Potty Training

It's going better than I thought it would when we first started & although B is still not using it very often he sits there every 2 hours & is using it more & more as the days go by.  He actually likes to sit down & pee out of the potty if you must know.  Even though it is quite annoying to watch him pull his pee pee out of the potty on purpose & do this I guess we are just one step closer to him doing it in the potty............RIGHT??

Can I Get a Day Off Boss??

I thought the week before last was long & rough but this past week was 10 times worse!!  I am just going to sum it up day by day since that will be much easier & hopefully will keep me from rambling on about it.

Sunday, September 25 - The morning was going perfect until I was feeding Colton & B was pushing his highchair around the kitchen & then he headed into the pantry & picked up a plastic fork that was on the floor in there.  This normally wouldn't be such an issue HOWEVER he bit one of the prongs off & swallowed it........whole, the whole thing & it was one of those large plastic forks too.  He cried for a second but then ran away to play like nothing had happened.  I freaked out & when Lance returned to the house we headed to the urgent care office just up the street from our house.  They said that he was fine & to just watch him & unless he started to show signs (fever, vomiting, blood in his stool) then he would just have to pass it no big deal.  I was dumb founded by this but they are the doctors & they know what they are doing right??  Let me just say that I was feeling like the mom of the year at this point; it was only 9:30am & I had already almost killed my kid (it felt that way)........why when I told him to spit it out did he not listen & why when I walked toward him to get it out of his mouth did he swallow it??

He was fine after we returned from hell (this is how he must view the doctor because he screamed the entire time we were there) & we had family lunch over at JuJu & PaPa's to celebrate mine & Aunt Cindy's birthdays so I packed the boys up & we were off.  Lance of course had to work so while at his parents house I just stared at B waiting for something to happen. It didn't & even though the day started off crappy it ended well & we had fun.

Monday, September 26 - B goes to school & I try to recover from a very sleepless night.  Every time I would close my eyes I would see B choking on the damn fork.  Lance got off at 5 so it was nice to have the family together for a nice night AND Lance found the fork prong; that's right he never swallowed it!!!  I guess he cried because I scared him when I told him to spit it out & came at him.  We thankfully kept the fork & the piece Lance found matched up to the broken area perfectly...........THANK THE LORD!!  I slept like a baby  until Colton decided that he once again wanted to start getting up between 2:30-3am.  Oh yeah & our washing machine broke & leaked water all over the laundry room floor which is on the 2nd floor & damaged the floor & went through the ceiling into the garage :(

Tuesday, September 27 - We wake up & start to have a great day BECAUSE BRAYDEN PEED IN THE POTTY for the 1st time ever but the day quickly turned into crap after that.  B was very cranky & nothing made him happy.  I took the boys to the park & B didn't even want to swing which is very odd so then I stated second guessing whether he swallow the darn fork prong or not.  We got through the morning & B took his nap but when he woke up he was even more upset so I just prepared myself for a long afternoon; B was clingy so of course that meant that Colton was going to be too.........I just didn't have enough arms that afternoon.

The LG guy shows up to fix the washer & it was an easy fix so he was in & out so I was thankful.......THEN B started to act really weird & then it happened he puked all over the living room upstairs.  It was so much vomit for such a little guy.  Luckily Colton was down for a nap so I could focus 100% on B & care for him &  get him cleaned up.  I got him changed & he sat on the sofa while I attempted to clean up the carpet, floor & bathroom.  I felt so bad for him!  I again thought & questioned if he really did swallow the damn fork prong but knew that he wasn't in pain just sick so I pushed that thought away & trusted my mommy instinct.

B loves this chair & it is where he sits, when he actually sits.  

I wish I would have been smart & covered it with the blankets when he 1st sat there since he also managed to throw up in it :(

The night went on & he threw up a few more time (he actually managed to get it in almost every room but did get all 3 bathrooms).  I got Colton down about 8 & then curled up with B in the chair & he & I both fell asleep.  B doesn't really cuddle so this was a very special moment & I loved every minute of it!!

Wednesday, September 28 - B woke up feeling like a million dollars & in the best mood; he ate a huge breakfast so I took him to school.  When we got there I told them that he had been throwing up & they said that on Monday they had 2 kids doing that too.........ummmm. why did you not tell me that on Monday when I picked him up?  Anyway, I got home & attempted to get the smell of vomit & poop out of the house so that meant laundry; guess what the washer wasn't fixed & it leaked again.  It wasn't overflowing the catch bucket under it so I just did the loads that I needed to do & prayed that nothing bad happened.  It was a long stressful & tiring day & I was down right exhausted & knew I wasn't going to have any help since it was the end of the month & basically I never see Lance at the end of the month!

Picked B up & he was perfection; he was in the best mood.  Colton on the other hand wasn't; I have really been working on him napping routine & he is doing so much better & actually napping but it's still not enough sleep for the little guy because he is just a mess every night & just wants to go to sleep but if I let him go to bed early he will get up earlier.  He was & is still getting up once a night again & I am just not sure why.

Thursday, September 29 - I had a horrible nights sleep & eventually just got up about 3am; I felt horrible so I just drank a ton of water & sat on the sofa staring at infomercials until the boys got up.  About half way through the day I started to get hot flashes & then it happened..........I threw up, that's right I had caught B's stomach bug & was sick the whole day with 2 kids & no help.  It was the longest day of my life but we made it threw & everyone survived.  At on point I thought I was going to die but I didn't so I guess that's something.  Of course I went to bed right after putting B down but couldn't get comfortable & didn't sleep at all that night.

Oh yeah & in the middle of the day the LG guy came back to again look at the washer & found a hose had a small hole in it & needed to be replaced so he ordered it & had to come back the next day.......not what I wanted to here at all!!

Friday, September 30 - After sleeping for about 2 hours I got up & showered & just laid on the sofa again waiting for the boys to get up.  I wasn't throwing up anymore but was very weak & thirsty & again felt like I was going to die.  Lance took B to school so I wouldn't bring the bug back up there & then was off to work & Colton & I just tried to take it easy.  As the day went on I started feeling better & was really just tired.

The washer got fixed though & the boys & I all went to bed early that night!

Saturday & Sunday were better days & we just played.  The weather was chilly so it got us ready for fall & also brought colds into the house.  B started to get a runny nose on Saturday & Colton (after managing to not catch the stomach bug) started to get his runny nose yesterday.  Both boys are grumpy & sleeping like crap & momma is beat!

On top of all of this B has been getting very upset with each nap & bedtime to the point of screaming crying; I am not sure if he is still thinking about his binky or just doesn't want to go to bed but it is heartbreaking & awful!  These are the times when I wish Lance had a 9-5 job & I had help with the boys every night but he doesn't & I don't so I am just trying to suck it up & make the most of each & every day, grumpy kids & all!!

What A Week!

Last week was the busiest & hardest week that I have had since having 2 kids!  We have a ton going on with Brayden & of course because of that Colton decided that he was going to start getting up between 3-4am again.......not nice little guy, not nice at all.

Brayden has been a busy little guy since starting potty training; he doesn't like it because it interrupts his play time, movie, show......you name it he doesn't want to do it because there are so many better things he could be doing!  He is getting the hang of sitting there but has yet to actually go.  When he finally does (& I have faith that it will be soon) this momma is going to look like the biggest idiot dancing around, screaming & yelling in praise.  He loves when we clap & say yeah when he does something grand around the house so maybe this will help with this process.  I actually didn't think that it would be this hard to get him to actually pee for the first time; he has been pointing when he has been peeing for a while now.........oh well he'll get the hang of it soon enough.

We have also taken his most prized possession away just this past week; his binky was "broken" on Monday & Tuesday so Wednesday it had to go bye-bye.  He has done remarkably well; yes he still cries for a second for it & he wakes up here & there throughout the night looking for it & get very upset when he doesn't find it but goes back to sleep in about 2-3 minutes & yes it breaks my heart to see him so upset but it had to go eventually so now was as good a time as any!  With all of these changes going on I feel like my little guy is growing up so fast & I have even shed a few tears over it; silly I know but as amazing as it is to watch him grow up it is sad too.

Lastly, on Thursday we had an appointment to get B evaluated with a speech therapist.  At 2 years old he should have a 50 word vocabulary & since he isn't close to that number & we don't want him to fall behind we took him to see someone.  We were also concerned since "Googling" the subject of a few other things that could be delaying him BUT thankfully he is just stubborn & hard headed & it is something that we can work on & he will be caught up in no time at all.  It was such a relief to hear that he is physically & mentally OK; I knew that he was but I guess I just had to hear it for myself.  We will be starting therapy twice a week in about a week; I can't wait for B to start talking to me & being able to communicate when he wants & needs........I the the frustration level in the Goodson household is about to decrease a good bit!

Let me just say that B isn't not talking at all; he is saying things here & there but he's just not talking like he should be so that is why we were concerned.  Let me also say that B was the one that was supposed to be getting the evaluation but I felt like I was the one under the microscope.  I felt like when she would ask questions about what he does, how he is, or how we try to get him to do this or that that it was actually me that she was evaluating.  It broke my heart to think that it could be because I maybe baby him a little to much that he isn't talking.  To think that I could be the reason for him being behind broke my heart; I try to make sure that I "do" what is right for B & C too but is babying your baby actually a bad thing sometimes??  Apparently so........

Don't get me wrong she didn't say any of this, this is just how I felt after the session with her; she actually said that B is just a strong willed chilled.  Hard headed, wants what he wants when he wants it, & just like his father in my words.......maybe B comes by this honestly because of his genes but whatever the case may be we were told that we have a rough few months coming but the outcome will be our little guys voice being heard more & more & the tantrums from frustration will come less & less.

I pray each & every night for God to guide me to be a great mom for the boys, to help me teach them right from wrong, good from bad & how to grow up as amazing young men.  I pray for him to let them know how much they are loved & how much we want only the best for them.  I pray for him to instill in me that I have to be a parent before I am their friend & playmate & to just help me to overall do what is best for them!  Having & raising these to little guys is the best job I am ever going to have & I just want to do right by them & sometimes knowing what is best or right is hard..............I still have to learn to trust my own judgment.