Bad potty training day

Ok so today wasn't such a good potty training day. He has refused to tell us or my mom when he has to go potty and has had accidents all day. I talked to my sister about it and she said Matthew had days like this too and to just keep reminding him to tell us and taking him in to try and if he does have a success to be sure to make big praises of it and not a big deal about accidents. So that is what I have told my mom since Ethan is up at her house tonight. She is bummed because she really wants to get to praise him for a success but he hasn't has a success yet. I told her to just hang in there and not let him bum her out too bad.

It is just so frustrating since we had such an awesome and dry day yesterday and today is like the first day of potty training all over again. Oh well we will just continue to remind him to tell us and make him go in and try occasionally and do the praise and sticker rewards if he does have a successful potty. I know he will get it but he is going to make sure it is his idea and on his own time. I keep praying that God will help me in this challenge and give me the patience to continue trying and ignoring the repeated accidents.

Well gotta go for now but will talk at you all later.

Making progress

So Ethan is making some progress on potty training. Last night i made him sit on the potty before he went to bed and he went pee. Then this morning he was still dry so we went in and he sat on the potty and went. I made him try one more time this morning and he went. Then we had to go do some shopping so we figured he would probably pee in his pull up while we were out. When we got home he told Brad he needed to go potty so Brad took him in the bathroom and he went and to top it off his pull up was still dry. Then we went to Sears for Cameron's picture session and while we were there Ethan said he needed to go potty so I rushed him in to the bathroom and he sat on the big toilet and went without even fussing about the big toilet. (It was awesome given the fact that Cameron goes into hysterics whenever we try to get him to use a big industrial toilet.) So so far he has stayed dry all day except a dribble.

I am so stoked. I really hope this excitement he has shown today sticks! Although I really hope he gets the hang of it and we can transition to underwear soon since if he even slightly dribbles in his pull up he wants a new one and they aren't exactly cheap. Although we will probably use what pull ups we have until they are gone and then if we need more we will get the one's from target that we used with Cameron that we really liked. But my baby is making progress on being a big potty trained boy.

I have to admit that while Cameron was getting his pictures taken I got a little teary that he is going to be starting school this fall and turning 6 and now Ethan is potty training. It was all a little overwhelming. Where did my babies go? Where has the time went? Oh well we still have lots of things to look forward to as they get older. And I just make sure I get to see Kayleigh or Clara for my baby fix and then I am OK for a little bit. I can do this! I can be a mom of two big boys and not break down in tears at each new experience. At least that is what i tell myself. LOL

Anyway i will post Cameron's pictures as soon as I can. Talk at you all later.

Potty training

So my sister gave me an e-book that she had purchased and printed on potty training in 3 days. Well I started with Ethan yesterday. We haven't made a ton of progress but I keep hoping that he will get it by the time we are done house sitting for my sister tomorrow. So far we have had no successful pee-pee in the potty and only one poop. Luckily in two days he has only pooped once and he told us he needed to go so that has been a blessing. As for the trips to the potty, he will go in occasionally for me and sit on the potty for about 2 seconds and then say he is done. He then will go out in the living room and play and within 10 minutes have an accident. But the book says to stay calm and constantly give praise and to try and catch the accidents when they happen and run them to the bathroom and change them there. So that's what i am doing. I am trying to stay calm which is really hard when i want him to so badly just sit long enough to go potty. Why is this so hard? I really want to get him potty trained and things I read say he is definitely ready so why can't i get him to realize when he has to go before he is already peeing down his leg? I really hope the book is right and he gets it tomorrow. Although we haven't been doing underwear at night. We have been putting him in a pull up to sleep since he shares a bed with Cameron and that is just gross to have Cameron sleeping in brother's pee. So I hope it doesn't prolong this process too long by putting him in bedtime pull ups. Anyway if you have any bright ideas that will help please share them. Talk at you all later. P.S. to my bible study friends, I will most likely not be there tomorrow.

Happy Dance

We have officially found homes for all of our animals and we are doing the happy dance. Toby went to live with my brother and his family. It makes us extremely happy because we will still get to see him as often as we want. He will have a new buddy to play with too. They have a 10mo old Pug mix and Toby played with him like he was a puppy again. I think this will be a good change for Toby.

Amy (the lady that gave Rex a home) has stayed in touch with us and Rex has transitioned quickly and happily. He is loving his new indoor/outdoor status and being able to lay around on the couch. Amy seems like a wonderful person and is 100% happy with Rex joining her family.

We are extremely happy and are so thankful that God answered our prayers and opened up homes for all of our animals.

Does this look like a happy pooch or what?

Hurtful people

Here it is Valentines day and first thing this morning i get an email from a very hurtful and negative person in regards to getting rid of Toby. She had to get my email from craigslist so I have removed it from there. But she said "If he (toby) means so much to you then you should make him a priority in your life. No wonder the shelters are full. It's people like you who keep them that way." I am just shocked that someone could be so mean. We have put them as a priority otherwise we wouldn't have filed bankruptcy last year just to be able to afford rent in the house we just moved from. It just really hurt to have someone say those things to me. I wish she could feel an ounce of the pain I have all day every day in my heart that I have to even look for a home for him. I wish she would have been with me yesterday when I cried and hurt when I handed Rex over to his new owner. I wish she could have seen my husband break down and sob because the reality of getting rid of them finally hit. How can someone make such hurtful comments to people when she doesn't even know the pain we are in? I don't want to get rid of them, I don't want to live in my father-in-laws basement, I don't want to break my son's heart when we get rid of his pet, I don't want any of this but I am not in control. It doesn't make the pain any less knowing I am not in control it just gives me the strength to keep taking one step at a time. Please pray that we find toby a home soon and help me to get past that email quickly so that I don't dwell on it and ruin my Valentine's Day. Thank you and I pray for love, happiness, strength, and compassion for all of my friends and family. Happy Valentine's Day from our house to yours.

Getting very nervous

So I am very thankful that God supplied us with a new owner for Rex. She already has another Eskie so he will have a playmate which is great but she lives in Pendelton so we won't be seeing him again. As happy as I am that he is going to have what looks like a great home, my heart is seriously breaking. It makes me sick to my stomach to be making arrangements to take him down to kennewick. I DON"T WANT TO GET RID OF HIM. I don't want to say good bye to him. I hate this!!!!!!!

I know that both dogs will end up with good homes with people that love them but it sucks that it can't be us. And right now we don't even have a home for Toby so if something doesn't change this week then we are going to have to take him to the humane society and I don't know if I can handle that.

I know that God only gives us what we can handle but I really feel as though my world is spiraling out of control and i can't even get it to slow down. I mean come on...I am living in my father-in-laws basement. And to top it off, Brad is happy with this arrangement and doesn't want to rush into a place of our own. I know living with Bob really helps them out and helps us out too (rent wise.) but I can't do this long term and Brad is in no hurry to try to get our own apartment. It makes me feel kinda trapped.

Anyway, I have blabbed enough and I need to get to bed. i have lots to do in the next two days. Good night to everyone and will talk at you all later.