Wow, it seems like I haven’t written much lately. A lot of exciting things are going on.
First……CONGRATS to Kwabena for being out of pull-ups COMPLETELY!!
I am very excited about this, because it seems like it’s been so long since he’s been potty training. I really haven’t been stressing it. Some progress is better than none, right? But lately I decided that the only way to move him forward in the process is to test him to see what more he can handle. So this weekend I decided to take him shopping for more undies, and to keep him in undies all weekend long. I took him to go see Hotel for Dogs, and while we were out that couple hours or so, he stayed dry; afterwards we went to the bathroom and he peed. We went to the thrift store and to Target on Sunday, and the whole time we were out (several hours)–NO ACCIDENTS! Woo hoo! I knew he could do it 🙂
I had presented the idea to Miss Marilyn last week regarding getting Kwabena into underwear while he’s there at daycare. Even though she didn’t say no (she actually said to see how he did over the weekend, and if he proved to do well, then we could send him in undies), she seemed hesitant. She mentions how he would still wet a pull-up when wearing one. My theory, however, is that as long as you keep a child in a pull-up, they will continue to be trained to pee in it (and maybe even poop in it). But, when they are in underwear, they just know that they can’t just pee or poop in it. When Kwabena’s home, he knows to not pee in his pants, and 9.99 times out of 10 times, he doesn’t. He might leak a little bit when he’s too involved in playing and you know he’s holding it in. But overall, he does extremely well with using the potty at home, so I knew he would be successful at daycare.
Miss Marilyn has pointed out that he isn’t telling her that he has to go pee; she is consistently reminding him. I honestly feel like he doesn’t need too many reminders. I know sometimes he get so engrossed in playing that he almost forgets to go pee. But, I believe that if he’s got that feedback loop (i.e. a wet, or slightly wet, pair of undies), then I know he will start rushing to the bathroom on his own while there. I think he just needs the opportunity to prove that he can do it. If he can do it at home (and he does) then I know he can do it at daycare.
Superbowl Sunday we were supposed to go to a friend’s house, but after me and Kwabena’s long day (and the fact that it was a late night the previous night because we had company), and because it was Sunday and having to work the next day, I really didn’t want to go anywhere. Kwasi got very angry at me for saying earlier that, yes, I wanted to go, but then later changing my mind and not sticking with my choice of going to the Superbowl party. It’s now Day #2 and he still isn’t talking to me. Couple that with the ridiculous argument we got into over Kwabena eating his dinner–and we haven’t spoken all day.
Anyhow, moving on….
I am excited about a potential customer that called me out of the blue yesterday to ask about cloth diapers and baby carriers! She lives in Northern Virginia area and wanted to find someone that sold diapers locally so that she could try them out. I mentioned to her that I haven’t been making diapers (although I would gladly sew one for her), but that my focus now is moreso on carriers. She is interested, in addition to her friend! Crazy how she just found my website on Google. 🙂
So today I stopped by the fabric store and dropped some cash (oh, no, I had to put it on credit!!) on a few new fabrics, one that I hope my potential customer likes. I’m ready to get sewing, as soon as I know what she likes. Check out my other blog for more information about this!
Sleep issues……man…….when does it consistently get easier?? I’m talking “Night-Mom-I’ll-see-you-in-the-morning-and-just-walk-into-his-room” easier. Kwabena insists that his “back hurts” every night when he gets into bed (i.e. his back itches). He expects me to stand there and scratch it for 40-60 minutes until he goes to sleep. It’s exhausting for me. Tonight, luckily, was easier! I dipped out to take a shower after putting him down, totally expecting him to cry and fuss (he did). But I’m surprised how mature he can be at times; tonight I just explained to him that he gets 1 minute of back-scratching, then I will be leaving the room. It totally worked! I think using an amount of time is the key to getting your child to cooperate! I use this technique at the store, too, when he wants to go to Target to look at toys. I tell him, “Okay, you’ve got 10 minutes.” And then I give him countdowns: “Okay, you’ve got 7 minutes left.” I think it might be a more gentle way to prepare him for what’s to come and what I expect of him.
Oh, and today I found out that my grandmother has a benign brain tumor. They are going to monitor her often (she goes back in the next 2 weeks). I hope she’s going to be okay. It was discovered during an MRI; she was being evaluated for potential Alheizmer’s, but I believe her forgetfulness could have been linked to the brain tumor. More on that as I find out more.
And we’re still trying to conceive (although I still don’t know how I feel about trying to conceive at this point in time.). I have to admit that it’s bothersome to hear, what seems like, every week someone else I know getting pregnant, while I am not. Like I have said before, it’s not like I have the intense desire that I had with Kwabena, but to see other people so easily making the decision to have another and being able to achieve it, while I cannot, it definitely stirs up some emotion inside of me. I am not getting any younger. Fertility starts to drop for women when they hit their early 30’s (okay, I am 31, so it’s not the end of the world yet). And I would like for Kwabena to have a sibling close in age.
So….as you can see….a lot of exciting (good and bad) things going on!
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