Mommy Win - Day 51

It's becoming harder to keep up with this as the baby's due date is coming nearer (we're down to less than two weeks!).

However, before I forget, I wanted to write about a major win today. We've decided that since we're having another baby, and we will be moving shortly thereafter, we didn't want to introduce potty training to the little man until we are all a little more settled. He's been showing some interest in using the toilet, but I definitely haven't been pushing it.

This morning I was giving him a bath when he suddenly said that he was poopy (he wasn't), but I asked if he wanted to get out of the tub and get a diaper on or try using the potty. He opted for the potty. And, after just a minute or two on the toilet he started peeing. He was so proud of himself, and I was extremely proud, too. Who knows what this will mean for the time when we are actually potty training. I know there will be plenty of ups and downs, but hopefully it goes fairly smoothly.

Another big win for me today happened at lunch time. We went to the store to pick up some groceries as well as a little treat to celebrate the first potty use (no, this won't be a common thing, but I wanted to really celebrate the first time). He loves Macaroni & Cheese, which I was planning on making for lunch. He wanted one of the boxes that had the shaped noodles (which he hasn't ever had before), so I bought one. Well, in case you don't know, they have a different taste than the original. I didn't think it would be a problem, though. However, once we got home and I'd made the macaroni, he didn't end up liking the taste at all.

I was a little frustrated, but decided I'd finish his portion off and make him some of the original. I asked him to bring me his bowl - I was only about 3 feet from him - and I knew immediately I should've just gotten it myself. He ended up dropping the bowl and spilling half the contents on the floor. Initially my reaction was to just yell at him in frustration. What can I say? I am very tired today. I was up, feeling extremely sick, from 2:30-4:00 this morning and then the little man woke up way too early. Anyway, I wanted to just completely yell at him, but I was able to hold back, and not say/yell anything at him. I just cleaned up the mess and moved on. It wasn't really his fault. He's only 2 1/2, I can't expect him to do everything perfectly.