Potty training update

Dare I say we are getting close . . .

A couple days ago Cameron was dressing Riley and Riley told him that he wanted to wear undies. Cameron gave him a very BIG lecture about wearing big boy undies and going potty in the potty, not in the undies! Well it must have worked!! He didn't have an accident the rest of that night! The next day he put him back in the undies in the morning, but we had to take a trip to the grocery store. I didn't want to deal with trying to rush around to find a potty (much less a public big toilet not at all as familiar as his little potty chair at home) or an accident, and I couldn't get him to go before we left, so back into a diaper he went. When we got home I tried to get him to put the undies back on and he wanted nothing to do with it. So that was that.

Then today he decided he wanted to wear big boy undies again, after a little persuasion from Mommy!!! It had snowed yesterday and last night so we went out to play in the snow with some friends and I kept asking him, do you need to go potty? Do you need to go potty? He kept saying no, but after coming inside and warming up with some hot chocolate I thought for sure he would have to go! But he just kept on playing with Greg, and even when Greg went potty he still didn't have to go! So I gave up, certain I would be cleaning up an accident at any moment. Around 11:30 he followed me into the basement to get some things, and while I was looking around he says, "Go Potty . . . Be right back." and went upstairs. It took a second for it to click, and I rushed upstairs just in time to see him pouring the tub from his chair into the big potty!!!! YAY!!!! Riley went pee-pee in the potty - and all by himself!!! And that's the way it went the rest of the day (minus nap-time, we stuck with diapers for that).

Then Daddy came home and after dinner Riley made two trips to the potty back to back. About 30 seconds after the second one, he says "go potty" again and goes upstairs. Cameron and I look at each other as if to say "Again!?" and Cam follows him up. Riley is just sitting there, so Cam comes back downstairs, and when Riley calls him to come back up we find that he went poo-poo in the potty all by himself!!!! I am so proud of him!!! And so happy that this has finally happened (not that I want to jinx it)!! So tomorrow I think we are going to take a trip to get more undies!! And I am so happy to do that!!! I think I'll give it a couple weeks of accident free time before we start pushing for pre-naptime potties, and I'm sure much much longer before we can do the nighttime thing, but this is a step in the right direction, and I couldn't be more proud of my little man!!!

:)

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope everyone had a Happy and Loving Valentine's Day!!! I did!!! Mommy's boss gave her the day off, since it snowed and was cold he thought it wouldn't be very busy! So YAY, Mommy got to spend the day with me and Daddy!!! It was so great! We even got to go to church as a family, which we haven't done since Christmas!! I got to give my cards to Mommy and Daddy, and Daddy made heart shaped pancakes for breakfast!! Aren't they cute!

It was a good day, just hanging out and enjoying family! Now that we are all better!!! Yep, we had another traveling sickness last week! After the super bowl I got a little bit of runny poo, but nothing too serious. It started getting better, and then Tuesday night it got a lot worse!! Mommy said my diaper looked like a bucket it was so watery!! She even had to get up and change me acouple times during the nights. Wednesday was the worst!!! I puked my breakfast all over Mommy. I felt horrible!! Luckily we had some Sprite left over from the Super bowl party so Mommy let me drink that all day. I couldn't even keep that down though. Every sip I took, within an hour it came right back up! Daddy went and got me some pedialyte (but I don't know why - that stuff is so yucky I never drink it!), more Sprite, and even some bland popsicles (those were my favorite!!). Mommy and Daddy let me sleep in their room the next two nights so they could keep an eye on me, but not in their bed. They made me sleep in the playpen next to Mommy so that I wouldn't puke or poop in their bed. I guess I can't blame them! By Thursday night I was able to keep down a popsicle, and Friday I was eating a few bland foods, applesauce, crackers and even had pizza for dinner (it's what I wanted). Then Daddy got it!! Friday night we were watching the Olympics, and Daddy kept feeling worse and worse. Buy the time he went to bed he was almost green! But he was luckier than me, he only had to visit the bathroom twice that night, and then was feeling better by the next morning. Good thing too - cuz Mommy had to go to work so she couldn't take care of him!! So Daddy and I just sat around and watched Cartoons all day!! It was fun, but not as much fun as if Daddy could have played with me! (After all, I had just spent the last three days watching cartoons and movies with Mommy!) So we are all better now!! At least so far! Mommy hasn't caught it yet, and I hope she doesn't. Who would take care of her??

Anyways, one more story to tell you from this week. Mommy and Daddy got really made at me on Saturday. Mommy keeps all her scrapbooking stuff in the spare bedroom, and since she's only working weekends she has been working on them a lot. I love going it there and playing with all the stickers, and markers and even the scissors!! But if Mommy finds me I get in trouble. So Saturday I snuck in there while Mommy and Daddy were watching the Olympics, and had lots of fun with Mommy's big black marker called a Sharpie!!! I marked on my fingers, my hand, all up my arm, on my leg, and even on my back!! It was so much fun!! I'm glad that that's all I marked on though, cuz when I went down to show Mommy and Daddy they got MAAAAD!!! Mommy freaked out and kept saying the word "Permanent" whatever that means, and then let me take a bath!! Daddy srubbed me down while Mommy searched the room for other marks. They got most of it off, but I can still see where it was! hehehe.

But now I can't get in that room anymore! Mommy went and bought some more of those doorknob things that spin, like the one on the front door. They can get in, but I havn't figured it out yet. Guess I'll have to work on that one! See ya all later!

Sad Day

Well, it's a sad day for Colts fans. And we are mourning here in Colorado as well. They played a good game, not a great game, and the odds were against them (as well as a certain ref making a call regarding a certain onside kick), but they were still in good spirits at the end and congratulated the Saints on a great game! We had a great time watching the game. Some on the guys I work with and a friend from school came over to watch the game with us. It made it that much better!! I made my Superbowl Cake as per tradition from 2007, and we still celebrated the Colts playing in the Superbowl! Here are a few pictures: My boss Steve brought Raven, his black lab to play with Piper and Mowgli. She is like 1/3 of the size of Mowgli, and so it's rather interesting to watch them play!!

I want to wish my Mom Happy Birthday tomorrow, and everyone a Happy Valentine's Day this weekend!

BIG BOY!!!

I am a SUPER BIG BOY this week!! You are not going to believe all the big boy stuff going on right now! On Monday Mommy let me wear big boy undies!!! They had Cars on them, like Race Car (aka Lightning McQueen) and Mater!!! But That didn't last very long - only 2 days - cuz Mommy kept telling me not to get Race Car and Mater wet, but I didn't know how to do that!! They didn't work like diapers, so I got them wet a lot, and the floor too. I did get a few stickers on the potty chart, but not when I got Mater and Race Car wet. I don't know why though - I went potty!! Mommy says we need to take a break from undies (I think cuz she doesn't like cleaning up the floors), so we're back to daipies!! Here's some pictures of my big boy undies:

Mommy said "Let me see Mater!" So I did:

Other Big Boy News: After I went back to daipies, Mommy Changed my bed into a BIG BOY BED!!! No More Crib!! I can get in and out all by myself!!! I love it!! And Mommy's proud of me too, cuz I have been good about not running amuck during naptime and bedtimes. Here's me in my new big boy bed:

Mommy and Daddy were going to get me a bunk bed (and use only the top right now), but they said I'll have to wait a little longer. Maybe for my birthday! That would be really cool!

Here's another picture of me yesterday. Mommy thinks this a funny picture (cuz I have my hands on my hips and a pink daipy on), but this is actually a very serious picture!! It's hard to tell, but Raider is in the laundry basket. He was a bad Kitty (although I don't remember why) and so he was in Time-Out. I kept telling Mommy "Cat in Trouble, Time-out!" But she wouldn't listen!! She just kept on laughing! Oh well.

Guess What!! I got new Colts Shirts from Grandma & Grandpa Louie!! They were so nice to go and find some for me (since they don't have too many Colts ones in Colorado!) They are kinda big, size Small in boys, which Mommy says is a 4-6, but that's ok - cuz that means I can wear them til I am 6 years old (well, maybe!) One is a Peyton Manning shirt (that's my favorite), and the other is a AFC Champs shirt. I can't decide which one I want to wear for the Super Bowl Party this weekend . . . GO COLTS!!!

SO what else is going on . . . Mommy's going on a Girls Night Out tonight. So I get to go to her Friend Heidi's house and play with Olivia, Gracie, and Aubrey until Daddy picks me up. It will be so much fun!! Then the Super Bowl Party is Sunday, I hope lots of people come! And then Next week is Grandma Wilson's Birthday!! Happy Birthday Gran!! Mommy, we better put her present in the mail soon!!! Then after that is Valentine's Day!! We aren't doing anything special this year, cuz Mommy has to work. But that's ok, cuz I know that Mommy and Daddy Love me, and that they love each other, and that I love them!! And Grandma & Grandpa, and Gran Wilson, and Aunt Anna, and Aunt Janice & Uncle Stan, and Caleb, Maddie, and Vanessa, and Uncle Dale, Caitlyn and Aaron, and Aunt Tina & Uncle Dann, and Unkie Rodgie & Auntie Kathie . . . and . . .