Day 1 Potty Training

 

Today we really started potty training Braydon. We had tried before and took all the steps, but he just didn't want to do it, he fought us tooth and nail. But after hearing about the 3 day potty training method I decided to really try hard and not give in. It was about time no more excuses. If we want to get him into preschool in the fall then he needs to be out of diapers and using the toilet. 

When Braydon is awake we keep him in underwear, but when he goes down for naps or bed time it's back to the diaper. We want to make sure he stays dry for most of the day and tackle the naps and night time later. 

He did good most of the day he sat on the toilet every thirty minutes, had four accidents and six successes. The major accident was when he pooped in his underpants! Overall I think he did good. The one thing I noticed was that when the timer went off and he refused to sit on the toilet, that's when we had a problem. Hopefully each day we continue it will get better!

Sprinkler toy fun

Braydon loves summer. He loves to be outside and playing. Last summer he had a water table that he loved to play with. We choose to not move with it and give it to our friend who's son absolutely loved it. This summer we had a water table in our cart and ready to buy when we spotted this toy. Braydon was given a choice and choose these toy sprinkler. He absolutely loves it and couldn't wait to play with it. We have only had this toy since Saturday and he has played with it every day. So glad we bought it and he enjoys it!

Future posts

I know I have been horrible about updating this blog since we have moved back to the states. I just got stuck in a rut and didn't know if I should continue this blog or not. It seems like nobody really ever reads it anymore, and also like all my photos I'm uploading are to facebook and not on here. For now I'll keep updating this blog. I'll try to be better at it but can't guarantee. 

Easter

Happy Easter! Well okay Easter was a few days ago but I didn't have time to post until now. We had a quiet Easter here. We colored Easter eggs on Friday and then had the circus on Saturday and Easter on Sunday. We woke up had Braydon wanting to get downstairs to see if the bunny came. He went to the front window and peeked out to see if he could catch the bunny. When he didn't see he bunny and I was able to persuade him into the living room, he found eggs and a basket from the bunny. We spent the rest of the day making phone calls and wishing everyone a Happy Easter. Then we had a nice meal and just spent the evening chilling. Maybe next year we can be at home celebrating with everyone. Who knows maybe Braydon will actually sit on the bunny's lap!

 

Circus

I really can't believe we just celebrated Easter, it seems like just yesterday we celebrated Valentines Day. Time is surely passing quickly. Braydon has never been a fan of people in costumes. Because of that we chose not to take him to sit on the Easter Bunny's lap. Then one day he told us he wanted to sit on the bunny's lap. Okay we thought then we will take him. We went to the mall and when we got near the bunny he said he didn't want to sit on his lap. So we just waved at the bunny and that really excited Braydon. Days went by and he continued to talk about the bunny. He again said he wanted to sit on his lap. So we went to the mall one more time and got in line to sit on his lap. Then he said no again. So we decided to ride the train that was in the mall instead and he was thrilled about that.

After that we headed to lunch and then to the circus. Braydon had never been to a circus and we were very excited to take him. He had a blast! I would say his favorite was seeing the Elephants. Suddenly he has become a big fan of the Elephant.

New development

As most of you know I haven't been happy with my weight since I gave birth to Braydon almost 3 years ago. I've tried to eat better, but my will power is not very good and eating like Chris doesn't help either. I also tried to just hit the gym but didn't like going at night when Chris got home, plus after going for a few weeks and not seeing any results I gave up. So tonight I decided to sign-up for Weight Watchers. I tried Jenny Craig before Chris and I got married and it really helped me, but I had to eat their food. I also tried the 17 Day Diet but didn't like a lot of the foods on the diet. So I figured with Weight Watchers I could eat what I like or at least most of what I like. We will see how it goes, I'm also going to try to get some workouts in when Braydon is taking his nap. Wish me luck!

House is becoming a home

Well it's been awhile since my last post, but I've been busy putting my house together. We had my Step-Mom fly out so she could watch Braydon while Chris and I put everything away. It's been a week since she came and everything is almost all put away. We are loving the house and it feels so good to be back in the USA and living in a house that the walls aren't made out of concrete. There were things we had never put up when living in Sicily because the walls were just too hard. We have ordered some new furniture and most of it should be here by Tuesday! Braydon got a big boy bed, but it is back ordered so he will have to wait. We have met some neighbors and they all seem very nice. What's funny is that the two that I met are both military families! I'll take pictures and post once we have completed the house.