better today. He only cried a little. Noah seemed happy to see Riley when she got here. I was able to get some stuff done around the house.

We picked up Evan and then went to Postmark’d (mail/package store) to send back the defective DVD player.

On the way home Evan was throwing another one of his fits. I put the windows down to block out the sound.

Evan actually ended up napping today. He really needed it. Noah napped too.

Blanca came at 4:00. I had a new student scheduled for tutoring. This student is taking summer school and needs some extra practice with Math before school starts again.

On my way home I stopped at HEB to get tortillas. Morry made fajitas for dinner tonight. They were really good and he used the jalapenos that we grew in our backyard.

The potty training is still going ok. Evan wore underwear the last part of the day. He wore diapers during school. If given a choice Evan picks diapers, but when he wears the underwear he seems to understand about going on the potty.

We just gave the boys baths and put them to bed. Evan is still crying.

It’s pouring down rain right now. There’s a lot of thunder and lightening. Hopefully, we don’t get it as bad as Dallas did last night.

Evan is downstairs now. He got scared of the thunder and lightening.

Hopefully, he’ll go to bed soon.

More Potty Training and School

At 5:37am and 6:37am Lizzy was whining at the back door. Morry let her out the first time and I let her out the second. Morry said she just ran around the backyard when he let her out. When I let her out she did go to bathroom.

Then, Evan woke up at 6:42 and was up for the day. We let him go in the game room and I tried to sleep some more.

Evan had school today. I put a diaper on him since he really isn’t potty trained yet. I told the teachers we were trying potty training and to see if he wanted to sit on the potty. They said he didn’t want to go on the potty today.

When I picked Evan up, he was very excited to see Noah. Evan ran up to Noah and gave him a kiss.

When we got home I let Evan and Noah play a little and then put them down for naps. Evan would not nap. I watched a movie with Evan downstairs while Noah napped.

When I brought Evan downstairs I put his underwear on him and started giving him Cool-aid. Evan did great tonight. He did not have any accidents and went on the potty a few times.

At one point when Morry and I were making dinner I heard Evan go in the bathroom. We went to check on him and he got on the potty and went to bathroom all by himself. It was very exciting.

I hope we can keep this up tomorrow.

For dinner we had spaghetti and salad.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed and it seems to be quiet. I hope Evan sleeps better tonight.

Potty Training: Day 1

So, I decided to really start potty training Evan today.

Evan woke up at 6:50am this morning. Before Morry left the house he got Evan out of his room and put on the TV in the game room so I could sleep a little more. Around 8, Evan came in the room and told me he wanted me to wake up and get out of bed. Noah got up around the same time.

My plan was to give him Cool-Aid all day. When I went to make it this morning, the container we had wasn’t good anymore. We went over to Walgreens. I thought we’d be able to get in out quickly there. Walgreens did not have Cool-Aid so we went to HEB and picked some up. Evan picked out the different flavors he wanted. Then, I let him pick out a bag of candy as a reward for each time he sat on the potty. Evan chose Gummy Bears. As we were getting ready to checkout I saw Evan’s shorts were wet. I changed him before we got back in the car.

Evan pooped and peed on the potty early on in the day, but the rest of the day he threw fits and had a lot of accidents. For more than 30 minutes over lunch time he was crying and throwing a fit because he wanted me to put a diaper on him.

I put a diaper on Evan for naps and then put underwear on again when he woke up.

Evan threw another crying fit this evening. He had more accidents. Then around dinner time during a fit, I just forced him on the potty and he peed. We made a big deal over it and he was very happy and asked to sit on the potty a little later and actually peed that time too.

I’m trying to decide what to do tomorrow. He has school tomorrow. I’m not sure if should continue with the underwear and potty training or just put a diaper on him for tomorrow during school. Either way, when he gets home we’ll go back to the potty training.

Well, it’s been a very long and tough day. I hope this was the worst of it.

Check ups for Evan and Noah

Today we had check up appointments for Evan and Noah. Noah is 29 ½ inches (50%) and 24 lbs (50% surprisingly). Evan is 39 ¼ inches (75%) and 36 lbs (75%-90%). Both boys have colds and it turns out Noah has an ear infection. We had no idea. He’s been acting fine. Besides the colds and ear infections, everything else looked good. Noah was a pain though. He screamed and cried the whole time we were in the exam room. He obviously didn’t want to be there. He was fine in the waiting room, but did not want to be in that other room. We could barely hear what the doctor had to say. We asked her about Evan’s lack of potty training/interest. She said not to worry and not to push until he shows interest. Morry asked at what point is the kid too old to be in diapers. She said by age 4 a kid should be potty trained.

After the appointment I took the boys to the Circle C park for a little bit. Evan spent a lot of time on the basketball court. We didn’t have any balls with us, but he still had a good time. He pretended to throw basketballs.

After the park, we went to HEB to pick up Noah’s medicine, but it wasn’t ready yet.

When we got home we ate lunch outside. Noah was very cranky. The only time he didn’t cry was when he was eating puffs. He probably ate ½ of the container. I just wanted to keep him quiet so Evan and I could eat.

After lunch I put them down for naps.

Blanca came at 3:00pm and before I left I heard Evan talking in his room.

I tutored and got home at 8:00.

Morry made pasta for dinner for him and the boys.

Evan and Noah are in bed now. I think they are asleep.

Evan did it!

Manuela came over around 9:30am. I tutored one student from 10-11:30 and another from 12-1. I got home around 1:30. Manuela said everything went well and Noah was already taking a nap. She said he was very tired and she put him down around 12:45.

Blanca came at 3:15 and I tutored one student for 2 hours.

On the way home I picked up Freebirds (burritos like Chipotle).

Noah is in a stage of always wanting attention or being held. After dinner he was crying while we were trying to clean up. I got on the floor and played with him and he was as happy as can be. When it was time for me to get back to cleaning up, Noah starting screaming again.

We gave Evan and Noah a bath tonight. After the bath, while I was feeding Noah, Morry had Evan sit on his potty. After just a few minutes Evan looked up at Morry and said, “I made pee pee.” Yea! We were all very excited. He’s still not close to being potty trained, but at least this is one step closer.