I can't handle it!

OMG! What a hoot Justin can be! We got a costume catalog in the mail. OMG! Mick made the mistake of showing Justin. Justin wants EVERYTHING! We were at the camp and he spent all night looking through it. For the first hour (no lie!) he kept looking at each page and yelling "I can't handle it!" At some points, he would throw himself on the floor. He was just beyond excited and could not contain himself. Mick and I couldn't stop laughing.

Top on his list:
Superman
And for Sarah - Supergirl and Wonder Woman

He also wants:
Batman
Fireman (for him and Sarah)
Worker
UPS
and more

He wants them all!!!!


We keep explaining that he cannot get them all. Hell, they are $39.99 each. Crazy!!!!

Tonight he told Mick that he had it all figured out.
Grammy could buy him 2.
Grampy could buy him 1.
Mommy could buy him some.
Daddy could buy him some.
And the last three? "I got that all figured out. That's Santa's deal!"

Sarah update

I can't help butto continue to be stressed about Sarah and the potty. But, I can say that she is still using the big potty and has not once asked for the little potty. Unfortunately, I can also say that she still has yet to poop in the big potty. (which reminds me that I need to go and smell her before I go to bed.) Oh well....at least we are still moving in the right direction.

We stayed at the camp Friday night and Saturday night. When we got there on Friday I brought her into the bathroom to show her the potty and her potty ring. She was mad and scared. Really, who can blame her. I was so scared of the camp bathroom when I was little. It's not so scary now, but without the 2nd light on, it can be. But after that I used both lights and she went all 3 days! We were able to keep her in undies at the camp! So exciting.

But, again....she's lazy and loves to pee and poop in her pull-ups. I am just dreading her first day of school.

Keep sending the mojo her way!

Last weekend of the summer...

Some smores and camp fun...








Fun at Bob & Cara's party -







Some boating fun...

Not sure what else I can do

The girl has got a mind of her own. And, in her mind, she wants to be able to pee and poop in her pants. (when we are not home)

She did better this week with using the potty in public.
And she did great with ditching the little potty for the big potty. She hasn't yet pooped on the big potty, but she hasn't complained and asked for the little one either. I didn't even plan on taking away the little potty, but she walked by it for the big potty so I hid them to see what she'd do. And she hasn't asked for the once.

So today I figured I'd bite the bullet and bring her shopping in her undies. Off to Target we went. I took the kids potty when we got there. She couldn't go. All through the store I asked her if she had to go and I kept checking her. On the way to the checkout we stopped at the potty again. As I took her out of the cart, I realized she was wet. GGGRRRR!!!! So I wouldn't let them have pretzels. I was so unfair to Justin, but it was easier to listen to him cry than listen to her scream if I gave him one and not her. And, besides, I knew if I gave him one, he'd give some to her. I wouldn't be mean to her, but I know she can stay dry if she wants to. I have to find a way to convince her she wants to stay dry.

So, off to Walmart. Halfway through shopping, we stopped at the potty and she peed. Yeah! So after shopping, I got them a pretzel. Phew! Better trip than it could have been.

Then tonight we had soccer. I wanted so badly to put her in undies, but she has pooped at EVERY soccer practice so far, so I put on the pull-up. Sure enough, not 2 minutes into the practice she was squatting and pooping. UGH! Since it was one of the biggest poops I had ever seen, I put her in undies after that. She peed. I am just so fed up with it.

She is supposed to start school in a week and a half. In undies. How the hell is she ever gonna be able to stay in school? I don't know what else to do. She is completely capable of doing this, yet has no desire at all when we walk out of our house. I have 11 days to try and work on this. I have to start bringing her out when I can in undies now that she will at least sit on the big potties (with her small seat). Before she used to scream everytime I'd mention it. So I am getting there, but I am still so upset and just want to cry.

Say some prayers. Send some mojo this way to convince Sarah she wants to be a big girl! Please!

Preschool

I am hoping Sarah will be ok in preschool. She starts in 2 weeks. Crazy. Isn't she supposed to still be a baby? lol

I am hoping Sarah will be ok. I have many worries.

- She is still not really potty trained. She CAN do it, but she has yet to keep her undies dry in public.
- She is not close to the point of being able to use the big potty without a potty seat ring on it. I am going to ask if I can donate a ring to the school, but I am not sure they can allow it. If they say no, I doubt she'll be able to stay in school. Someone would have to hold her on and I don't think she'd be able to perform b/c I think she'd be too scared.
- She had many fears. And when she gets scared, she gets VERY scared. She gets scared by some toys and some pictures. Scared to the point you need to hold her tight and get the item out of the house. It is not for attention. She is truely terrified and shakes like crazy. She holds onto you for dear life. It is so sad to watch her be so scared.
- She is such a momma's girl (and daddy's girl) and I don't know how she'll react when we get there and I have to leave her.

I am so hoping things work out and that she'll be ok. I think she will have so much fun. I think she will love having little girls to play with and there are a lot of girls in her class.

I am so nervous and excited at the same time.

School is starting soon

and I am so sad. Justin will be going full days this year and I am going to miss him like crazy! He brings such life into our house and Sarah & I will be so lost without him. And I am so worried that when he is home, he will be too tired to be much fun. lol

Kindergarten! How is that even possible that he's that old already? I can't believe that Justin is going to school. I am really nervous about the whole thing. I am sure he is too, but luckily he hasn't been complaining in advance. Poor kid has no idea what is coming his way. Justin would love to stay home and play all day long. I am not too sure that he'll be enjoying school too much. Being quite is not his thing. And being clam is not always his thing. Justin is just so energetic and so full of life. I have a feeling that he will keep his teaher busy.

But, again, I am just going to miss him. I am trying to find stuff for Sarah and I to do to keep us busy. I don't want her to be too lost without her best friend.

So, yeah, Kindergarten. Again, just can't believe it. I am sad that he has to wear a uniform, but I am sure he will look very cute it in. I think regular clothes would be so much easier though. Oh well.

I hope that I will soon be able to say that he loves it!

And I hope I never have to post a scary post about school like I did last year.

Justin - I hope you love school! I know you'll miss being home, but I can guarantee that I will miss having you home much more. And I am pretty sure that I will do more crying.

Some progress

We have been at a stand still for a while now. Sarah is 100% with using the potty when she is naked. But she still will poop in her undies if she's wearing them. And she is 0% when we are out. She'll pee and poop in her undies and never care. I have been a wreak b/c school starts soon.
To got to school, she needs to:
- stop peeing and pooping in her undies
- use the big potty

Well, yesterday we went to the Minnie Ha Ha at Lake George. I brought my folding potty seat and brought her to the bathroom 5 or 6 times. She went every time. That is HUGE!! She has never liked the public potties and she finally used them and did good. When we got home her pull up was wet, but I know she went twice, both times when we went too long b/w bathroom stops. So happy!

And then today - OMG - she started using the big potty at home. All day she used the big potty, with the potty seat ring on top of it. I was so happy! I hid the small potties and she never asked for them. She went upstairs and downstairs! The only problem was poop. She needed to poop and tried many times but just wasn't able to. We'll see how it goes tomorrow, although we won't be home much, so she'll likely go in her pull-up. She will get it. I know she will. She is great at pooping on the small potty but it's easier to sit there for a long time.

So, anyway, it's progress. We still have a long way to go, but we are getting closer!

How cute are they?

Meanwhile at Friendlys...

Sarah was busy coloring on the walls without us noticing. OMG!

He lost a tooth!

I still can't believe it. He still seems so young. But the dentist had told us last month that the 2 middle bottom teeth were lose.

So, Monday night we were at Friendly's in Mystic Ct. Towards the end of the meal Grammy said to me "The hole in Justin's mouth reminds me of the girl.." (at the hotel who had brokedn her teeth earlier in the evening) I couldn't even let her finish. I was like "WTH! What are you talking about? What hole?" And then, sure, enough, we had Justin smile and his tooth was gone! Crazy! I still wonder when we would have noticed.

Justin was so excited!
"I feel like I am 7 now!" (Ian just lost his not too long ago and he is 7.)
"I need a straw so I can do the straw trick!"

Here he is:

Holy Smokes Batman!

Words cannot express how happy I was when I found these costumes at the consignment sale yesterday:

And Justin's reaction was "Oh My Gosh! Oh my Gosh! Oh My Gosh!"

"It's boring to have one kid"

That's what Justin told Sarah yesterday. We were at Hoffman's, getting off the train and getting ready to leave the park. Justin just started getting so excited and talking to Sarah in his Justin way.

"Sarah, isn't it so great having 2 kids? It's boring to have one kid. But having 2 kids is so much fun!"

Where does he come up with this stuff?