Potty Trained!!

Shaun is potty trained; well when he is awake anyway!! I am so happy at the success we have had in training him. We took the advice of a few friends and did the “naked” method. This is where he is naked from the waste down when at home. We started on a Sunday afternoon at the beginning of September. We laid out a bunch of towels in the living room, had a potty seat close by and started. Shaun had one accident that day, one small accident the next day, but then pretty much no accidents when at home and naked!! He goes over to the potty chair when he needs to go. The strategy also says to put loose fitting pants on with nothing underneath when venturing out. It says to do a small outing the 2nd day and a longer outing the 3rd. He did pretty well on outings, with a few accidents sometimes during the first couple of weeks.

The strategy calls for being naked at home for 3 months! This seemed a bit long given how well Shaun was doing. So, 2 weeks into it we tried putting underwear on when at home. Unfortunately, he had some accidents when in underwear so we had to take them off. During the next week he seemed to be doing better; we had put him in a pull up sometimes when going out if we didn’t want to have to deal with an accident. Since the pull up was staying dry, a week after trying underwear we tried it again and haven’t looked back!!! No accidents in underwear and pants. He has begun to tell us when he as to go if a potty is not readily accessible. He was even able to hold it on the drive to Auntie’s house last weekend (about a 45 minute drive). With about 10 minutes left before we got to Auntie’s, Shaun said he had to go potty. We told him we were almost there and then he could go potty. He was dry when we got there and then went a lot!!!!

He still wears a diaper when he is sleeping, but that will be stage 2 of potty training down the road sometime when he can control it in his sleep. I am happy with stage 1 only taking about 3 weeks (knock on wood)!! He still has an occasional accident, but they are few and far between.

We all 3 got our flu shots this week and the nurse was surprised to see Shaun already in “big boy underwear” when I pulled his pants down for the shot. That made us feel pretty good!

On the pregnancy note; all is going well!! I am feeling well and getting bigger! My appointment this month was boring and uneventful, which is good! Next month I get to do the glucose test to check for gestational diabetes. I am currently 23 weeks (about 5 months), so less than 4 months to go!

This week also is our birthday week; mine today and Bill’s tomorrow!! Happy Birthday to us!!!

August

On the last day of August, the weatherman referred to the month as “Augtober” meaning that it wasn’t very good weather (at least on that day). The last day poured all day and felt like fall. However, we did have some good and hot weather in August. One really hot day (90+), was on the 14th. We had back to back birthday parties to go to! First was cousin Antonio’s first birthday party in their backyard.


We left that party and went to Forest Park where friend, Spencer was having his 3rd birthday party. It was a good day for parties! And, it was our first time going to other little kid parties. I can see a ton more of those in the future, hopefully not too often back to back on the same day!

Shaun also had his first dental cleaning appointment. He did so well; I was so proud of him! He had his very first visit a year ago, but there was no cleaning involved then at 18 months; just a look and a fluoride treatment. We also found out on Friday that he won the monthly drawing for the no cavity club. He got a $25 gift card to Target that also came with some neat insect tattoos in a magnifying glass.

Shaun picked out a "Dinosaur Train" set with his winnings. He loves the show!

The next exciting thing we did in August was move Renae into her house! My sister is a homeowner now! Shaun and I did mostly supervising; however Shaun did move in her bathroom scale and garbage can. He loves being a “big helper”. Renae, Mom, Corinne, and the guys (Bill, Dad & Doug), did all of the moving. With 3 big vehicles (minivan, truck and SUV) it only took 2 trips each, plus a 3rd in the minivan. They did all but the last minivan load before lunch. Renae had done a bunch of the small stuff already, so that helped a lot. Then we helped Renae hook into her internet connection via her laptop and Wii on wireless. We were having trouble at first. It took all 3 of our brains, but we finally figured it out and now she can use her wireless on her laptop and Wii (for Netflix instant viewing on the TV). It is such a cute house!


As far as baby Hunter #2 goes; he is doing really well! I have really begun to feel him move. Bill even felt him move last Saturday. The report from the last doc visit was really good; it couldn’t get any better. I am half way to the estimated due date! I will post the next baby/pregnancy update and picture at 5 months on September 23.