Last Post from Blogger

Hellooooo!

Blogger is changing things around and we won't be able to publish our blog like we used to (upload to our own server) - SO, this will be the last post here. I've already imported everything into Wordpress on our server, so nothing will be lost.

The only thing that may happen is that you might have to update your link/feed to http://www.thelevetts.com if you use a blog reader.

The quickest way to do this is to just copy the URL from above into your reader and it will search for the new feed info.

See you on the other side! :)

Potty Boot Camp - Day 1

Yes, I know I'm a little crazy - but why not make potty training (cold turkey mind you) a little more exciting? So this banner is hanging up in our living room right now. I'm dancing around singing potty songs (the good kind!), and we've got loads and loads of laundry going on too.

Here we have Team Pink - aka Megan. She's the most agreeable to this little endeavor I've decided to impose on our family this week. (Thank goodness it's vacation week!) For the most part, she doesn't complain when I "encourage" her to go sit on the potty every 45 minutes or so.

(Though I did get "Mommy, I don't want to go potty anymore" a few times....she's just going to have to get used to it, everyone has to pee sometime, right?)

The end of Day 1 meant a bunch of stickers on her little pink chart, a promise for a Happy Meal because she pooped on the potty 1 1/2 times. (Don't ask about the half...believe me...), and about 3-4 changes because this whole routine is new to her. Luckily, "something" happened every time she was on the potty, so we're moving forward, I hope!



Here we have Team Blue - Ryan. He's the whole reason for this cold turkey event. He's 4. He refuses to go to the potty and would rather just wear a pull-up all the time. (Notice the mis-matched clothes? We most of the others were in the laundry!) We've gone around and around on all the theories as to why. Here are just a few...

1) He's just stubborn
2) He's lazy or too busy to take the time out to go to the bathroom.
3) He scared of something. (I would be too - have you seen our turquoise toilet?)
4) He really can't tell when he has to pee - maybe he's just not aware of it until it happens.
5) It's a power struggle and he's trying to remain in control.

We have no real answer yet. It's been REALLY frustrating though. He does show embarrassment when he does have an accident, does that mean anything?

I think something else happened today too...though I don't have all the details. He did go out to play with some of the boys down the street. Somewhere in there he had a small accident and ran home to change. When he went back out, the boys had gone inside and wouldn't let him come in with them. That makes my heart hurt, but maybe it's what he needs to learn and pay attention. I don't know. Maybe not.

Anyway...my day looked like this.:

And Ryan ended up like this: