Stressful Week

Today's tomato crop!!! Still plenty more coming in and already eaten plenty too!! Need to start making some marinara and/or salsa and canning it I guess.


Well it's Saturday and we're finally able to relax a bit again. Monday Jack started potty training. Day one was absolutely miserable, mainly for me. He didn't seem to mind at all. He went through all 15 pairs of his undies and then we pulled more out of the dryer as I washed them!!! A total of 18 pairs in one day. He obviously had many accidents in the beginning. As the day went on he would notice right away he started to pee, run to the bathroom and finish the job. He even pooped in the potty once. I was exhausted by the end of the day though so I broke down and put him in a diaper for the night.

Day two improved. He did two poops in the potty and was able to tell me in advance he had to go several times. He still had many accidents, but much less than the day before. He went to bed in his undies, had an accident as I expected.

Day three was similar to day two, though he didn't do any poops in the potty. By the end of the day he seemed to be regressing a little though. Went to bed in undies, had an accident by the time we went to bed and another by the time he woke up!

So by day four my expectations were lower. He didn't do well at all. He would pee in his undies and not even care to finish in the potty. I kept giving more chances and he just wouldn't go in the potty by himself. So by lunch time we gave up and went back to diapers.

At least I know we didn't quit because it was too difficult for me. If that was the case I would have quit after the first couple hours, not 3.5 days!!! He just isn't quite ready yet. It was more of a game to him. But there is time, he just now 21 months today. We'll try again soon when he shows more interest consistently. Ewan will enjoy the break...he didn't enjoy being left on the floor right before he started a bottle, or better yet in the middle of a bottle!!

Not only was the week busy with potty training, but the boys also seemed to be hitting a growth spurt. They were absolute pigs!!!! All week I was either feeding one or both of them or taking Jack to the potty.

Needless to say by Friday, Jack's first full day in diapers again. I was thrilled to get out of the house again!!!! Granted we only went to Wal-Mart but it was great. We did go to dinner and the zoo that night with Daddy too. Jack and Ewan both had great fun there. It was member's night and they got to see fun things that they don't usually do during normal hours.

Even though Jack was up late because of the zoo last night somehow he decided to get up before 6AM today. Ewan woke up not too long after that and Josh was out mountain biking. So I was hanging with two whiny boys AGAIN. After Josh got home I ran away to Fresh Market and enjoyed some time without the boys! We'll be having a yummy dinner tonight!

While the boys were napping I picked my tomatoes....not sure what I'll do with all of them yet! Unfortunately Ewan decided not to nap very long so my time to myself wasn't very long.
I tried to enjoy a cup of hot tea and a brioche by myself but no luck in that. Jack kept yelling "hot tea" and "sip".... My boy does love hot tea. He is definitely a Weitzel!! AND Josh and Jack kept stealing bites of my brioche. Not a moment's peace today!!!

Ewan has big news to share too..... he started crawling last Saturday!! YEAH EWAN!!! And then Monday he pulled up onto the sofa by himself!! It's all coming together at once for him! He is getting faster each day and likes being more mobile. He is quite proud of himself, and so are we!