OK so YES; we have been attempting potty training for MONTHS...MONTHS!!!
It has been a bit difficult to have a schedule because of so much traveling we have done since this summer--block leave in august, back to back weddings out of town in September, and now Lee and I are both taking trips this month--but I thought we would at least get a 'hey mommy--need to tee tee'...no...THIS is what I have received.
Nicholas DOES tell us when he poops...in fact sometimes he takes off his diaper, tries to wipe himself with his hand and comes to us with doo-doo on his hands, and usually also down his leg where the diaper just dropped to the ground when he undid the tabs, AND down his chest because after wiping his bottom and seeing nastiness on his hand he tried to wipe it off on himself...this has not happened daily, but I quit counting after nearly vomiting over the third occurrence.
My son's next favorite thing is when I see poop or smell it I say 'let's go sit on the potty and get a new diaper' and he laughs hysterically and runs down the hall into our bedroom and climbs on MY SIDE OF THE BED. On two occasions I have had to change the sheets because the poop was rubbed onto my side of the bed--if it was on Lee's I would have just left it ;)
On some days Nicholas will take his wet diaper off and bring me a fresh one; again when I go to diaper him with the diaper he has brought for me to do so, he runs to my side of the bed...he then climbs up and rubs his butt and 'area' everywhere...needless to say the sheets are now changed almost twice a week rather than once.
And you know how your pets will bring you dead rodents? Nicholas leaves me wet diapers I can't find. I was buying pull ups for a while...he would leave me a wet one by my bedside and put on another pull up himself and I would never know he changed himself until I stepped on the wet one getting into bed that night...lovely.
Some of the other things I have tried are comical.
My grandmother said let him pee in a jar--I tried; I even got him naked and held it up on his 'area' so he couldn't miss it...he was not interested.
I hold treats in front of him and sit him on his little frog potty and he just screams til I give him the candy...he will sit and eat the whole thing and not pee...so treats are not working.
A couple weeks back I bought him big boy underwear; 'cars' and 'Thomas'...thought if he wets them he will get it...no. At first he wouldn't wear them...then he wanted a different pair each 20 minutes because he would put them on and go pee somewhere in the house...I cleaned the carpet in his room, then--by my bed, his FAVORITE place--then off two shoes in MY CLOSET. The underwear have stayed in his drawer since.
Sometimes when he takes off the diaper I find pee on the carpet later...I just ordered kid friendly spot remover because of this issue...otherwise my house is about to be so chemically potent we all will suffocate from the regularly removed urine.
Today I bought a timer and set it for every half hour--when it dings he has to go try...still no improvement.
Lee got home and took him in the bathroom and he actually got Nicholas to go once...then we put Nicholas in the shower with Lee and he peed in there, too. Kind of gross and not in the toilet--but tomorrow I am going to continue the timer and try letting him pee outside...I heard this works with little boys.
I want him to start pre-school in January and the program I am looking at he HAS to be potty trained almost completely...please keep your fingers crossed!
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
New things in my life!
WOW; such cool opportunities have come into my life recently!!!!
I saw a Craigslist ad for 'Pure Barre' Instructors and decided to interview for the position--and was blessed to be chosen! Our training is next month with the opening of the new Pure Barre rapidly approaching! I can NOT wait to be teaching this amazing work out and making new friends!!!! The woman I will be working for is incredibly sweet, active, a mom, and now business owner--how inspiring!!!!
I also auditioned and am now a part of the new professional dance team for the new professional basketball team!!! HOW AMAZING! I can't wait to perform again! Some of these girls are just so talented--I can't wait to make new friends and have fun with them all!
I am the Community Service chair for the area Pannellenic Group!!! I am UBER excited about this! I have our first meeting next week--I am hoping we get great ideas together! My main goals are a tea/silent auction to benefit a local women's charity or organization; and a military wives breakfast tea!!!!
Some people ask me how I plan to balance all of this with my sewing...WELL I hope to teach in the mornings and Nicholas will go to child care of some sort--I am currently pre school shopping..I love my sewing but it's not possible to whip things out as I usually do with him these days; especially since he no longer takes naps!!!
I also keep a schedule; for instance--if I have a lot to do the next day I make an hourly schedule...some people may think that's nutty but it keeps me on my toes and helps me make deadlines and not forget my responsibilities!!
Today I bought Nicholas a t ball bat, whiffle balls, a glove and cones--for bases. I can't wait to play in the back yard tomorrow!!!
I saw a Craigslist ad for 'Pure Barre' Instructors and decided to interview for the position--and was blessed to be chosen! Our training is next month with the opening of the new Pure Barre rapidly approaching! I can NOT wait to be teaching this amazing work out and making new friends!!!! The woman I will be working for is incredibly sweet, active, a mom, and now business owner--how inspiring!!!!
I also auditioned and am now a part of the new professional dance team for the new professional basketball team!!! HOW AMAZING! I can't wait to perform again! Some of these girls are just so talented--I can't wait to make new friends and have fun with them all!
I am the Community Service chair for the area Pannellenic Group!!! I am UBER excited about this! I have our first meeting next week--I am hoping we get great ideas together! My main goals are a tea/silent auction to benefit a local women's charity or organization; and a military wives breakfast tea!!!!
Some people ask me how I plan to balance all of this with my sewing...WELL I hope to teach in the mornings and Nicholas will go to child care of some sort--I am currently pre school shopping..I love my sewing but it's not possible to whip things out as I usually do with him these days; especially since he no longer takes naps!!!
I also keep a schedule; for instance--if I have a lot to do the next day I make an hourly schedule...some people may think that's nutty but it keeps me on my toes and helps me make deadlines and not forget my responsibilities!!
Today I bought Nicholas a t ball bat, whiffle balls, a glove and cones--for bases. I can't wait to play in the back yard tomorrow!!!
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Poland what?
My husband realized a while back that our beautiful son has developed chest muscles on only one side...I kept saying 'what are you talking about'--but it definitely is not the same from right to left.
We took our son to the doctor today. He seemed to know immediately what was wrong when Lee described it--and I, like a total idiot was making tons of useless suggestions (double jointed?--really Mary?) trying to make it absolutely nothing.
Nicholas has 'Poland Syndrome'--he literally was born without a left pectoral muscle! It's just something that'll be physically/cosmetically noticeable or bothersome--nothing long term or harmful...but how strange! The doctor said he's only seen it one other time since practicing; and it was a colleague in med school.
I remember a friend during the summers having a sunken chest where his sternum should have been--doctor said this is similar type of thing. He will be able to develop nice chest muscles on the right--but not the left--it will be visibly noticeable but won't affect him much else. He doesn't have the other usual symptoms of the syndrome--webbed fingers, being the main one.
The pediatrician said we could have an implant put in one day if he wanted it...So now instead of saving for my boob job, we will be preparing for Nick's--haha!
How crazy!
We took our son to the doctor today. He seemed to know immediately what was wrong when Lee described it--and I, like a total idiot was making tons of useless suggestions (double jointed?--really Mary?) trying to make it absolutely nothing.
Nicholas has 'Poland Syndrome'--he literally was born without a left pectoral muscle! It's just something that'll be physically/cosmetically noticeable or bothersome--nothing long term or harmful...but how strange! The doctor said he's only seen it one other time since practicing; and it was a colleague in med school.
I remember a friend during the summers having a sunken chest where his sternum should have been--doctor said this is similar type of thing. He will be able to develop nice chest muscles on the right--but not the left--it will be visibly noticeable but won't affect him much else. He doesn't have the other usual symptoms of the syndrome--webbed fingers, being the main one.
The pediatrician said we could have an implant put in one day if he wanted it...So now instead of saving for my boob job, we will be preparing for Nick's--haha!
How crazy!
Lasagna Style Rotini
I made a DELICIOUS dinner the other night...like my husband got seconds...WHOA!
1 package whole wheat Rotini noodles
1 small container cottage cheese
1 jar spaghetti sauce of choice
1 package sweet Italian sausage
1 large back mozzarella cheese
Brown the meat and cook the noodles til each are done.
Drain meat and add to sauce
Grease 9X13 casserole dish; layer noodles, then half sauce (with meat), then ALL the cottage cheese, then a layer of mozzarella. Then layer again with all the ingredients (except you've used all the cottage cheese)
Bake until bubbly and melted on top--20ish minutes
1 package whole wheat Rotini noodles
1 small container cottage cheese
1 jar spaghetti sauce of choice
1 package sweet Italian sausage
1 large back mozzarella cheese
Brown the meat and cook the noodles til each are done.
Drain meat and add to sauce
Grease 9X13 casserole dish; layer noodles, then half sauce (with meat), then ALL the cottage cheese, then a layer of mozzarella. Then layer again with all the ingredients (except you've used all the cottage cheese)
Bake until bubbly and melted on top--20ish minutes
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Chicken n Biscuits in Cast Iron
So I actually made TWO meals out of one for this...Talk about easy and proud of myself!
The first day I made homemade chicken soup--I just use a package of split breasts, fill pot with water til they are covered and boil with the bone until done and let simmer an extra half hour WITH BONE IN--for good flavor (learned that from my mother in law). I take that out, skim the fat off the broth, and cut the chicken to bite sized chunks--then add back to pot. I add chopped celery, carrots, and onion and gently boil until those are tender but not mushy (celery can get disgusting!)
I then add salt, pepper, and half and half or milk and a carton of chicken broth to make it a bit creamier than regular broth, and add more liquid to make it go further and be more like 'soup' than liquidy veggies :)
I make the egg noodles in a SEPARATE pot; this way I eat my soup carb free and serve it over noodles for my son and husband...and when I save it for left overs I make fresh noodles--if I save it with noodles in the pot they get soggy and are not so good.
To store left overs took the left over soup and put the rest of the veggies and meat (about 2 cups) and 2 cups of the broth in one tupper ware, and saved the rest of the liquid in a separate container--to save as a cream soup for future use.
ON day TWO I took the soup with the veggies and meat and poured it in my cast iron skillet. I gently boiled it constantly stirring it to heat it through out--you could also add peas, corn or potatoes here! I added a smidge of minced garlic, too. Turn down to simmer
In another bowl I mixed about 2 cups of heart smart bisquick, 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup butter spread and 1 cup shredded colby jack/cheddar cheese. I mixed until thick--I have made biscuits like this so much I dont really measure, I just add wet ingredients til thick enough! I dropped the biscuit mix by spoonfuls on the veggie/chicken mixture in pot until all of it was covered with dough.
Lastly, put on the skillet lid and put in oven on 350 for about 20 minutes/until dough is done! The biscuit dough mixture will thicken the broth and make it creamy!
DELICIOUS; I had to throw the last third out because I had already eaten most of it and didn't need to eat any more carbs!!! It was SO good!
I then add salt, pepper, and half and half or milk and a carton of chicken broth to make it a bit creamier than regular broth, and add more liquid to make it go further and be more like 'soup' than liquidy veggies :)
I make the egg noodles in a SEPARATE pot; this way I eat my soup carb free and serve it over noodles for my son and husband...and when I save it for left overs I make fresh noodles--if I save it with noodles in the pot they get soggy and are not so good.
To store left overs took the left over soup and put the rest of the veggies and meat (about 2 cups) and 2 cups of the broth in one tupper ware, and saved the rest of the liquid in a separate container--to save as a cream soup for future use.
ON day TWO I took the soup with the veggies and meat and poured it in my cast iron skillet. I gently boiled it constantly stirring it to heat it through out--you could also add peas, corn or potatoes here! I added a smidge of minced garlic, too. Turn down to simmer
In another bowl I mixed about 2 cups of heart smart bisquick, 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup butter spread and 1 cup shredded colby jack/cheddar cheese. I mixed until thick--I have made biscuits like this so much I dont really measure, I just add wet ingredients til thick enough! I dropped the biscuit mix by spoonfuls on the veggie/chicken mixture in pot until all of it was covered with dough.
Lastly, put on the skillet lid and put in oven on 350 for about 20 minutes/until dough is done! The biscuit dough mixture will thicken the broth and make it creamy!
DELICIOUS; I had to throw the last third out because I had already eaten most of it and didn't need to eat any more carbs!!! It was SO good!
Sunday, September 2, 2012
AMAZING Stuffed Tomatoes
I have always LOVED the idea of stuffed peppers...but when I make them I never finish the whole pepper...I can't make myself eat the whole pepper, even though I love the taste! I saw a pasta stuffed tomato recipe and thought...there has to be a way to stuff a tomato without carbs!
WELL these were DELICIOUS! My husband just asked I not use 'hot' sausage next time, but I liked the spiciness! They were delicious and the tomatoes became wonderfully soft and they were juicy and so flavorful!!!
4 to 6 large slicing tomatoes
1 lb ground sausage, hot or milk
1 cooked chicken breast (I used one left over I had already cooked; it had been marinated in Italian dressing); chopped into VERY small pieces
1/4 cup mayo
1 egg
1 GENEROUS cup shredded mozzarella
1 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
1 tbsp minced garlic
Pam/Cooking Spray
Shredded Parm for tops
Parsley Flakes for tops
cut the tops off tomatoes and scoop out the insides; i thought this would be difficult but i got less ripened, tougher tomatoes and that proved helpful...if you kind of move the knife in a circle to loosen the inside fruit you can then gently use a spoon and scoop it all out
mix all other ingredients for the insides in a large bowl; make sure they are thoroughly mixed well! Don't want a big bite of garlic, or basil, etc., and you want the flavors to cook together in each.
Place tomatoes in greased/cooking sprayed casserole dish. Stuff each one gently with mixture; I made 4 overflowing tomatoes but you could easily make 6 full ones.
Press parm cheese onto tops and sprinkle with parsley flakes.
Spray with Pam/Cooking oil--will make them tender and cook well.
Cook on 350 about 35 minutes until cooked throughout; I cut one open to make sure sausage was done!
If you want to speed up the process, cook your ground sausage first and then you just have to bake until tomatoes soften :)
WELL these were DELICIOUS! My husband just asked I not use 'hot' sausage next time, but I liked the spiciness! They were delicious and the tomatoes became wonderfully soft and they were juicy and so flavorful!!!4 to 6 large slicing tomatoes
1 lb ground sausage, hot or milk
1 cooked chicken breast (I used one left over I had already cooked; it had been marinated in Italian dressing); chopped into VERY small pieces
1/4 cup mayo
1 egg
1 GENEROUS cup shredded mozzarella
1 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
1 tbsp minced garlic
Pam/Cooking Spray
Shredded Parm for tops
Parsley Flakes for tops
cut the tops off tomatoes and scoop out the insides; i thought this would be difficult but i got less ripened, tougher tomatoes and that proved helpful...if you kind of move the knife in a circle to loosen the inside fruit you can then gently use a spoon and scoop it all outmix all other ingredients for the insides in a large bowl; make sure they are thoroughly mixed well! Don't want a big bite of garlic, or basil, etc., and you want the flavors to cook together in each.
Place tomatoes in greased/cooking sprayed casserole dish. Stuff each one gently with mixture; I made 4 overflowing tomatoes but you could easily make 6 full ones.
Press parm cheese onto tops and sprinkle with parsley flakes.
Spray with Pam/Cooking oil--will make them tender and cook well.
Cook on 350 about 35 minutes until cooked throughout; I cut one open to make sure sausage was done!
If you want to speed up the process, cook your ground sausage first and then you just have to bake until tomatoes soften :)
Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins
2 cups wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 egg
3/4 milk
1/4 oil (I use sunflower)
1/4 cup Stevia/Splenda
1 cup blueberries
Mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately, then stir in wet to the dry mixture.
Add blueberries last, gently--don't crush them. Grease your muffin tin--I use a healthy omega spray or PAM.
Their recipe calls to bake for 20 minutes at 400, I always bake at 350 until done...My oven gets hot and I'm a cursed baker--I always burn it or it's raw if I am not solely baking, which in my ever multitasking life never happens!
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