Letters to Nolan: 5/18/15

Dear sweet Nolan, 

I am so amazed at how much you have grown and how much you are continuing to grow each and every single day.  You are taking more and more and putting words together to form cute caveman-like sentences now.  Most of the time we are able to figure out what you are saying and as the days go by you add more and more words to your growing vocabulary. 

When you want something, you do anything that you can to get it!  I love your spunk and your personality and how much you live in the moment.  You are very feisty when things don't quite go your way but are easily distracted away by things that are of interest to you.  Nolan, you are quite the little character and you love to put on a show.  Frequently we will find you dancing, singing, and jumping around providing all sorts of fun entertainment for anyone who might be around.  

The thing that I think you like to do the most is to eat!  You love meat and fruit, of course sweets, but you will pretty much eat anything and everything and enjoy eating.  While your love of eating is strong, you are still mastering the art of feeding yourself.  Most of the food makes it into your mouth however there is always a bit of overflow.  :) 

You love to be outside and run in the great outdoors!  You always want to be doing what Everett is doing and you don't let much get in the way of your plans.  You do not have very many fears (except of bounce houses and electronic fish that swim in the bathtub) so you usually do not hesitate to climb stairs, jump off of things, anything that looks fun and exciting.  

A major development we have had in the past month is that you are potty training! We started elimination communication with you around your first birthday and now you are almost fully potty trained!  I am so proud of you and how eager you are to sit on the potty when you need to go.  We have had some accidents, but you are getting the hang of it and even got to "pee in the grass" (as Everett calls it) the other day! 

Oh sweet Nolan, I love you so much.  You have brought so much joy into my life and I cannot imagine life without you in it.  You are such a sweet sweet boy and your laugh is so infectious!  I do have to admit that I love when you want me to hold you when you are angry or upset and you need your momma (or mommy as you now call me).  Thank you for being such a joy in our lives, I love you so so much. 

Momma and daddy love you to the moon and all the way back! 

xoxoxox,

Momma

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FBP: Potty Talk Part Two (Giveaway)

Welcome back to potty talk!  Last week I wrote about how I potty trained Everett and this week I am writing about how things have been going since he has been potty trained.  Be sure to head over to my blog on FredericksburgParent.net and read to the end for details about a giveaway as well as some tips I found made potty training easier! 

Read the full post here over on my blog at FredericksburgParent.net! 

FBP: Potty Talk

No pictures while I'm on the potty!

A little while ago, I mentioned in this post  that we had started potty training/learning with Everett and I am proud to say that he has been day-time cloth diaper free since then!  Sure, there is an occasional accident but for the most part he is a "big boy potty" user full time these days.  

Everett had been telling us when he needed to go potty for a few months prior to Nolan being born but I had continued to hold off on training him. Because we had previously fiddled around with Elimination Communication, Everett was already familiar with sitting on the potty and knew what the potty was used for.  I was still a bit worried that if we potty trained him before the baby was born that he would revert as soon as Nolan made his entrance.  

Once Nolan was here and Everett continued to show interest in going to the potty Tyler and I decided to go for it.  So, how did we do it?  Bribery my friends, pure bribery. 

Read the full post here over on my blog at FredericksburgParent.net! 

Daily Happenings: 06/10/13

A look at a day in the life of a "Not So Average Momma" potty training her two year old.... 

1:00 am- Nolan diaper change and nurse

4:30 am- Tyler changes Nolan's diaper

4:35 am- Nurse Nolan 

6:45 am- Nolan diaper change and nurse

7:00 am- Shower

7:15 am- Read (Note: this is a very rare occurrence)

8:00 am- Everett and Nolan wake up, Everett sits on the potty

8:10 am- Everett eats breakfast (sort of)

8:30 am- Everett sits on the potty

8:35 am- Nolan diaper change, outfit change and nurse

9:00 am- Everett sits on the potty

9:05 am- Nolan diaper change and nurse

9:20 am- Nurse Nolan

9:30 am- Everett sits on the potty

9:45 am- Everett has a poop accident

10:00 am- Nolan diaper change and nurse

10:15 am- Everett sits on the potty 

10:30 am- Nolan goes down for a nap

10:45 am- Everett sits on the potty but doesn't go

11:00 am- Everett tells me he needs to go potty, Everett sits on potty

11:10 am- Nolan wakes up, Aunt Tonya and Grammy Sonja come over to visit

11:15 am- Nolan diaper change and nurse

11:40 am- Nolan diaper change and nurse

11:50 am- Nolan goes down for a nap, Everett eats lunch

12:00 pm- Everett sits on the potty but doesn't go

12:20 pm- Everett sits on the potty

12:25 pm- Everett lays down for a nap

12:55 pm- Nolan wakes up, Nolan diaper change and nurse

1:00 pm- Everett falls asleep, I work on my computer (blog, updating/editing photos, etc.)

1:30 pm- Pumped about 7 oz of milk to add to my donation stash

1:40 pm- My mom and sister come by to visit

1:45 pm- Nolan diaper change and nurse

1:55 pm- Nolan goes down for a nap

3:00 pm- Everett wakes up and sits on the potty but doesn't go, Nolan wakes up

3:05 pm- Nolan diaper change, outfit change and nurse, Tyler arrives home from work 

3:15 pm- Nurse Nolan

3:30 pm- Nurse Nolan

3:45 pm- Everett sits on the potty

4:15 pm- Nolan diaper change and nurse

5:15 pm- Everett sits on the potty

6:10 pm- Everett sits on the potty 

6:15 pm- Nolan diaper change and nurse

6:20 pm- Leave to go to dinner at Capital Ale House, Nolan falls asleep in the car seat

6:40 pm- Everett sits on the potty at the restaurant

7:15 pm- Everett sits on the potty at the restaurant

7:45 pm- Everett sits on the potty at the restaurant

7:50 pm- Leave restaurant to go home

8:00 pm- Nolan wakes up, Everett sits on the potty 

8:05 pm- Nolan diaper change and nurse

8:15 pm- Tyler changes Nolan's diaper, Everett bath time

8:45 pm- Everyone gets into bed

8:50 pm- Nurse Nolan, sing songs and say bedtime prayers

9:10 pm- Everett tells me he needs to go potty, Everett sits on potty

9:30 pm- Everett falls asleep

9:45 pm- Nolan falls asleep

11:45 pm- Nolan diaper change, outfit change and nurse

So if you were counting, that's....

• 1 accident,
• 3 outfit changes,
• 4 naps, 
• 16 diaper changes,
• 18 sits on the potty, and
• 19 nursing sessions

... and I'm not even 100% positive that I wrote it all down!