From the very beginning…
Posts by Jaxon
Ian is potty trained!
0Yup, I’m not lying. This should have been a post, but I was so afraid when it started to look like he was going to be, that I was afraid to mention it. For Christmas, Ian found out he was getting a sibling (it was a surprise for us too) and something must have clicked because soon after that he made the determination that he didn’t want to be in diapers anymore. He was a big boy and we had to save the diapers for the baby. We had already been pseudo-training by wearing training underwear while at home, but he wanted nothing to do with pullups (or as he knows them, diapers) even while we were out. Once he decided to be trained, we had no problems. There were a few accidents as he was still trying to figure out what that little tingle meant, but it wasn’t long because he got that too. Then, within a few weeks of mastering that (to some degree), he wanted to start training for the night. At first, I was getting him up every night before Jesse and I went to bed, so he could use the potty. I only did it for a couple of nights because I needed him to get familiar with that sensation and I figured a few wet beds would help, but he was good within a week. We still have a few accidents at night every so often, but they are not the norm. I get the feeling I was very lucky with potty training because it just seems like one day he was trained. I know it took a week or so, but there was a time when he wasn’t and then there was a time he was. I really don’t think I got to experience the pains of potty training and I have to say I am eternally thankful for that.
Toddler Lock
0In my opinion, the best app a parent could get for the Motorola Droid – Toddler Lock. Ian loves playing it on Jesse’s phone and he’ll ask for it all the time. If we ever need to distract him while we’re out and about, all we have to do is whip out some Toddler Lock and he’s happy as can be.
The Prancing Monkey
0Ian was in quite a mood. He loves bouncing on his trampoline, but for some reason, he decided to do some prancing as well.
First Snowmobile Ride
0Talk about a blast from the past. Now that Ian is a little older, and we got enough snow, Gramps got out the little Kitty Kat and let Ian take it for a spin. His first motorized vehicle that he manned himself. My little man is growing up so fast. *grin*
Ian’s Room Makeover
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Yup, that’s the news of the hour. We’re pregnant again and that means a few changes for the little monkey. The biggest one, do we use his crib for it2 and get a brand new bed for him or do we start completely over? I’m thinking Ian deserves a new bed, one that isn’t a crib. What do you think? What I’m looking at is the KURA reversible bed.
Ikea has this on display and they include a canopy over it that makes it look like a tent. Ian always wants to climb into it whenever we are there, so I don’t think he would complain about it. The only thing I’m not really crazy about is no matter which wall we would put this on, he’s going to be near a window. I’m not entirely sure if that is a good idea or not. Either way, the coolness doesn’t end there. A friend of ours, Jill, had a brillant plan and I am so thinking of stealing it. Basically, she said to put a crib mattress on the floor underneath and turn it into his own reading room. We could add his bookshelf under the ladder and add a lamp or whatnot underneath and he would have his own little hole. Plus, this would give them a little more room to play (because I could so see myself doing this for it2 when he grows up), oh wait, did I mention the boys (because honestly, are we really thinking I’ll have a girl?) will be sharing a room. I’m all about lofting their beds.
I’m thinking Ian’s room is going to get a total makeover during the next couple of months. I want to get rid of his dresser and turn his closet into a huge spacesaver closet – have you seen the size of his closet? He doesn’t need that much room. So I want to try and convert the lower half into a “dresser” with a bunch of drawers and the upper part will still have room for hanging stuff. I have a lot of plans going through my head right now and I’m thinking it’ll be perfect for two kids if I can do it right. Or I should say if Jesse lets me do what I want. ;) So we’ll see how it turns out.