Dilemma????

When I went to pick Zach up yesterday from daycare I informed the owner that we were starting to potty train Zach. I wanted to let her know so they could help in the process. I also wanted to know if I could bring his "potty" in or if they had one he could use.

She told me he was too young to start potty training. To young...maybe but that is my decision right, not hers. I do think he is "young" but he is showing the signs. I don't expect that he'll be completely potty trained this week or maybe even this year but you have to start some where.

I would think they should support what I want to do. I love all of the teachers at Zach's school but that really made me mad. I'm sure it is more work for them once they start potty training but that is what I'm paying them for. What do you think?

Oh those sleepless nights...

Zach didn't sleep through the night until he was 6 months old, but with the exception of a few teething and illness related nights he has slept through the night ever since.

Well we got a cold this weekend. I don't know if it is because I'm sick or I'm out of practice of staying up all night but the past two nights have been a real challenge. My poor little man hasn't been able to sleep because he can't breathe well. We put a humidifier in his room last night and that seemed to help a little bit. He just wanted me to hold him all night. I think when I hold him he can breathe better than when he is laying down. While it was hard without any sleep I actually sort of miss those late nights with him. I loved our quiet time together where it seemed like there was no one else in the world and he totally needed me. I wish he wasn't sick though.

The worst part about him being sick is he can't blow his nose. I know he would feel better if he could just get it out. He actually is learning from watching me but he hasn't quite mastered it.

The potty training has been postponed. Melissa watched Zach on Monday since she was home so I stopped by Target to buy a potty. Wow...decisions, decisions. There are talking and singing potties and potties that turn into step stools and potties that even have flushers. We ended up with a potty that turns into a two step stool so he can use it when he gets a little bit bigger. I was a little afraid of a singing toilet so I wasn't sure how Zach would respond to it.

I want to wait until I'm home with him all day and he is feeling 100% before we begin the training so we'll probably start this weekend.

Hooray for potty training

So I am going to go and buy a potty chair tonight. Zach and I were sick this weekend so we didn't get to go shopping. I'd been talking about going potty on the big boy chair for two weeks now to get him ready for it.

Pampers website had some good info on how to start potty training including the signs that they are ready. Zach is doing all of the signs so hopefully we'll be ready.

It is amazing how fast he is growing up. Every day he learns a few words. His vocabulary has tripled in a week. He even is starting to put small sentences together like "Get the ball" and "want milk,juice, etc.". The get the ball was very cute but after about 450 times it is starting to lose it's cuteness just a little. We have wood floors and a couch that "eats" anything that comes near it including tennis balls. We have bought him large bouncy balls that don't fit under there but if he happens to see one under there it is all over. I love that he is getting so smart though and knows how to find things.

I'll keep you posted on the potty training progress. Any advice would be great.

What the heck

Many of my friends have websites or blogs and since everyone is so far away I love to go and check up on them by checking out their pages. I figured what the heck...why not let everyone know about us too.

I'm not sure how much of this I'll do but I'm going to give it a shot.