Round Two...Here We go!: June 2015

Wow...I didn't realize that I'd never blogged Greyson's 2 month picture! A week after my previous post I returned to work. The month of May is always a whirlwind for teachers, and this one was definitely no exception! I had exactly three weeks of work before being off for summer. Thank goodness it was a short time. I've been so happy being home with my boys. While those three weeks went quickly, they also drug on at the same time. I'm just glad it wasn't any longer.

Greyson is almost 3 months old now. The time is absolutely flying. I can't believe it! He's growing and changing so much. He's such a happy baby. We have been beyond spoiled by how easy going both of our kids are/were as babies. He really is only upset when he's hungry or tired. He sleeps through the night and loves being entertained by his big brother. I've loved seeing his little personality starting to emerge. He laughs and smiles in response to things now, and it's just so darn cute! He brightens up each and every day. As cliche as it sounds, it's really hard to imagine our family without him.

Greyson isn't the only one with new exciting things happening. Griffin is FINALLY almost potty trained! This subject has been a thorn in my side for a year now. I tried last summer to start potty training with him, and he wanted nothing to do with it. We had nothing but accidents for two days. I couldn't handle cleaning up any more pee, so we quit. I tried again periodically through the fall, but again no success. I told myself over my Christmas break that he had no choice. The child was going to potty train, even if it killed me. And truthfully, it almost did. I was at my wits end with him and the whole situation, so again, we abandoned it. Being 6 months pregnant at the time didn't help either. I was getting more and more exhausted by the day, the last thing I wanted to do was clean up pee from all over the house. We kept trying, but were always met with resistance. Finally we decided that once I was home for summer, he had no choice. He is 3 1/2 years old. It's time to be potty trained...past time truthfully. I did my best to prepare myself for LOTS of accidents. I kept reminding myself that I was not going to get aggravated and angry with him, but we were going to get it one way or another. Much to my surprise he did really well from the very first day. I was beyond shocked actually. Day two came and he was accident free! It really seemed too good to be true. I kept waiting for him to suddenly decide he didn't want to use the potty anymore. Day three came, and we were met with some resistance, but instead of caving in and letting him go back to diapers, we pushed through, and the next morning he woke up, pottied immediately, and we've been accident free ever since! We're going on two weeks now and I am THRILLED! Now I said earlier he was ALMOST potty trained. He's great when it comes to peeing. Not so great when it comes to pooping. He's yet to successfully do a #2 in the potty, and really doesn't want to. He doesn't want diapers back (who can blame him) but he doesn't seem to have an issue with getting his underpants dirty. He wants them changed right away, but still can't get it together to go in the toilet. I know it can take a while, but I was really hopeful that once he started using the potty, it would all just fall into place. Wishful thinking apparently. I am glad that we're half way there at least. Cleaning out his pants once a day is better than changing diapers (and cheaper!) so I shouldn't complain too much.

Now that Greyson is almost 3 months old...I guess I need to post his 2 month picture :o)