Mason's Reward

Per my last post, Mason is finally potty trained. He took a trip to Toys R Us this past weekend to pick out his toy. He liked being in the store but we knew the one and only section to hold his attention was the train aisle. We have plenty of Thomas so we pointed out some wooden tracks to expand his collection.

The cutie pie picked one 3 piece track so we encouraged him to get a little more. He decided on a train that he refers to as his "Mighty Machine" train and his "Honkey Train". The train looks like the one on Mighty Machines and of course, it's big and goes "honk honk" instead of toot toot.





















Miller was an excellent older brother. We explained why Mason was getting the toy and that Miller had the same reward. We talked about the rescue vehicles he picked out and how special they were. We also reminded him he has a birthday coming up. Surprisingly, Miller didn't beg for any toys and was happy to point out all of the fun things he liked in the store.

These kids are growing up way too fast. I can't believe we have passed another milestone.

Mason's Potty Trained!

Mason had the potty part mastered a couple weeks ago but refused to go number 2 in the potty. He would wait for a pull up at naptime or a diaper at bedtime. On Mother's Day, I told him it would be the best present he could give me. So sure enough, Mason decided to go poop in the potty. There's been no turning back since. In fact, I think he enjoys it so much he goes 2-3 times a day now!

We still put a diaper or pullup (trying to use them all up) on him at bedtime but he wakes up in the middle of the night and goes in the potty. It's mainly peace of mind for me. Today he went sans pullup at naptime and was successful. Amen!

Next up, getting him to learn to wipe and get dressed by himself. Miller loved getting himself dressed. Mason is too lazy. He likes you to do it for him. I will take dressing him over diapers any day.

We weren't as quick to bring him to Toys R Us to get his reward. Maybe that's a special trip he will get next weekend. He tells us he wants a big boy bike but I am pretty sure he will pick out something train related. I will post a pick once the decision has been made.

On a side note, he's one funny dude lately. At school he has been learning about the weather and different types of clouds. He has corrected Ryan on a couple occasions about cumulus clouds. The other night I got home and went to say goodnight and he was sleeping backwards, propped up on his pillows, looking out the window at the clouds.

For two nights during "poop" time, he has decided to tell me about tornadoes and storm safety. "Stay away from windows. Don't go under a tree. You will get a boo boo and need a band aid." After such serious information, a fart will escape from him and he will erupt in pure laughter. Then he tells me "It's just a fart. Not a poop. Poop's still coming." LOL! It's pretty hard to not crack up during these conversations.

Time Flies

Time flies...

When you are having fun.

We have had a fun "winter" and spring with lots of birthday parties, visitors, and play dates. It seems like the "fun" is always over too quickly but luckily, there is always more around the corner.

When you have kids.

The one thing that used to annoy me when I was pregnant or when the kids were babies was when people told me they grow up fast and time flies. At those moments in time, I was always thinking the next milestone couldn't come fast enough. It seems like yesterday I was in the hospital giving birth to Miller. I can't believe he has less than 20 days left of kindergarten! As for Mason, he's just about potty trained (darn #2 - no pun intended). They keep us busy and we never have much "down" time in this house.

When you are busy.

Yes, we all know the work day flies by when you are busy but the weekends fly by even faster when you have chores and fun plans to squeeze in. My to do list keeps growing. I doubt I will ever be list free.

You may be wondering what brought on this post topic. Basically I took today off to catch my breath. It's May already and I don't know where the first 4 months of the year have gone. Part of me would like to tackle the things on my list so that when tomorrow comes (the weekend) I don't have to spend time trying to squeeze those chores in. The other part of me wants to pause time and do nothing. Literally. No shopping, no cleaning, no reading. Just sit in silence and enjoy it. I know I can't handle that so I think I will give myself 20 minutes to veg and then tackle that list I keep referencing. How do you balance as the things in your life you want to accomplish? Do any of you own a time machine or cloning device?