Potty Learning

We decided that we were going to try relaxed elimination communication with Logan in March 2008, but I really fell behind with it and Logan also decided that he did not like the potty and he would not sit on it. Since he was feeling this way about his potty, we decided not to push things and let Logan tell us when he was ready. A couple of months ago he really wanted some Elmo underwear while we were at the store so I thought that he might be showing signs and bought those for him. It turns out he was more interested in the fact that they had Elmo on them than actually potty learning so I have been letting him wear them over his diaper, which looks hilarious, but he is just so happy. Then he started to stay dry during the night if I got to him before he woke up in the mornings and he was using the potty those mornings. However, since I have been home from work, he is now the one waking me up and he is usually wet by the time I get to his room so that was a step backwards, but that is ok. I know that night time potty learning is usually the last thing to come. His newest thing is when he has to pee, he will start to grab himself on the outside of his pants. When I ask him if he needs to pee, he will tell me no, but when I take him to the potty, he goes! So I know that he has some control and some understanding of the feeling of needing to go, which is a step in the right direction. I am going to continue to follow his lead on this and hope that he starts telling me his when he is showing me signs and then we will go from there. I am a little worried about a setback with the new baby coming, but if that happens then I will just let him tell me when he is ready again.

Spaghetti!

Logan has discovered a new favourite food; spaghetti and meatballs. I decided to make this for dinner last night including homemade meatballs and garlic bread. Thank goodness I remembered to take off his shirt before he started eating because he was a red little boy once he was done. He kept asking for more meatballs and insisted on having a cup of milk and water at dinner. I even caught him trying to drink out of both cups at the same time. Needless to say, this will probably be one of our weekly dinners until he decides that he doesn't like it again.

30 Weeks Pregnant

I still cannot believe that I am already 30 weeks pregnant. The time has just flown by. I had an appointment with my midwife earlier this week and a cervical length ultrasound which was normal. I also had a follow up ultrasound to check the position of the placenta and it has moved away from the cervix, but it is still anterior. We also confirmed that Graysen is indeed a 'she'. I am going to continue taking the Nifedipine to control my contractions until I am 35 weeks and then we will later nature take it's course. She is a very active baby in utero. She is constantly moving all over the place and you can see waves going across my belly.

Haircuts

Logan's hair grows like crazy. We are at the point where we need to cut his hair every 2-3 months now. He has always had a lot of hair, but we have been able to keep it out of his eyes and it was never growing this quickly. So, we took him for another haircut a couple of weekends ago and he looks like a new boy all over again. It also seems like everytime we cut his hair it gets blonder and blonder. I would never have guessed he would have hair this light in colour since he had such dark hair as a newborn.

I am curious to see if Graysen is going to have all this hair too. I have a feeling that she won't be born with quite as much hair since I haven't been experiencing the heartburn this time that I had when I was pregnant with Logan. I just hope that she has some hair because I am looking forward to putting pigtails in a little girl's hair. And I really hope that people do not mistake her for a boy for the first six months, since Logan was called a girl for about that long just because he had so much hair.

Puzzles

One of Logan's favourite things to do right now is puzzles. He has several puzzles that have pieces with pegs so that he can fit the piece into their corresponding place and he has stacking puzzles. He has really started to understand that he has to spin the piece of the puzzle to make it fit into place correctly and gets very excited when he completes a puzzle all by himself. His favourite puzzle by far is the Plan Toys Cone. Within the first 20 minutes of having it at home he had figured it out and now he will just sit there and put it together and take it apart over and over again. With his 2nd birthday in just 3 weeks we are looking for some puzzles for him that also have educational value to them such as ABC's, 123's and shapes and colours.

My First Post

I have decided to start blogging since I am home on bedrest waiting for the arrival of my little girl Graysen. She is due July 2, but she is trying to make an early arrival. I am almost 28 weeks pregnant and I can't believe how quickly this pregnancy has flown by. I have been getting things ready piece by piece and I think that we are pretty much ready for her arrival. I just finished painting the letters for her bedroom wall and can't wait to put them up.

I can't believe that my little boy will be turning 2 next month. The last two years have been full of happiness and excitement. Logan is always on the go and is a very curious little boy. We aren't sure how much he understands about what is about to happen, but he will point to my belly when I ask him where mummy's baby is. I am both excited and nervous to see his reaction to his little sister.