Boy Oh Boy! That's Our Boy!

If you are friends with me on Facebook you know all about my latest experiances with Junior. For those family members who are NOT on facebook... here is what our boy has been up to.

Over the past couple of months Junior has expressed interest in using the potty. We bought him a potty chair and have not made a huge deal about it but have encouraged him to use it ANY time he shows an interest in it. One night he actually peed in it (we think - no one was in the room with him but there was liquid in it when we came back)! At any rate - this applies further as well (his interest in it).

Normally when Jr wakes up he is content to play in his crib for a while. Mom is pretty content with letting him do this because well I try to sleep as late as I can (or just avoid getting up for as long as I can). Last week he started waking up and playing as per his norm. Then it wasn't so normal anymore. He took his clothes off. ALL of his clothes. Diaper included. When I went in to get him up, you could say I was a bit shocked. I didn't know he knew how to get his pants off let alone his shirt with out help (he had slept in a pair of shorts and a toddler sized "A" shirt - also referred to as a "wife beater"). Luckily the bed was dry. (the diaper on the floor however was full as per his norm). That night - I put actual PJ pants and a shirt set on him. The following morning I walked in to find him sans pants & diaper and attempting to get his shirt off. This was becoming a habit I was afraid.

On the weekends Chris normally gets Jr up for the day. Saturday he had a work function he had to attend early so I got Jr up. Fully clothed when I went in, "YAY!" I thought perhaps it was just a couple time thing. Sunday Daddy got him up - fully clothed (or I would have heard about it)! Yay again!

Then there was yesterday. I walked in to find him naked from the waist down. Oh and the bed was NOT dry. Luck me! This morning agian... completely naked, diaper on the floor (diaper was dry) and the bed was SOAKED. This doing laundry thing everyday is starting to suck! Atleast by the time that Baby Scarlett gets to this point I will now have 3 toddler mattress covers!! I am just at a loss as to what to do. Guess it's time to pull out the family standby. Yes that family implement of "re-construction" -

yes duct tape!

As a bonus - this morning while putting him in the bathtub, (he smelled of urine... blech) he expressed intrest in the potty chair. "Go for it!" I told him. He sat there for about 5-10minutes then when I thought he was done (he got up) there wasn't anything in the bowl. "Oh well - atleast he tried!" I thought. Then he tried to climb in the tub. What he had been attempting to do on the potty chair was stuck to his bottom. We had our first attempted poop in the potty chair!!! I think after we get in a routine with baby sister, this is something we will begin persuing with vigor!

Other than that - the bigger mess he can make (like finger painting in oil that daddy drained from his motorcycle or the MGB that daddy is working on) the better! We now have a selection of clothing that is ONLY allowed for garage play - since I can't get the grease/oil out of it!