Road Trip and Tales from the......

Road Trip & Tales from the Potty! Plus a few other miscellaneous tidbits.

I'll start with the less obnoxious Road Trip :) and share that I will be away from bloggyland for the next week as I take the munchkins and head to my folks downstate. Unfortunately Scott can't tag along this time (but don't worry he gets to do some fun things too!) :) but our youngest niece will be joining us for the stay and to say we are all excited is putting it mildly! Though we moved a bit growing up, I have always considered this town ( our destination) my hometown. The pace is just different..........I almost always bump into an old friend from school, always find a few treasures that just have to come home with us :) and best of all we have uninterrupted fun time with Mimi & Papa! I suspect that they are just as excited to get their hands on these grandbabies too! They do a bit of spoiling too I might add......mostly I just try to look the other way! *grin*

Tales from the potty........O.K. so I did receive a few private emails wondering why I'm not more excited about Tyler's interest in potty training. LOL Well, I am....sort of. I mean sure, it would be swell to bid diapers a fond farewell ( though I really don't mind 'em most of the time!) and probably a cost saver too! And of course I won't hold him back if he's truly ready......but that's just it ~ I still can't tell if he IS REALLY & TRULY ready or just curious about the whole froggy potty and celebration thing. So we have been testing the waters, following his lead a bit..............at this point he is successful going about once, maybe twice a day; he asks however to use his potty about 25 times a day.....yes, that's a minimum. Now please know that for the first 6 or 7 requests I honestly don't mind removing said diaper, clothing, etc. and reading him copious books while he tries. I read to him a lot, so this isn't so different.....right? Except it is or rather it can be! I have also begun to suspect a bit of mischievous manipulation at work, especially when he announces just before nap or bedtime (or insert something he doesn't wish to do!) that its "potty time" and OH BOY is he grinning too! And because I don't wish for this to become a power struggle or be associated with anything negative, I usually oblige......25 times or so a day! LOL (well that might be a slight exaggeration in numbers, but there are days it sure does feel like it!)

Sooooooooooooo where does this leave us? Moving forward, slowly but surely. I have no doubt he will get it....I know he will. Lauren trained very early and very easily; all my friends told me right away that boys train much later, so I suppose this is simply a matter of getting into the mindset and establishing a routine. But don't be surprised if there are a few more installments of Tales from the Potty before its all said and done! But please don't worry.....I will try to keep them G rated!

Finally, several of my bloggy buddies also noticed that Tyler had a haircut recently and yes, I was remiss in posting about it! His first official cut early last Fall was such a disaster.....he was so upset and it just broke my heart. AND his hair grows SUPER fast....hence the look we have been sporting all summer long dubbed by another blog buddy as: his surfer baby look! :)

But last week the pressure became too much for Daddy when one too many kindly ladies told us that our baby girl was just beautiful. :) Not an exaggeration.......and suddenly we found ourselves at the salon. AND? Not a tear.....not a whimper ( thank heavens!) and he seemed to almost enjoy his cut! He was so proud and told each and every customer present or approaching the business that he, "got hairs cut.......no cry". We were all SO proud and big Sis even helped out by getting her hair trimmed up too! Which somehow made her look even older to me......*sob*

Its still not a perfect cut; I'm convinced that isn't possible with a busy toddler, but we adore the hairdresser and at least our little guy can see again! ;) Yep, those bangs were getting a bit long.......and no tears!! Yippee!

Chances are we will let it grow out a bit again..........we got it a bit short in the back and those pesky cowlicks have returned..........but of course we love him in any hair, anytime!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend/week ahead and I will be anxious to check back in with you all when we return!!

XOXO