Hello there blogosphere! Sorry I've been gone for such a long time. I know you've missed me.
I think we've just really hunkered down in life with the two year old and stuff in general that I haven't had much time to update this blog. I'm not sure what to write anymore or what the purpose of this site should be. Initially I wanted to chronicle my pregnancy and life with a new baby. It's sortof morphed into something else at times but mostly I've stayed on track. I guess I need to figure out if I want to keep the blog or toss it. What do you think world?
Back to Basics: What's going on with the boy?
Diapers are getting crazy expensive. It's really kind of ridiculous when you think about it. Little plastic things that catch poop and pee only to be tossed into the trash and end up in some landfill a week later. I know, I could've used cloth, I could've bought the all-natural decomposing better for the earth kind but hello! i also go to the grocery store with a list and a budget so paying $15 for a pack of 10 diapers was not on my list! It's not that I don't care about our earth b/c if you know me at all you know that is not true! Economically, it's ridiculous!
Anyway, we're starting potty training. Gradually. I posted a question asking for tips on my Facebook page and got a lot of great suggestions (thank you!). The boy is showing all of the signs. He can pull his pants up and down, knows when he's peeing and pooping, and acts emotionally and physically like he's a 3 year old.We'll see. All of our attempts at sitting him on the potty have resulted in him telling us "it doesn't work, mommy." (Looking down at his penis saying that). I know medically speaking that sometimes "it doesn't work" but I'm pretty sure Aedan's just fine and doesn't have some sort of prostate condition at 2. He's such a good sport about it - he'll sit on the potty for 5 minutes trying to pee so he can get the m&m or whatever I'm dangling in front of him as his prize for peeing. Now that I'm typing it, it seems kind of mean. I almost always give in and reward him for just trying which means I've totally ruined the point of 'you've got to do something to earn the reward.' Whatever. My kid.
And true to form, I'm totally obsessing about this. I want to make it work. I need to make it work because I cannot fail. Remember way back in a blog months ago I said I needed to work on not being such an perfectionist when it comes to mothering? Yeah, well, apparently I still need to work on that.
Oy.![]()
I think we've just really hunkered down in life with the two year old and stuff in general that I haven't had much time to update this blog. I'm not sure what to write anymore or what the purpose of this site should be. Initially I wanted to chronicle my pregnancy and life with a new baby. It's sortof morphed into something else at times but mostly I've stayed on track. I guess I need to figure out if I want to keep the blog or toss it. What do you think world?
Back to Basics: What's going on with the boy?
Diapers are getting crazy expensive. It's really kind of ridiculous when you think about it. Little plastic things that catch poop and pee only to be tossed into the trash and end up in some landfill a week later. I know, I could've used cloth, I could've bought the all-natural decomposing better for the earth kind but hello! i also go to the grocery store with a list and a budget so paying $15 for a pack of 10 diapers was not on my list! It's not that I don't care about our earth b/c if you know me at all you know that is not true! Economically, it's ridiculous!
Anyway, we're starting potty training. Gradually. I posted a question asking for tips on my Facebook page and got a lot of great suggestions (thank you!). The boy is showing all of the signs. He can pull his pants up and down, knows when he's peeing and pooping, and acts emotionally and physically like he's a 3 year old.We'll see. All of our attempts at sitting him on the potty have resulted in him telling us "it doesn't work, mommy." (Looking down at his penis saying that). I know medically speaking that sometimes "it doesn't work" but I'm pretty sure Aedan's just fine and doesn't have some sort of prostate condition at 2. He's such a good sport about it - he'll sit on the potty for 5 minutes trying to pee so he can get the m&m or whatever I'm dangling in front of him as his prize for peeing. Now that I'm typing it, it seems kind of mean. I almost always give in and reward him for just trying which means I've totally ruined the point of 'you've got to do something to earn the reward.' Whatever. My kid.
And true to form, I'm totally obsessing about this. I want to make it work. I need to make it work because I cannot fail. Remember way back in a blog months ago I said I needed to work on not being such an perfectionist when it comes to mothering? Yeah, well, apparently I still need to work on that.
Oy.
