josiah’s 7 month pics
i haven’t been writing as often as i’d like. in fact, i tend to jot notes down on paper, ideas i want to blog- and then by the time i get around to blogging, the notes are either irrelevant or i can’t remember why i wrote down the things i did. darn technology, information gets old way too fast. one thing that doesn’t age- pictures 
a couple 4 month pictures and most of them are 7 month…
ready- set- go!
Last week went by so fast! beginning Saturday afternoon at 4pm, with a trip to Home Depot with my father- bless the man- ending at 12 noon the next Saturday afternoon, we accomplished all THIS with the help of some amazing volunteers, gifted carpenters, and a whole lot of soul…THE BIGGEST THANK YOU TO SOME WONDERFUL FRIENDS!
A rough start to potty training
we’re trying to start potty training. the morning went like this:
- ezra, it’s potty day! you get watch the cars movie [for the first time] when you sit on the potty and when you go potty you get a potty treat!
- okay mom [sits on the toilet for 15 minutes] i’m all done
-[turn cars off] did you go potty
- no! i want to watch cars! [TANTRUM]
- lets put pull-ups on so you can eat breakfast
- no pullups! [TANTRUM]
- here’s your big boy underwear [puts them on, then pulls them off quickly]
-no big boy. i want a diaper! i want pants! [TANTRUM]
- [on go the pants, no diaper] if you have to go potty tell mommy okay? [eats breakfast, gets down to play] let’s go potty!
- no potty! [small tantrum] i want to go outside! [looks down at his leg and starts shaking it like a dog
-did you go potty?
-no [wiping the pee off his foot]
- uh oh, you went potty in your pants, let’s change your pants.
- no take it off! [TANTRUM]
- let’s wipe your legs, with toilet paper
- no toilet paper, i need wipes! [BIG TANTRUM]
- we need to change your socks they are wet [from pee]
- i need THESE socks! [TANTRUM]
-[sigh] let’s just put a diaper on.
- i want potty sticker!
- if you go potty on the toilet you get a potty treat AND a sticker, let’s go potty!
- NO! no potty! i need my potty sticker! [TANTRUM]
- okay, it’s time for a nap…
- no nap! [TANTRUM...crawl in bed, lie down, go to sleep]
I want to give up and it’s only been 2 hours! he only sat on the potty for 15 minutes and now he refuses to sit on it. maybe we’ll wait another week.
