Never A Dull Moment: Big Changes Around Here!

Well... the day has come. The day that I have dreaded since I saw these sweet little faces for the first time.

As a parent, there are two things that I dread more than anything. They are potty training and teaching my kids to drive. I've already decided that I will be too old and not have enough patience to teach them to drive so I'm leaving that to Bobby. However, I couldn't seem to get out of the potty training. So...Tuesday began the dreaded POTTY TRAINING. I have tried a few other times and they just were not ready. Since they have turned 3 they have no choice. We have realized that we have changed diapers for the last 5 years, 10 months and 12 days of our lives. Diapers have to go!

Tuesday started the same as the other times. I went through about 6 pair of "big boys" in about an hour and a half. Finally, Noah's competitive nature (thanks Daddy) kicked in. He wanted those M&Ms and stickers. From this point on Noah has stayed dry. He is doing great. Poor Nathan just wants to hold it. He has gone several times but he's having a harder time. I'm sure that he will just wake up one morning and have it down perfectly. We find that this is how Nathan does most things. He's on his own time table. All in all it's going pretty well. We have stayed home all week and I have spent most of the week in the bathroom floor reading books, singing, dancing, giving pep talks, begging, bribing, etc. It will all be worth it in the end when we get that "No more Diapers" pay raise! Here are some pictures of our adventures this week.

P.S. Abby had a little drama the first night because the boys were getting so much attention. She has a total meltdown when we insisted she eat a few bites of corn (one of the 2 veggies she will eat.) This caused a little "No one loves me" fit. I had to include a picture of that. I know it seems mean but I want her to see this when she's older. Ha!Ha! After she recovered she decided she needed a sticker chart too. She told us that she would get a sticker for good jobs or setting good examples for the boys. Whatever works!!