Potty Training Update

Anthony is currently on his 5th sticker potty chart!

HOORAY!! :)

The circled dinos are doo-doos. HAHA!

He continues to be pretty good about telling us when he has to go. He is even starting to count 1-2 when we put each leg in his underwear and pull them up. Too cute.

We've had a few hickups though.

He's had a couple accidents in his underwear, so obviously we still put on a diaper for nap time, bed time, and whenever we go somewhere. Though occasionally he's been great about letting us know he has to go potty when we're out even though he knows he has a diaper on. I have a 2-go foldable Spongebob potty seat that is just the cutest thing! Last week we went to the store and he told me he had to go. I was frantically searching in the car for the dang potty seat, thinking I had for sure put it in there. Guess not. We continue to run into K-mart and head for the bathroom. It was difficult to get him to sit on the toilet, it was so big...and I'm sure he didn't dig sitting on a 2 inch thick padding of toilet paper to keep the yuckies away. We wound up getting pee everywhere but in the toilet.

Note to self: Remember to put 2-go potty seat in the car. For real.

One day I forgot to put a diaper on him for nap time and I don't know if he was dreaming about waterfalls or what, but his waterfall wound up all over my couch. It took a long time to clean that all up and get rid of the smell. Ugh. I don't forget to put one on now.

He has started to use having to go wee wee as an excuse to get out of time out. The little bugger!! To try and fix that I'm letting him go, but having him finish up his TO when he's done on the potty. He doesn't like this, so I'm hoping he'll learn to just get his TO over and done with instead of trying to get out of it.

Potty Training Goals: Undies for all waking hours. Including outside play and on the go. I foresee many changes of clothing in the future. :) I'd like to achieve this goal by his 3rd birthday the end of June. Wish me luck!

My little guy in his cute undies! :)

With love,
Mama Hauck

A Beautiful Morning

February 10, 2010

I did a double take at the calendar today when I saw it was the 28th. That makes Miss Molly 9 months old!! That also means in 3 months time she will be a year.....and Anthony will be 3. Where does the time go? I don't even want to close my eyes in fear of opening them back up and seeing them all grown. That little lump in my throat has become all to familiar to me lately...I get so choked up. It seems every time I turn around Mols is learning something new and Anth is spitting out a word I'd never heard him say before. Baby Molly, how did you do that!? Hammer? When did you learn that word!?

*sigh*

On Friday Sammy had the day off from work. Anthony woke up and came running to our room at 8:15. He crawled into bed and snuggled between us, turning from Mama to Papa and giving us kisses. He is always so dang happy when he realizes Papa is home and not gone at work. Shortly thereafter Molly woke up. We all heard a little cry and Anthony, being the silly boy he is, throws his cupped hand up to his ear and exclaims, "What's that!? Baby's awake!!" Papa went and got her, carrying her into the room legs all kicking, huge grin on her face. It was sweet watching them bounce around the bed without a care in the world, giggling up a storm. Pretty soon we found ourselves watching Sesame Street and munching on Corn Pop cereal. It was a beautiful morning. I couldn't think of anything I would have rather been doing then snuggling with my babies. I often wonder how long it will be before they wont want to cuddle in bed with us anymore. I hope not for a long, long time.

With love,
Mama Hauck

Only a Mama Knows...

The most wonderful wake up call you can ever receive is the sound of your little one's tiny feet pitter pattering across the floor to come cuddle with you in bed.

I rolled over on to my side and closed my eyes tight so when Anthony came in he would think I were still asleep. I heard him slide the door open, shuffle over to my side of the bed, and stop. I was trying so hard not to laugh as he said, "Shh, Mama. Mama sleeping." and patted my head! I'm glad it was a pat on the head this time, in the past I've received pokes to the eyeballs. lol! Such a sweet little boy. He must always know when I'm faking. :)

I opened my eyes, smiled, grabbed him, and launched him clear over me into the bed. I tickled and tickled and tickled him some more until I was afraid he might pee the bed from laughing so hard! I asked him if he had to go wee-wee, and he promptly answered with a "NO!" Well that's good I thought. We lied there all snuggled amongst the 20 or so blankets and fluffy pillows and looked at the many photos on the walls. Anthony likes to point to them and tell me who's in them.

"That's Papa, Papa! Look! Papa! And Baby. Mama! Where's Papa?"
"Papa's at work, Papa's bye-bye."
"Bye-bye? Where's bike?"
"Bike's outside....sleeping." haha

He then leaned over and gave me a kiss on the head. "Muuaah!"
"Thanks baby, I love you!"
"I la tu, Mama."

We heard Molly waking up talking to herself in her crib. I asked Anthony if we should go get her to come cuddle with us. Again he promptly answered with a "No!" HAHA! Cuddle time over. :)

Sure beats your alarm clock, huh?

With love,
Mama Hauck


March 6, 2010 Anthony and Mama