Scratches

Jim for whatever reason cannot seem to scratch his own back. Usually he sits on the bed and then asks me for scratches. Nate just came to me and asked what is that called that we give daddy at bed time. I'm thinking hugs and kisses?? He says no, and then shows me with his hands what he's talking about. It's looking like he wants to play dinosaurs but he started to describe what he was trying to convey. So I said, scratches??? He says, yeah, can you give me some right here (pointing to his lower back). Jim has created a monster!!! :)

Out of the mouths of babes!!!

So today we went to lunch with Grandma Frances. As we were driving back Frances suggests that since we had a big lunch that we could probably just do something light for dinner. So I tell her we're having spaghetti. She talks about her plans for dinner and goes on about how she doesn't like to cook. Then from the back of the car we hear "Grandma, my mom can teach you how to cook!!!" Frances and I looked at each other and she says "Natey is your mommy a good cook?" And he says "Yes, she can show you how to cook if you want!!" LOL Priceless!!

VICTORY!!!!!!!!!

We had some fierce excitement here at the Porter household this afternoon! So much in fact, my throat is still a bit raw from all the screaming!!! :)

As I have mentioned previously, we have been having MUCH difficulty in completing the potty training of Nate! He just refused to sit on the potty and poop! We tried EVERYTHING!!! I got to the point the other day of pure frustration. I am having a hard time bending over to clean up the mess. I was tempted to put him back in diapers but was fearing he would then regress on the potty!! Especially with the triplets arriving!

Wednesday this week, I had it! I called the Pediatrician because short of beating him I was out of ideas! He told me that with toddlers they have found they like to have control over one of 3 things - eating, sleeping or toilet training. Well Nate really has been a champ with the first two, although lately its been harder to get him to eat vegetables. I backed off that and would give him fruit with his dinner instead. He started eating veggies again. So, maybe the doctor was on to something here!!! He also told me to drop the emotion. No more Oh Nate, why didn't you tell me! Don't you feel it coming!!?? If that doesn't work we were to go back to rewards again but again no emotion. If he pooped in his pants we were to say, oh, too bad you don't get XYZ treat.

So I dropped it. I didn't say anything more to him or put any pressure on him to go poop. This afternoon, he was dancing around the kitchen trying to figure out which garbage can to put the paper towel in (thank you San Francisco for mandating the recycling program). It looked to me like he needed to go potty. So I simply said, Natey, do you have to potty? He said yeah mom! Off he went to the bathroom. I left him be like I normally do. A few minutes later, he says to me, mommy, I went poo poo in here. I am already disgusted thinking, great, maybe we're getting closer in that he is heading into the bathroom to poop in his pants!! But instead, I go into the bathroom to see my precious little guy, pants down, sitting on the toilet! - OMG he pooped on the potty. I started screaming! I wiped his bottom and was telling him I was so proud of him! He asked me if he could have his robot back!! YES, YES, YES!!!! I then asked if he wanted to tell Nana, so we picked up the phone and called her and Grandma. Then he decided he wanted to wait to tell Daddy when he came home from work. Jim came in the door and he announced to him that he went poop in the potty. Jim was all excited and then asked me- did he really?!?! LOL.

So a very exciting night in the Porter household for sure!!!! If I could I'd have a glass of wine to celebrate!!! :)

Baby Dinosaurs!!!

So Nate is very much opposed to having a new sibling let alone 3 new siblings. He has been very good though helping me out since lifting him is a NO and bending over is difficult. We have to tell him to be careful getting close to my stomach because he's practically kicked me a couple of times!

On Wednesday night he says to me "Look mommy, my belly is getting bigger!" He lifted his shirt to proudly show me his belly!!! I said my goodness what's in there?? Thinking he would reply with my dinner!!! :) He says, "I have baby Dinosaurs!!"

Yesterday I was putting him into my mom's car as I was leaving to head out to the doctor. He asked me if I was coming with them. I said no, I have to go to the doctor to check on the babies. He replies "mommy I have to go to the baby doctor too to check on the baby dinosaurs...they are starting to hurt me!" The kid is killing me these days!!!

More pictures to come later today.

Sleep Talking

Last night, Nate had a bad dream so he was in our bed at 1:30. Something I am going to be addressing thanks to some tips that Dr. Oz had on his show today that will be good for our situation.

Anyway, around 4:30 I was awoken to not only a very HUGE downpour of rain but also to "ROOOAAAAR ROOOAAAR" subsequently followed by the cutest little giggle ever!!! He is so huge into Dinosaurs right now. He's been playing with his Dinosaurs every minute possible AND he loves Dinosaurs the movie as well as Dinosaur Train which I found on PBS. I couldn't help but laugh myself because it was so cute!!