Oh my little Jack....I hate to say but the potty training..that is no so much happening these days....is all my fault. It truly is a lot of work...in the fact that we have to take off your pants while you are in constant motion, un-tape both sides of your diaper, and then hopefully you haven't let out too much poop....and then get you up on the potty! And the problem is...by the time I get you up on the potty I have interrupted the process and distracted you...cause sitting up there on that big boy potty is kinda fun (some times)! That being said...its a lot of work for no real accomplishment except lots more work for Mommy.
anyway...I see signs of your independence growing and this leads me to believe that it wont be too difficult to potty train you when you are a bit older. And we can use pull ups (already in your closet) and you will be more able to understand what actually it is that Mommy is asking you to do on this potty thing!
We have accomplished Jack peeing and pooping in the shower...so he is slowly coming to understand that these "things" come out of him....I think!
P.S I havent just given up at the moment with the training because it is too much work...but your bowel movements are very inconsistent, which makes for a real struggle. And truly we have too much to do and explore around here and out side that I can not just sit and watch for you to winch and show signs of a poop.
SO...we will try again in a few months.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Jack...meet Peter
Well....I had no idea that it would start as early as one year of age!! I mean...really...this early?
Jack noticed his little "peter" the other day (about July 4th-ish). He had touched "peter" a few times here and there prior to this past week....however this week...when he touched it - it triggered a big smile and a slight giggle...and ever since he has reached for peter pretty much every time I have changed him.
Truly the potty training has encouraged the poking and touching of peter since when he sits on the potty he looks down to see what is happening, he sees "peter" and gives him a little poke....is it even OK that I call it "peter"? Will this cause issues? I am going to have to call it penis...I think this is the safest.
Anyway...just keepin' tack of things...who knew.
Jack noticed his little "peter" the other day (about July 4th-ish). He had touched "peter" a few times here and there prior to this past week....however this week...when he touched it - it triggered a big smile and a slight giggle...and ever since he has reached for peter pretty much every time I have changed him.
Truly the potty training has encouraged the poking and touching of peter since when he sits on the potty he looks down to see what is happening, he sees "peter" and gives him a little poke....is it even OK that I call it "peter"? Will this cause issues? I am going to have to call it penis...I think this is the safest.
Anyway...just keepin' tack of things...who knew.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
A new potty
Ok...so I must admit I am not being so consistent with the potty. To be honest it is a bit of a nuisance (did I just say that) with the diapers and a SUPER active boy. Man I should have started this entire process BEFORE he started walking!
The other day I noticed Jack was having a "poo poo" we call it poo poo not a bowel movement or urinating, poo poo and pee pee and potty..simple. Anyway...I noticed he was talking a poo poo so I said "is Jack having a poo poo...lets go to the potty" and I picked him up and rushed him to the potty - trying not to scare him - or make him think it was a bad thing...and as I am trying to get the diaper off he is still pooing, and its coming out...and its all over the potty and him (disaster - stay calm Mommy)...and so I then pick him up...and we head back to the living room (and by the way our washroom downstairs is a "powder room at best - its super small) so we head back to the living room, where I am not ready to change a diaper, no pad down, diapers and wipes on the shelf, so I get him on the ground legs and bum up off the floor, struggling to reach for the wipes, Jack twisting and turning to get away, I use a gazillion wipes, put on the diaper and we're good to go. Now back to the washroom to clean up that mess.
My thoughts are - well...were not doing that again!
So we went back to....when Mommy goes potty Jack goes potty (pretend potty - just sitting) on his little potty diaper on.
This is no good...this is not going anywhere.
So...I have since taken a trip to Toys 'R' Us (on Monday)to purchase a "Diago" bigger boy potty (the one that sits on top of the toilet so that little bums don"t fall in!
I tried to let him be involved in the process (like the books say :) "Elmo or Diago potty Jack"..he seemed indifferent so we went with Diago potty and picked up a Nubby stool to help reach the sink to wash hands and perhaps assist in mounting the potty should he wish to do so.
I sat him on it this morning a few minutes after breakfast - because this is when I notice he takes a poo "sometimes". (His bowl movements are not clock work..so this is another issue).
Anyway, he seemed OK with the experience. He wasn't scared or stressed or struggling to get off. No pee or poo this morning.
I think our next step it to let Jack pee and poo while he is naked so that he is aware of what a pee and poo are - and that it comes out of his body (I read this in a potty "coaching" book). Perhaps we will do this after lunch one day this week in the swimming pool outside or maybe the bath tub. mmmmmm decisions decisions!
Hopefully this happens soon so we can get mastering this potty stage.
I am going to go out and get another potty and another stool for the upstairs bathroom and some pull ups and we are going to get this right. We are going to be consistent. We will sit on that potty when he wakes up the morning, after every nap, after every meal, and before bed.
I think Jack is ready to take on potty training (and I am ready to be more consistent). He hates having his diaper changed and is a pretty independent little guy. Hopefully he is ready for this responsibility!
The other day I noticed Jack was having a "poo poo" we call it poo poo not a bowel movement or urinating, poo poo and pee pee and potty..simple. Anyway...I noticed he was talking a poo poo so I said "is Jack having a poo poo...lets go to the potty" and I picked him up and rushed him to the potty - trying not to scare him - or make him think it was a bad thing...and as I am trying to get the diaper off he is still pooing, and its coming out...and its all over the potty and him (disaster - stay calm Mommy)...and so I then pick him up...and we head back to the living room (and by the way our washroom downstairs is a "powder room at best - its super small) so we head back to the living room, where I am not ready to change a diaper, no pad down, diapers and wipes on the shelf, so I get him on the ground legs and bum up off the floor, struggling to reach for the wipes, Jack twisting and turning to get away, I use a gazillion wipes, put on the diaper and we're good to go. Now back to the washroom to clean up that mess.
My thoughts are - well...were not doing that again!
So we went back to....when Mommy goes potty Jack goes potty (pretend potty - just sitting) on his little potty diaper on.
This is no good...this is not going anywhere.
So...I have since taken a trip to Toys 'R' Us (on Monday)to purchase a "Diago" bigger boy potty (the one that sits on top of the toilet so that little bums don"t fall in!
I tried to let him be involved in the process (like the books say :) "Elmo or Diago potty Jack"..he seemed indifferent so we went with Diago potty and picked up a Nubby stool to help reach the sink to wash hands and perhaps assist in mounting the potty should he wish to do so.
I sat him on it this morning a few minutes after breakfast - because this is when I notice he takes a poo "sometimes". (His bowl movements are not clock work..so this is another issue).
Anyway, he seemed OK with the experience. He wasn't scared or stressed or struggling to get off. No pee or poo this morning.
I think our next step it to let Jack pee and poo while he is naked so that he is aware of what a pee and poo are - and that it comes out of his body (I read this in a potty "coaching" book). Perhaps we will do this after lunch one day this week in the swimming pool outside or maybe the bath tub. mmmmmm decisions decisions!
Hopefully this happens soon so we can get mastering this potty stage.
I am going to go out and get another potty and another stool for the upstairs bathroom and some pull ups and we are going to get this right. We are going to be consistent. We will sit on that potty when he wakes up the morning, after every nap, after every meal, and before bed.
I think Jack is ready to take on potty training (and I am ready to be more consistent). He hates having his diaper changed and is a pretty independent little guy. Hopefully he is ready for this responsibility!
School
Getting in play car
Getting out of play car
Jack working on stacking activity
Jack during french
Jack's first finger painting
Jack learned a great deal in the "Parent and Tot" program that we just attended twice a week from April 12th until June 29th. The program was offered at Northwood Academy Gallano Campus (the school that I use to teach at - different campus). It was awesome!
Some of the things Jack accomplished during the program:
1.) He perfected his walking - I remember very clearly watching Jack when he just got up and started walking across the classroom...little shaky...but he went pretty far the first time on his own!!! I was across the room speaking with another parent. It was so amazing. At home he was cruising all over the place and taking a few steps - but at school he just got up and went for it!!
I guess seeing all the other little kids walking around freely, touching what they wanted, going where they wanted was just enough to get him up and moving!
2.) He created his first finger painting (which was lost by the teachers - so we painted a few more and I have one framed!! urrrgh so upset about that :(
3.) He learned how to do the stacking activity. He just walked over to it one day - it was left on the table by another child..and he started working with it. Now he loves the activity!
4.) He learned how to sit in the circle for a few minutes with his peers for morning songs! truly he usually sat on my lap the entire time otherwise there would be no sitting. This is not to be expected from a one year old. He did like to dance "in the circle" especially during French!
5.) He learned how to sit on a chair- with assistance getting up and in- to work on an activity or have snack (in the beginning he was sitting on my lap). Now at home in his playroom he climbs up onto his little chair and then slinks down onto it and then slides his little legs under the table! and he works on his stacking activity! (which I leave at the table since he loves this activity right now).
6.) Mastered getting in and out of the play car. He did this for a few days for sure! He loved this car. Still too small to walk it around the play yard like the big boys...but he surely leaned how to get in and out of it.
Over all school was an amazing experience! Jack really blossomed. There are things that children learn and need to learn from their peers. Some we wish they would sooner not experience (like pushing/pulling/etc)
however we have to take the good with the bad. I will definitely be taking him back in September if they run another Parent and Tot program or I will find one in our neighborhood.
Getting out of play car
Jack working on stacking activity
Jack during french
Jack's first finger painting
Jack learned a great deal in the "Parent and Tot" program that we just attended twice a week from April 12th until June 29th. The program was offered at Northwood Academy Gallano Campus (the school that I use to teach at - different campus). It was awesome!
Some of the things Jack accomplished during the program:
1.) He perfected his walking - I remember very clearly watching Jack when he just got up and started walking across the classroom...little shaky...but he went pretty far the first time on his own!!! I was across the room speaking with another parent. It was so amazing. At home he was cruising all over the place and taking a few steps - but at school he just got up and went for it!!
I guess seeing all the other little kids walking around freely, touching what they wanted, going where they wanted was just enough to get him up and moving!
2.) He created his first finger painting (which was lost by the teachers - so we painted a few more and I have one framed!! urrrgh so upset about that :(
3.) He learned how to do the stacking activity. He just walked over to it one day - it was left on the table by another child..and he started working with it. Now he loves the activity!
4.) He learned how to sit in the circle for a few minutes with his peers for morning songs! truly he usually sat on my lap the entire time otherwise there would be no sitting. This is not to be expected from a one year old. He did like to dance "in the circle" especially during French!
5.) He learned how to sit on a chair- with assistance getting up and in- to work on an activity or have snack (in the beginning he was sitting on my lap). Now at home in his playroom he climbs up onto his little chair and then slinks down onto it and then slides his little legs under the table! and he works on his stacking activity! (which I leave at the table since he loves this activity right now).
6.) Mastered getting in and out of the play car. He did this for a few days for sure! He loved this car. Still too small to walk it around the play yard like the big boys...but he surely leaned how to get in and out of it.
Over all school was an amazing experience! Jack really blossomed. There are things that children learn and need to learn from their peers. Some we wish they would sooner not experience (like pushing/pulling/etc)
however we have to take the good with the bad. I will definitely be taking him back in September if they run another Parent and Tot program or I will find one in our neighborhood.
the wave
Jack finally waves.
The date: Monday July 5th...was the official repeated wave. He has waved once...actually it was twice in the past, but they were very spaced out (random good byes) and never to be seen again. Until the other day (Monday) he waved good bye to his friend Conner who was leaving our house and getting into his car with his Mommy (Kylie). And he did it - he waved bye bye!
And yesterday (Wednesday) he waved at least 4 times! So I guess its official. Jack waves! so fun! So late! hehe...but so fun!
To be honest I believed the wave was derived and perfected from the "stinky" wave. One of Jack's favourite games (I am sure a favourite of many babies/toddlers) is "stinky feet". He loves this game and loves to mimic the game and it's what Jack does when he wants to make others laugh...he says "stingy" while waving his little hand sort of close to his nose (so freakin cute). And my guess is because he does this "sinky OR stingy" wave so often...it translated to bye bye! Somehow it clicked for him!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Raising your voice!
Ok...so I struggle with this a bit. It seems like it is the only way to get Jack to "hear" me. Its unfortunate. I do not want to raise my voice...I don't want to be "that" Mom. But how do I get Jack to listen?
Example..."No Jack please leave Kita's bowls"...distract...take him into next room and give him a toy...play for a second with him. Cool..it worked...go back to trying to make breakfast/lunch/dinner whatever. But..no there goes Jack back to the bowls...this time to drop the toy into it. Again..."no Jack please don't touch..bad" still in a super calm but firm voice. Jack throws a fit...and sometimes attempts to hit me in the face.
Stay calm...walk him over to the toy area...good boy...play with your toys. Nope...there he goes back to the bowls...so I lift them up...place them on the counter...say in loud voice....NO Jack...bad!
So we have accomplished nothing except that...I have now shouted at him...and removed the one item that HAS to stay on the floor in order to get him NOT to touch it. And this has been happening since he could crawl over to the bowls. So as you can imagine..by the third time to the bowl....my voice is fairly loud and super firm. Therefore most times we just simply remove the bowls every time Jack is awake and downstairs. Not fair to Kita...and not really teaching him boundaries.
I do not want to shout at him...I do not want him to A. think that it is OK to talk to someone like this. and B. think that this is how to get your POINT across to the other person.
I am going to make a SUPER CONSCIOUS effort to stop this. Now that Jack is "talking" I notice that he kind of does so in this loud..sort of shouting voice. He spits out these short one syllable very loud "words" we will call them. Perhaps this is how he thinks that you will "be heard"..because when Mommy really wants me to "hear" her she shouts at me. Yikes...is it too late to correct this. I hope not! After all its not like this happens all the time.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Talking
Jack really seems to be "talking" a lot lately. He will point and say things to us...
A few examples.
today we were in the car and I was pointing out the window at airplanes and he would look, and it was clear he could see them. Then I turned to look at him and hew would point, say something - unclear but to him it was something...and then he kind of nodded a bit towards where he was pointing. So funny, it exactly what I do when I ask him to look at something!
Then when he Daddy and I were looking at his Elmo Out & About Book...where you push a button on the book and it asks you to "find something blue"...and he would point (not at something blue) and say he wa wa wa or ba ba ba. Then push the button again and do the same thing.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Potty Again
He seems to think he is supposed to "get in" the potty! lol
There's that fork again!June 24th
He sat on the potty AGAIN!! I just went back into the washroom....Jack right behind me, and Alex the monkey whom I brought to sit down on the potty in case Jack wouldn't. Well I was wrong he took Alex off the potty and ...well...first tried to climb into the potty (I brought my phone/camera with me this time!!), and then I put the potty bowl back onto the seat, and sat him on it! and he stayed for a sec, got up, sat back down, got up, sat back down, and then turned sideways on the seat and kind of got stuck in this position, I helped him move his leg and he got up and sat down again!!!! I am so excited...this could be the beginning of something special!!
Hitting
Sat June 19th.
I was at a play-date the other day Jack hit another boy…gently…however he hit him, for no reason. (It was not the first time – twice before he has done it) I picked him up immediately and said NO Jack NO hitting.
I don’t think he does it with aggression…actually I know he doesn’t. I think he is looking for a reaction from the other baby. He also likes to tap and touch other babies on their face and head. He is just at a stage where he is curious about exploring interactions, touching, expression etc.
I found the info below helpful. In reading this article I realize that I gave Jack attention first and then the other baby. And perhaps the attention Jack gets when he hits the other baby is somewhat “rewarding”. When this occurs again I will definitely give the “victim” (don’t like the way this sounds as my baby Jack is not doing this with aggression or anger towards the other baby) attention first and ask Jack to hug him/her better.
Your toddler's violence always demands an immediate response. Don't ever ignore acts of aggression by your toddler (or by other toddlers who might be visiting for a playdate). Violence cannot be condoned. If you ignore it, your child will think it's okay. So respond quickly and clearly to hitting, kicking, scratching, hair pulling, poking, pushing, biting, and throwing things.
Whenever your toddler hurts another child, go to the other child and offer comfort first, even before you discipline your own child. Correcting violence is not simply a matter of disciplining your child and teaching her right from wrong. It also is an opportunity to model empathetic, caring, and compassionate behavior toward others. So make sure that your toddler sees you offering comfort to the victim. In time, she will begin to emulate your behavior.
While offering comfort to the injured child, clearly state to your own toddler that hurting another person is not allowed. Show your child the teeth marks or scratches or bruises on the child she victimized. Point out the injured child's tears and tell your toddler what they mean: that your child hurt the other. Finally, proscribe the specific violent behavior of your child: "No biting—ever!" or "Hitting is never allowed!"
For full article click on link below
http://life.familyeducation.com/discipline/toddler/53391.html
June 22, 2010
Jack can officially open the door to the downstairs washroom! Daddy says that he has done this a few times already…however this is the first time I have witnessed it myself!
There is a “Jack potty” in there that I am trying to get him to sit on when I use the washroom...this….well… still a no go. We will continue to try and ask him to sit on his potty when we sit on the big “potty”- and I will continue to talk my way through the steps of going to “the potty” and inviting him to sit on his potty until one day he decides to try it his own. Up until today…he was more interested in shutting the door while you are in there, and finally today opening the door! Perhaps now that this is mastered “the door” he will be motivated or inclined to try the potty.
June 24th
Jack sat on the potty today!!!!!!!!! Yeaaaaaay. FINALLY. I moved the potty back down to the main floor (where we usually are during the day) washroom (from his washroom upstairs), at the end of last week and I have been walking him through the steps of going to the washroom…from taking down pants to washing hands…and am I constantly saying “Mommy is going to the potty” as he always follows me right into the washroom – and then usually ends up shutting and then trying to open the door. Well, as he mastered that two days ago….today he actually sat on the potty!!!! So fun….big step for us. Jack NEVER EVER sits down unless he is strapped into his high chair, car seat or stroller! Next we will attempt the morning “poo poop on the potty”. Its just not always consistent…however it is obvious when he is having a BM.
For now….for the rest of this week…I think we will stick to sitting on the potty.
(I actually keep a log book as I dont always have time to enter things onto blog (slow computer!).
Jack can officially open the door to the downstairs washroom! Daddy says that he has done this a few times already…however this is the first time I have witnessed it myself!
There is a “Jack potty” in there that I am trying to get him to sit on when I use the washroom...this….well… still a no go. We will continue to try and ask him to sit on his potty when we sit on the big “potty”- and I will continue to talk my way through the steps of going to “the potty” and inviting him to sit on his potty until one day he decides to try it his own. Up until today…he was more interested in shutting the door while you are in there, and finally today opening the door! Perhaps now that this is mastered “the door” he will be motivated or inclined to try the potty.
June 24th
Jack sat on the potty today!!!!!!!!! Yeaaaaaay. FINALLY. I moved the potty back down to the main floor (where we usually are during the day) washroom (from his washroom upstairs), at the end of last week and I have been walking him through the steps of going to the washroom…from taking down pants to washing hands…and am I constantly saying “Mommy is going to the potty” as he always follows me right into the washroom – and then usually ends up shutting and then trying to open the door. Well, as he mastered that two days ago….today he actually sat on the potty!!!! So fun….big step for us. Jack NEVER EVER sits down unless he is strapped into his high chair, car seat or stroller! Next we will attempt the morning “poo poop on the potty”. Its just not always consistent…however it is obvious when he is having a BM.
For now….for the rest of this week…I think we will stick to sitting on the potty.
(I actually keep a log book as I dont always have time to enter things onto blog (slow computer!).
Saturday, June 12, 2010
A bit of background
So here we are...Jack is one years old! wow did that year ever go by fast. So many milestones have come and gone...I am almost forgetting when things happened exactly! I will give a brief recap of Jack's milestones to get you caught up.
First 3 months we figured out how to nurse when to nurse and worked hard to set a sleep schedule.
3 months - first laugh
4 months rolled over
5 months started crawling
6 months said dada
6 months sitting(yep, crawled before he sat)
6 months started eating solids
8 months pulling self on furniture
8 months cruising along furniture
8 months clapping
8 months peek a boo (this was his favourite game for about 2 months)
9 months first tooth
9 months said keeya (for Kita our dog - still no Mama)
10 months taking a few steps on his own
10 months and 3 weeks walking!
11 months stopped nursing
12 months he is attempting to climb everything - can climb out of bath tub if I am there for him to grab a hold of
12 months - 1 week, mastered sitting on his little push cars and bikes, still unable to move himself along while he is on them.
Pushes Mr. Bear (his closest companion) and other things on the bikes and push cars as well.
Standing on his tippy toes and can reach things that are on the dining room table and allllllmost reach objects on the edge of the counter if they are slightly hanging over the edge!
Jack loves to "pretend feed" Mommy and Daddy and Mr. Bear with his pretend dishes. I gave him a set of plates, forks, knives, cups and some plastic food which he took to right away. He loves the forks. He has been carrying them around for the past two weeks. He really wants to try and eat with them - but it is super messy so I am not ready to let this happen yet. I will buy him a real fork with silver prongs and see how he does with those. (I know I should be encouraging him to eat with cutlery- a bit too messy at this time). Perhaps in the next two weeks we will be ready for it.
He has mastered sliding down off our Mommy and Daddy's bed - I showed him a few weeks back how to get down off the bed and couch (turning around and sliding down on tummy) and well this week he started doing it on his own!
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