Wednesday, September 08, 2010

One Month Old & Potty Training

Madelyn is now one month old! A few things we've learned in her short little life is that she had thrush and now has reflux. This is why my poor little baby was so fussy and always crying. It often seemed like when she was awake all she did was cry. But now she is taking some medicine and is a happy baby. She is just starting to make those precious little coos that I love.

In other big news Ethan is potty trained (well pretty much anyway). Last week we went to the store and let him pick out his new underwear. He of course picked the Disney pack that was full of Toy Story, Cars, Incredible's and Wally. All his favorite shows.

Then he got to pick out his own potty seat, Cars of course.


Here he is modeling his Cars underwear for me, such a silly boy!

We made a potty chart that he put a sticker on each time he went in the toilet. This was super exciting for him. Once he filled his chart with stickers we told him that he'll get a present.

He did pretty good the first day and seemed to be understanding what was going on. The second day was BAD and I almost gave up but decided to stick with it. We had a few more days of good and a few more days of bad. Then on Monday it seemed to just click. We've had very little accidents and he's doing great!

5 comments:

Heidi said...

Oh my goodness, Madelyn is SOO cute!! I've never seen a blonde baby with so much hair!! Love it. And BIG congrats on the potty training! We've just started with Hyrum, and I remember why I waited so long to start! =0)

Unknown said...

Alright E!

Madelyn is beautiful. Is my Brother growing a beard?

Anywho see you for thanksgiving.

-Jimmy

Heather said...

What a cute boy!! I love how he is modeling his big boy undies. And your little Madelyn is so darling. I am glad you found out how to help her feel better and not cry. It breaks me heart to hear a baby cry and not know how to fix it.

Anonymous said...

Shanny,
Curt and I laughed so hard at the
cute pics of Ethan and his
undies and potty chair!
He is so proud!
Thanks for sharing.
Give baby Madelyn a kiss.
She is beautiful!

Loves you,
Auntie J and Uncle C

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