Happy 3rd Birthday Landon

Now that I have a couple pictures I'll back up to Landon's birthday on May 7th. He was extremely excited to have a party. Almost everyday he would talk about the balloons, cake, friends, and presents that would be at his party. About a month before his party I let him go to the party store and pick out a theme. He chose to go with Diego. The day of his birthday he woke up and wanted to have his party immediately. It was really hard for him to wait until the evening. However, we did get him some helium balloons that him and Zachary had a lot of fun with.
Because our house is a little too small for a bunch of guests we chose to do the party at a park. The kids had fun throwing rocks in the river, hitting the pinata, and playing together. Thank You to all those who came to celebrate with us. It's been a couple weeks now and Landon still talks about his party. He also knows the sequence of our families birthdays so he keeps saying, " it's daddy's turn next, then Zachary's, then Mommy's and then mine".

Success!

Landon is doing extremely well with the whole potty training thing. He's only had one accident since we started and it was on the first day so that's to be expected. We are at the close of day 3 and he has been going by himself without any help for the past day and a half. We even went to the store and to the park today. When we came out of the store he shouted, "Hooray! I didn't pee in the store, Mom!" We were both very happy about that. Hopefully, he'll keep it up.

Potty Training

I've been telling Landon for the last month that after he turns 3 I'm going to teach him how to use the potty and we're going to throw away his diapers. He hasn't liked this idea very much and has insisted that we throw away his underwear instead, but his birthday was Friday so I stuck to my word and we started potty training today. If any of you remember, I tried to potty train him one other time when he was 20 months, because of a book I read that said that was the ideal age, but it ended up being a nightmare and we've been scared to do it ever since. I was thinking today that I totally skipped age 2 when most people try to potty train which is a little weird, but I just never found a good time and Landon kept insisting on wearing diapers so I didn't push it. Diapers are too easy. Anyway, we started by taking off his last diaper and trying to put on underwear, but he didn't want anything to do with the undies so we put clothes on without anything. Half way through the day he decided he didn't want clothes on either because "it was too hard to go potty" so he ran around naked until bedtime. We made it through the day without any messes, but the first two times he needed to go he said he wanted to take a bath before he went so he ended up going in the tub. I thought we were going to go the whole day without making it in the potty until tonight when I heard the magic words, "mommy I need to go potty" and he went to the toilet and went. Not even a dribble. He was so happy. He kept saying, "I'm doing it mom!" Now we'll have to see how the night goes. The book I read says to do night time training at the same time, but I wasn't sure I was up to it so I bought some "night-time underwear", but he insists on NOT wearing it or any pajamas. BUT at least I talked him into putting on some underwear to sleep in. I'm confident he'll get it soon. This has been a much more pleasant experience than the first time. I don't think I'll ever try at 20 months again.

Sick mom with sick kids

Just when I thought we would make it through the winter without getting the flu...we go it! It's been a horrible week of throw-up, crying, and sleepless nights. I hate feeling totally drained. Especially, when I have kids that want extra love and care because their not feeling well. Zachary wanted me to stand up and hold him non-stop most of the week, but while I was sick I only had the energy to hold him lying down. Because this is not how he wanted to be held he would cry and wouldn't give up until he was tired enough to take another nap. Poor Landon ended up watching way to many Dora shows. I'll probably have to have a week of weaning him off T.V. now. Today the boys and I are feeling better. They are still a little more tired than usual and have a bad cough, but none of the other stuff. However, now dad is not feeling well so I'm afraid we may have a few more days of this. I'm really sick of having a sick family, but it does make me even more grateful for good health. We can't wait to be able to get out and be around people again.