For now I am switching to a new blog format. This blog won't let me post pics anymore (and, of course, that is the main reason people read a blog anyways!) I hope to figure it out and re-post everything back to this blog if I can get it fixed.
SOOOOO...
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
More Adventures in Potty Training!
Well... it's been 1 full week of potty training for Caylee. She started last Wednesday and we have made it through today with ZERO accidents!!!
So.. potty training is AWFUL :) I hate when people say "my kid potty trained soooo easily". Not true. Caylee is doing fantastic and we've made a TON of progress in a week, but nothing about it has been easy. I am constantly reminding her to tell me if she needs to go. I'm trying to hold Micah and help her (Micah won't leave us alone in the bathroom and rather than him stand holding onto the toilet, which is his preference, I just hold him). I've done more laundry than I can count :) and... it's just plain tiring.
All that said.... Caylee is doing really well and I am very proud. I know it will be worth it here soon. For our week, we have pretty much stayed indoors. It's been gorgeous out and we've taken small walks, but I wanted to be able to catch everything for a while and really keep us on a tight schedule of going potty. The first 3 days we were running to the bathroom every 2 minutes (literally!). By day 4, she was finally able to start holding it longer and now she could easily make it an hour (maybe more), but I don't go past about 45 minutes. Today she went ALL day without an accident, she even started telling me on her own that she needed to go. The bad news.... she is TERRIFIED to poop. Yep.... many kids are (the more I read online and hear from other moms). However, she isn't a 4 year old that I can explain things too... I explain, I try to make it fun, I offer big rewards... she is still scared. The first time caused a minor set back and she didn't want anything to do with the potty anymore. Instead of giving up, I changed the reward. We now get chocolate chips instead of fruit snacks :) Chocolate works for any girl! :) I have her in a diaper for naps and nighttime (I'm not ready for that yet), so sometimes she wakes up dirty. But for the most part I've still had to battle with her to make her stay on the potty when she gets scared.
Anyways.... whoever says their kid trained easily is lying. I would say Caylee is training as easily as any other kid and it's still exhausting. I think I need a reward when this is over :)
I haven't gone completely stir crazy, but I'm sure by the end of this week I'll be there. Thankfully, next week is busy so it'll really put this week to the test. I think it will be good for all of us though.
So.. potty training is AWFUL :) I hate when people say "my kid potty trained soooo easily". Not true. Caylee is doing fantastic and we've made a TON of progress in a week, but nothing about it has been easy. I am constantly reminding her to tell me if she needs to go. I'm trying to hold Micah and help her (Micah won't leave us alone in the bathroom and rather than him stand holding onto the toilet, which is his preference, I just hold him). I've done more laundry than I can count :) and... it's just plain tiring.
All that said.... Caylee is doing really well and I am very proud. I know it will be worth it here soon. For our week, we have pretty much stayed indoors. It's been gorgeous out and we've taken small walks, but I wanted to be able to catch everything for a while and really keep us on a tight schedule of going potty. The first 3 days we were running to the bathroom every 2 minutes (literally!). By day 4, she was finally able to start holding it longer and now she could easily make it an hour (maybe more), but I don't go past about 45 minutes. Today she went ALL day without an accident, she even started telling me on her own that she needed to go. The bad news.... she is TERRIFIED to poop. Yep.... many kids are (the more I read online and hear from other moms). However, she isn't a 4 year old that I can explain things too... I explain, I try to make it fun, I offer big rewards... she is still scared. The first time caused a minor set back and she didn't want anything to do with the potty anymore. Instead of giving up, I changed the reward. We now get chocolate chips instead of fruit snacks :) Chocolate works for any girl! :) I have her in a diaper for naps and nighttime (I'm not ready for that yet), so sometimes she wakes up dirty. But for the most part I've still had to battle with her to make her stay on the potty when she gets scared.
Anyways.... whoever says their kid trained easily is lying. I would say Caylee is training as easily as any other kid and it's still exhausting. I think I need a reward when this is over :)
I haven't gone completely stir crazy, but I'm sure by the end of this week I'll be there. Thankfully, next week is busy so it'll really put this week to the test. I think it will be good for all of us though.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Cass & Nick- Prof Pics- Reception
Love my Uncle's expression here... he was making Caylee laugh :)
Happily Ever After!
Cass & Nick- Prof Pics- Bridal Party/Fam Pics
Love this one!
Love that Micah is pulling her hair here... it about sums up the day with the kids!
Cass & Nick- Prof Pics- Ceremony
Yep... this was how we made it down the aisle, not what we hoped for, but oh well! (Notice the bare feet??)
She found Daddy and was content again...
Cass & Nick- Prof Pics- Rehearsal
There are SO many more pics that I loved, but I decided to stick with just family (and some bridal party) for these next few blogs.... they took some great pics. I'm also not going to label every pic, bc it will take to much time :)
MY FAVORITE! LOVE LOVE LOVE these two.... they had a blast splashing in the pool.... (ring bearer/Nick's nephew and flower girl/Cassidy's niece)
Adventures in Potty Training!
Around 18 months old, I decided Caylee was ready to be potty trained. I went out and bought real underwear, a training potty and treats. She WAS NOT READY. It was a TERRIBLE battle. She was terrified of the potty and screamed like a crazy person if I even said the word "potty". I was desperate to make her not afraid of the potty so I gave her a sucker to suck on while she sat on it. (I had read that online somewhere.) It worked- kinda.... she sat and kept her sucker... she never went potty and she sat on the potty for over an hour with the sucker. Ok, so that was not what I wanted.... So... we quit.
About 20 months old, she saw the potty and was interested. We told her how fun it was and tried to get her excited. She went once and I thought we were all set to go. I happened to have skittles on hand and knew she'd love them. She got a treat and we began (or so I thought). She thought that just by sitting on the potty would result in a skittle. Nope. She actually had to go.... that led to even more screaming and confusion. She was not understanding the reward system. Matt wasn't really on board to help and was frustrated, she was frustrated, the whole weekend of trying was miserable. We quit again.
At almost 24 months Caylee is interested in the potty again. I really had no expectations, but let her go anyways. All afternoon she wanted to use the potty. I kept letting her, but also putting her diaper back on (thinking it wouldn't last). All she wanted for going was a fruit snack! I thought that was funny because we had been giving her fruit snacks as snacks anyways, she didn't even have to do anything. Suddenly, she felt she had to go potty to get one... weird, but whatever works! The next day I decided to keep trying... she was loving it! I got brave and put real underwear on... only 1 accident and it was because I didn't make her take a potty break. By the time Matt came home we had been through 4 fruit snack packs! Did you know that each pack averages 8-10 fruit snacks (I didn't count this until after)... that's somewhere between 32 and 40 times she went potty (actually went) that day! Wow. I cut them in 4ths for the next day.
**Sidenote**: She did go that many times, but it was such a tiny amount each time. We've since gotten better at going all at once and spacing out our bathroom time. It was EXHAUSTING though!
We stayed home all day on Friday and she did GREAT! Saturday we braved the gym and their nursery. She made it all the way until about 15 minutes before I was to pick her up (they forgot to remind her). We came home and started over with new Minnie underwear and more Veggietale fruit snacks.... It was such a nice day and Matt wanted to get out. We braved a festival, the park AND dinner.... she stayed dry (and clean)!
**Sidenote**: We did bring the little potty with us because those places didn't have anywhere for her to go (that we thought would be clean enough for a kid training). I swore I'd never do that, but it's so much better... especially when we live far away from everything.
Anyways... we're now on day 5 and she's been doing great. I have not braved the underwear at night, or nap time, but that'll come. We're just working on our days and she's really loving it. I added stickers every 15-30 min for her being dry and she loves that too. Anything to keep her memory going and to keep her happy going!
Here are some weekend pics!
Matt is on-call this weekend....
Waiting for dinner...
Found a grasshopper....
A boy and his dirt...
About 20 months old, she saw the potty and was interested. We told her how fun it was and tried to get her excited. She went once and I thought we were all set to go. I happened to have skittles on hand and knew she'd love them. She got a treat and we began (or so I thought). She thought that just by sitting on the potty would result in a skittle. Nope. She actually had to go.... that led to even more screaming and confusion. She was not understanding the reward system. Matt wasn't really on board to help and was frustrated, she was frustrated, the whole weekend of trying was miserable. We quit again.
At almost 24 months Caylee is interested in the potty again. I really had no expectations, but let her go anyways. All afternoon she wanted to use the potty. I kept letting her, but also putting her diaper back on (thinking it wouldn't last). All she wanted for going was a fruit snack! I thought that was funny because we had been giving her fruit snacks as snacks anyways, she didn't even have to do anything. Suddenly, she felt she had to go potty to get one... weird, but whatever works! The next day I decided to keep trying... she was loving it! I got brave and put real underwear on... only 1 accident and it was because I didn't make her take a potty break. By the time Matt came home we had been through 4 fruit snack packs! Did you know that each pack averages 8-10 fruit snacks (I didn't count this until after)... that's somewhere between 32 and 40 times she went potty (actually went) that day! Wow. I cut them in 4ths for the next day.
**Sidenote**: She did go that many times, but it was such a tiny amount each time. We've since gotten better at going all at once and spacing out our bathroom time. It was EXHAUSTING though!
We stayed home all day on Friday and she did GREAT! Saturday we braved the gym and their nursery. She made it all the way until about 15 minutes before I was to pick her up (they forgot to remind her). We came home and started over with new Minnie underwear and more Veggietale fruit snacks.... It was such a nice day and Matt wanted to get out. We braved a festival, the park AND dinner.... she stayed dry (and clean)!
**Sidenote**: We did bring the little potty with us because those places didn't have anywhere for her to go (that we thought would be clean enough for a kid training). I swore I'd never do that, but it's so much better... especially when we live far away from everything.
Anyways... we're now on day 5 and she's been doing great. I have not braved the underwear at night, or nap time, but that'll come. We're just working on our days and she's really loving it. I added stickers every 15-30 min for her being dry and she loves that too. Anything to keep her memory going and to keep her happy going!
Here are some weekend pics!
Matt is on-call this weekend....
Waiting for dinner...
Found a grasshopper....
A boy and his dirt...
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