Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Potty Training

I didn't really want to put a picture of my son on there, so a teddy bear it is. Well, I think we are making a break through with Evan. Maybe I am speaking to quick, but the past few days of successes is the most I have seen in the past year, yes, I said year. My son has been getting on the potty off and on since before he was two. It was a game to him and he saw us doing it. Well now that he is well into 3 and I really am trying to get him out of diapers he was not wanting to cooperate, no matter what I did. Grace only took about 3 months, and there was improvement everyday. Once she started #2, she was done, and potty trained overnight as well. I sure got my hopes up when Evan showed signs early. Over the weekend, David and I worked together, to make sure he was going every chance he could, and told him that it was no longer a choice, this is what he had to do. He would be disciplined if he did not at least try, or obey. I didn't want to go that route, but it seems like the only thing that would work for our very strong willed boy. Today, was the break through. He held it for awhile tonight, and I kept bugging him to go and he said not yet. Finally he decided to get on, and let go of 1 and 2 and he only had one accident today, as he was trying to get to the potty on his own. Yahoo! He also told his teacher he had to go at early intervention today. That was a first that he told another adult too. So, I am anticipating some more accidents, but I think we are on the right track now.

Why does the Bible not include stories about parents potty training their children? I could have used a lesson, and still could use a lesson on patience while potty training a young child. How was Jesus trained? What did they do without the books, and videos and such to get potty trained? I think disposables have made it harder to get kids trained in this day and age.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Friday, October 10, 2008

Preschool picture of Grace

Here is Grace's new preschool photo. She looks so grown up to me in this picture. She is the tallest kid in her class too.

Monday, October 6, 2008

New Family Pictures

David and Dorothy


David, Evan, Dorothy and Gracee


Sweet Grace


Laughing Evan


My awesome kids!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Happy Birthday to me


Here is what 32 looks like for me:

A woman who is so grateful for her family, friends and the life I live each day.
A mother to a 4 year old daughter and a 3 year old son.
A woman who has been married for 12 ½ years, and is more at ease in marriage than ever before.
A woman who is generally not shocked by what people say or do.
A women pretty content with her life as is but knows that it could be better or worse on any given day.
A woman secure in the fact that she is loved by Jesus every day, despite her downfalls.
A woman who has learned more from being a mother than from anything else in life.
A woman who has been sheltered in life by many things, but has learned to accept and understand the differences of others.
A woman who struggles with body image, but has become secure in the fact that she can only do her best to maintain what is given to her.
A woman who hopes that what she is doing every day, will pay off with productive and God loving adult children someday.
A woman who dreams of making a difference in a persons’ life that will be significant.
A woman who lives for today, but is always setting goals for tomorrow.
A woman who knows her children are a gift from God, and are on borrowed time, like all of us.
A woman who grieves for her children, but knows she can’t fix everything.
A woman who knows that being the family taxi driver, chef, teacher, parent and maid gets old sometimes, but will be missed someday.
A woman who knows “having it all” does not always mean “having it all”.
A woman who tries not to hold grudges, but knows she has a long way to go.

Thank you all for making my day complete!