I wanted to share this moment. One day I had left the bathroom for a minute while Maddie was sitting on the potty, and I returned to find this. She is such a funny little girl some times! Well, as some may know, we have been working with Maddie on using the "big potty" as we call it around our house, since right before New Year's. We've given her some time to adjust to the idea, since she's a pretty stubborn monster. But we knew this was a task we wanted and needed to start and finish. I'll be honest, I am not good at potty training. I struggle with accidents, and bed wetting, and all those not fun things. With Ethan, we didn't have nearly as hard of a time because he was a lot older, and he just caught on pretty quick. But this little lady, she was a whole other ball game.
So, it started with 12 pairs of underpants (6 Minnie Mouse, 6 Tinkerbell) and a LARGE bag of M&M's, 6 pair of plastic covers, and pull ups for night time. After the first week, she wasn't too promising with our efforts, the second week, we stopped peeing in our pants, but didn't quite have the concept for going "big potty" yet. Yuk!
haha... Then the third week, we were having more successes than accidents... in the fourth week, we were accident free, and this week, the fifth week, she is now telling us when she has to go potty. It came out of nowhere. But has been a welcomed change, and my little lady is becoming a big girl! Very exciting time right now!!! I know she'll continue to do well, and soon, it will be as if she has been potty trained her whole life. But it just goes to show you, even the most stubborn of daughter's (and believe me, she is), is no match for strong willed parents who refuse to buy more diapers.
February 16th, Ethan's preschool class went to the Cornelius Fire Department to learn what it is that the Firemen do. Ethan was so very excited for this field trip. Not only did he get to go somewhere fun with his friends, but his dad got to be there to experience it. They had a fun time crawling through the different areas of the fire trucks, learning all about the suits that they wear, and getting their "honorary fire lieutenant stickers" to wear around.
Ethan and his friend Thomas were walking around the front of the fire truck, looking at all the cool gadgets and gizmos that they use to fight fires. Ethan thought this was the coolest thing ever!
Ethan sitting in the driver's seat of the big fire truck. Asking all kinds of questions about what each button does. I really appreciate the fire department for still doing these fun things for the kids to teach them about fire safety!
A front shot of Ethan sitting in the driver's seat.
Gathered around the fireman! They were all so interested and involved. I wasn't there, so I can only imagine how much they all wanted to be a part of what was going on. Kids are so funny and cute!
Learning a valuable lesson in fire safety I'm sure! - - Look at how well they are all paying attention!
Ethan and his buddy Michael. It's a little blurry, but you get the picture! : )
