Thursday, February 28, 2008
by the way
Check out the new blog on my blog roll, Abby Leigh. She's the daughter of a coworker of John's sister-in-law. She needs a heart.
some encouragement
This morning at 4:00am Malachi woke up. It seems that every morning it gets earlier and earlier. When we started potty training he got up at 6:30 the first time. I fear that by the time we get to Minnesota in a couple of weeks he's going to be getting up at 2:00am, so please pray for that. I know it's because he needs to go potty but up until this morning he would hold it so long that he would just be up at that time.
This morning at 6:00 I told him that he was going back to sleep. He peed around 5:00 so I knew that, that wouldn't be a problem. Thank God he went back to sleep and slept until 7:30.
Anyway...the bit of encouragement is this. When he got up at 4:00 and 7:30 I let him stay in his room a couple of minutes instead of running in there right away (mostly because I was super tired). Both times he was dry! It seems that now I don't have to run as soon as I hear him sigh when he wakes up.
This morning at 6:00 I told him that he was going back to sleep. He peed around 5:00 so I knew that, that wouldn't be a problem. Thank God he went back to sleep and slept until 7:30.
Anyway...the bit of encouragement is this. When he got up at 4:00 and 7:30 I let him stay in his room a couple of minutes instead of running in there right away (mostly because I was super tired). Both times he was dry! It seems that now I don't have to run as soon as I hear him sigh when he wakes up.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
great day after a so-so night
We went to a first year birthday party last night and I used up his change of clothes because of an accident and then he had another one. I'm proud to say I didn't let it get me down. I'd be so silly to assume that we wont have any more accidents.
Malachi woke up dry and we had a dry trip to Wal Mart. He's gone pee in the potty twice this morning and poo too! What a good little boy.
I'm still deciding if I want to go to church tonight. I'm a little afraid he might have an accident.
Malachi woke up dry and we had a dry trip to Wal Mart. He's gone pee in the potty twice this morning and poo too! What a good little boy.
I'm still deciding if I want to go to church tonight. I'm a little afraid he might have an accident.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Another milestone!
Malachi let daddy take him to the potty today! Yay!!!!! I feel a little more free now that he's done that.
Today Malachi peed five times with only one accident. So, it's obvious that he didn't hold it long today. He did hold after the first time for about an hour and a half or two, so I thought he was going to be holding it for a while, but he proved me wrong.
I'm so proud of him today!
Today Malachi peed five times with only one accident. So, it's obvious that he didn't hold it long today. He did hold after the first time for about an hour and a half or two, so I thought he was going to be holding it for a while, but he proved me wrong.
I'm so proud of him today!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Update on the weekend and today
We had a really good weekend. There was only one time when Malachi was out of bed that he wet his pants and the other two times were when he was in bed. This is so awesome! I can't believe that my little boy is going pee in the potty.
On Saturday we went to the Zoo and dinner at Chili's to celebrate the great success he had been having. The whole trip was a dry trip. We knew that by the time he got to Chili's he had to go potty but every time I offered to take him to the bathroom he didn't want to go. He held it all the way home, what a good boy!
Sunday we didn't go to church because I was too sick, but we did go to Wal Mart because we were low on food. He had to go potty at Wal Mart too. When we were on our way into the handicap stall he decided he didn't want to go. That was fine, he'd never gone on a big potty or outside of our house. Later when I was in front of the deli counter John told me he said he had to go. So Malachi "flew" like an airplane while mommy ran to the potty. He was such and awesome boy and peed in the big potty at Wal Mart! We took care of two milestones with one potty time. He made us so proud! Instead of two m&m's he got a cookie!
Oh...and today he went poop in the potty! Super yay! This is such a great achievement for him and me. I'm so relieved that he did this!
Now we need to work on night times and letting Daddy take him (he only lets me).
I'm so happy that he's doing so well. Thank you God.
On Saturday we went to the Zoo and dinner at Chili's to celebrate the great success he had been having. The whole trip was a dry trip. We knew that by the time he got to Chili's he had to go potty but every time I offered to take him to the bathroom he didn't want to go. He held it all the way home, what a good boy!
Sunday we didn't go to church because I was too sick, but we did go to Wal Mart because we were low on food. He had to go potty at Wal Mart too. When we were on our way into the handicap stall he decided he didn't want to go. That was fine, he'd never gone on a big potty or outside of our house. Later when I was in front of the deli counter John told me he said he had to go. So Malachi "flew" like an airplane while mommy ran to the potty. He was such and awesome boy and peed in the big potty at Wal Mart! We took care of two milestones with one potty time. He made us so proud! Instead of two m&m's he got a cookie!
Oh...and today he went poop in the potty! Super yay! This is such a great achievement for him and me. I'm so relieved that he did this!
Now we need to work on night times and letting Daddy take him (he only lets me).
I'm so happy that he's doing so well. Thank you God.
Friday, February 22, 2008
A close on Day 5
After I blogged last time the day went great! Malachi didn't hold onto his trend to hold his pee for 3-5 hours. He peed at least four times before his nap. I was so excited to be making that progress.
When I got him from his nap he was wet and poopy. Yesterday he pooped in the bath two times, and honestly I'd rather have poopy pants than poopy bath. I wasn't very upset about it because I knew that if I got upset then Malachi would get upset. So I gave him a bath - where he pooped again :)
The afternoon was a great time for us! At about 3:30 I was reading a book and Malachi was running around the living room to his Bible Songs CD, he ran up to me and said that he had to go poop in the potty (that's what he says no matter what he has to do in the potty), he ran to the bathroom ahead of me and waited for me to take his underwear off and sit him on the potty and as soon as he relaxed he peed! This was such a victory for me because finally, he did what I've been trying for 4 1/2 days to get him to do! Then, throughout the evening he did the same two more times, a third time I carried him to the potty because of the times leading to that trip where he said he had to go, but changed his mind. I knew he had to go, so I decided to not give him the opportunity to change his mind again.
The last time he went potty today was right before bed. John put Malachi on his lap and told him what he needed to do before bed:
1. Go potty
2. Put PJ's on
3. Read a book with Mommy
4. Go to bed
Well, that's exactly what we did. What a great big boy I have! I certainly do not think we have arrived. We still need to work on pooping in the potty. But I feel so great knowing that there is a hurdle in our lives that has been conquered.
When I got him from his nap he was wet and poopy. Yesterday he pooped in the bath two times, and honestly I'd rather have poopy pants than poopy bath. I wasn't very upset about it because I knew that if I got upset then Malachi would get upset. So I gave him a bath - where he pooped again :)
The afternoon was a great time for us! At about 3:30 I was reading a book and Malachi was running around the living room to his Bible Songs CD, he ran up to me and said that he had to go poop in the potty (that's what he says no matter what he has to do in the potty), he ran to the bathroom ahead of me and waited for me to take his underwear off and sit him on the potty and as soon as he relaxed he peed! This was such a victory for me because finally, he did what I've been trying for 4 1/2 days to get him to do! Then, throughout the evening he did the same two more times, a third time I carried him to the potty because of the times leading to that trip where he said he had to go, but changed his mind. I knew he had to go, so I decided to not give him the opportunity to change his mind again.
The last time he went potty today was right before bed. John put Malachi on his lap and told him what he needed to do before bed:
1. Go potty
2. Put PJ's on
3. Read a book with Mommy
4. Go to bed
Well, that's exactly what we did. What a great big boy I have! I certainly do not think we have arrived. We still need to work on pooping in the potty. But I feel so great knowing that there is a hurdle in our lives that has been conquered.
Day 5 under way
Day 4 ended pretty well. Malachi and I tend to do a lot better when John is around and he skipped school last night to stay with us. He truly had been my rock through this.
Malachi woke up today and I didn't hear. I had slept out in the living room because of my symptoms. John rushed out to me at 7:00 and told me that Malachi was up and that for some reason his alarm didn't go off. So I got into Malachi's room as fast as possible and found a dry boy! I was so happy!!! He didn't want to go potty though.
He did however go through three pair of underwear because he was holding in pee, but hadn't peed since yesterday so a little bit would come out. But when I tried changing his underwear he would get really upset. Finally we went into his bedroom to play and I think he couldn't hold it any longer and started peeing. He finished in the potty, yay!!
It's been over an hour and every time I ask if he needs to pee I don't get an answer. I think I'll do better today with my attitude though, and I think that will help Malachi.
Please continue to pray that he'll get over this aversion to going potty until he has no choice and can't hold it any longer. Also please pray that my drainage, congestion and cough will go away.
Thanks!
Malachi woke up today and I didn't hear. I had slept out in the living room because of my symptoms. John rushed out to me at 7:00 and told me that Malachi was up and that for some reason his alarm didn't go off. So I got into Malachi's room as fast as possible and found a dry boy! I was so happy!!! He didn't want to go potty though.
He did however go through three pair of underwear because he was holding in pee, but hadn't peed since yesterday so a little bit would come out. But when I tried changing his underwear he would get really upset. Finally we went into his bedroom to play and I think he couldn't hold it any longer and started peeing. He finished in the potty, yay!!
It's been over an hour and every time I ask if he needs to pee I don't get an answer. I think I'll do better today with my attitude though, and I think that will help Malachi.
Please continue to pray that he'll get over this aversion to going potty until he has no choice and can't hold it any longer. Also please pray that my drainage, congestion and cough will go away.
Thanks!
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