Time Out

We went and ran some errands after our morning walk, and G was just being a brat, he threw some toy on the floor in anger and when we didn't get out at the post office he was just crying and being unreasonable, on our way to the bank and post office, he looked so tired and I really thought he would fall asleep. well, after his fit in the car, i told him he was going straight to timeout when we got home, his behavior was completely unacceptable, he got really quiet and didn't say another word the rest of the way home and was SO serious when we got out of the car, but i'll be darned if he didn't walk right in and sit in time out, i didn't even have to remind him. I was stunned!!
Then when it was time for nap, he threw another fit and kept kicking me, well, i don't tolerate kicking, I was changing his diaper and i said, do you want momma to spank you and he kind of shrugged, now keep in mind, I almost never spank him, it has to be bad, so he did it again, i said if you kick momma one more time, i will spank you on your bare bottom, he did it again, so I spanked him. oh, you should have seen the look on his face! He was crying and when i got him dressed, i said do you think you need to sit in timeout for a minute and he said yes, and ran and sat in time out!!

the crazy thing is, the rest of the day he'd been SO good! It was either angel or devil today, no in between.

16 weeks

I went to the Dr today for my 16 week checkup, I gained 5 pounds, but 1 was clothing, so 4 pounds, which is perfect! So, I'm right on target, I gained a little on the high side for the first trimester, it should be between 3-5 pounds, I gained 5, so I'm sitting at 9 pound weight gain, it's good, I just need to keep watching what I eat.
The heartbeat was strong and fast, it's always amazing to hear that. I go back in 4 weeks for the big ultrasound, we will get to see the baby, but I've already told the Dr we don't want to know the sex. She said she needs to know, but won't tell us :)
We talked again about a 37 or 38 week delivery. She did explain to me that it won't be a date we'll be picking in advance, she will exam me, and if it's time, then it's time. So, I have no idea how that will work for Mom & Dad to drive down, but we'll worry about that more later.

Disney Live

On Friday, September 11, we went to see Disney Live, this is a combo of all of Garrett's favorite Disney characters. They had Mickey & Minnie, of course, Handy Manny, Little Einsteins, and Winnie the Pooh, Darby & Tigger. Garrett loved it! He didn't stop smiling the entire show. The only bad thing was he wasn't quite heavy enough to keep the seats down, so he either sat right at the front, or we helped hold it down, but he had a blast, and of course Matt and I enjoyed it because he did. It lasted about an hour and a half, so just the right amount of time. Here's some pictures of him enjoying the show.

EEEEWWWWW!!!

I was going to jump right back into the potty training today, but I am now officially ending it!

When he got up, he wanted big boy underwear, and i was just about to go to the bank, so i sugested we put a pull up on, and when i took the underwear off, he had pooped! Not, like a hard poop, but soft, mushy nasty poop! I freaked out and that scared him, so he's standing in the living room and there's poop on the floor, my hands and then he stepped in it! Gross!!!

I soaked it in the toilet, i had no idea what to do, but i have decided i can't handle any more of this, potty training is over, for now!

Potty training day 1 & 2

Wow, it's so much harder then I thought it would be. We went through 8 pairs of underwear yesterday, he only peed in the potty once, and that was when he sat there and we read books. At lunch, he peed so bad, it was running all down the legs of the high chair, i had to give him a bath! I almost threw in the towel at that point. He also had gotten up at 5:45, never a good thing for him! He did get to the point where he was telling me he was wet, so I am taking that as a good sign, but it's slower progress then I had ever imagined!

Day 2 is going a little better, he did pee a little in his underwear and again, the only time I got him to pee, he had peed a little and we ran to the potty and he asked me to read to him, and while we sat and read he peed, a lot. He was super excited and wanted to flush it, so, again, I'm taking that as a good sign. At nap time, when we went to read books, he wanted to bring the potty in his room and he sat on it while I read, no success, but i thought that was good, yesterday he was running from the potty. Tonight we are going to Disney Live, my timing kind of sucks, but I am very concerned that he hasn't pooped since Wednesday, so I'm kind of hoping the break and the chance to wear a diaper for hours might help him poop. He's been getting constipated lately, so this worries me.

I promised myself I would try hard until Sunday and if he still isn't getting it, we'll go back to diapers, if I try hard for 4 days and he doesn't get it, i'm guessing he isn't ready, but i'm hoping another 2 full days and he'll be better at it!

Potty Training boot camp

Well, I think the time has come. Garrett came home from daycare with diaper rash again, and he only goes twice a week, they also told me they need more pull-ups, the package I sent lasted 5 days! I talked to Matt and we agreed we can't afford to be buying that many pull-ups, so I am armed and ready. Today is picture day at school so he went today instead of tomorrow, so that means he & I will have 5 straight days together! I have tons of underwear, treats, tattoos, stickers, and various kinds of dinosaurs. So, I'm ready, the bigger question is, is he ready. I talked to his teacher today and she believes he is ready, so we are going to give it a try! Wish me luck tomorrow.

2nd Trimester

I've officially left the first trimester behind! As of yesterday I am 14 weeks pregnant. I have a long way to go, but it's nice to have that one hurdle done with. I do have a bit more energy, I'm hoping that continues. Not much else has changed since last week though. I did feel the baby move early this morning. The books say it's too early, but I think you just know what to expect the second time around, I don't feel it all the time, it's pretty sporadic, but I do feel it.

"Aunt Header's"

This past weekend, Garrett & I headed to visit Heather. Matt was going to help Chris set up for hunting season, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to go up to Dallas. The drive up went fine, we left at dinner time on Thursday, G got to eat french fries and chicken nuggets in the car, and watch movies, he did great until we saw the Dallas skyline, then the rest of the trip was "Where's Header" at one point, he shouted out, "Header, where are you?" Yes, this sounds cute, but after 45 minutes, I'd had enough! But, other then getting to bed very late, he was a very good boy. He did not sleep well, he would only sleep in bed with us, and he woke up a few times just crying, he wasn't even fully awake, he'd just sit there crying, if i tried to touch him, he'd get worse, so I'd sing and he'd fall back to sleep, one time he draped himself over Heather, she was sound asleep and didn't seem to mind so i went back to sleep.

Friday, Heather had to work, so we decided to go with her, let G play in the kids center and i would work out, gasp! i know!! Well, he was so tired, and it was pretty crowded, so he refused, Heather took him to her office, she has a door she can close and I still got my workout in, we all met up for lunch and then G and i went back to her place to nap, we both napped!! She stopped on her way home to get groceries and after we ate, we walked around outside a bit. He went to bed better, at 9:30 this time, but only if Heather went to, that might be the earliest Heather has been to bed in ages!! He slept much better!

Saturday when he woke up we let Heather sleep in a bit, after we were all up, we went to a nature reserve to take a walk, the path ended at a play area, so we thought it was perfect, G didn't like it so much, he cried and ended up being carried for most of the 1 mile walk. We did get to see a large turtle walking around and G liked that a lot. We almost had a meltdown at the park, but i got him distracted with a stick, after another good nap, and dinner, we went swimming, oh, the water was cold! the sun was down and it had cooled off a little bit, G didn't notice one bit, he jumped right in and Heather was brave enough to get in too, I sat on the edge! We had to bribe him to get out, even though his lips were blue, but ice cream is hard to resist! He went to bed much easier and even slept in!!

Sunday, our plan was to go back to the pool, but G refused to eat breakfast, so no pool. We helped Heather pack up a few more boxes and then we had lunch and headed back. G did not do so well coming home. He watched Lion King and i assumed he'd fall asleep, nope. After Lion King was over, it was well past nap time, but he refused to go to sleep, cried for over an hour, and then i finally reached back and rubbed his foot and he fell right to sleep, but we were only 30 minutes from home! Somehow Matt got him to go back to sleep when we got home, so he ended up getting about an hour and a half nap.

I forgot my camera and was so sad, we had some great moments at Aunt Heathers! Garrett loves Kahlua, Kahlua is terrified of Garrett, that's a major reason she went to live with Heather. He would follow her around, kitty, kitty, and she would run and hide. Aunt Heather had some packing peanuts and boxes and those were a huge source of entertainment for him!! He loved moving those peanuts from box to box, then just dumped them on the floor! Yes, we made a big mess, but we cleaned it up before we left. Heather had the bright idea to let him play with some stamps and ink, i thought it was a good idea too, oops, we were wrong! He got more on himself then the paper, he was green for a few days!

Thank you "Header" for letting us come visit!