pete, j. and my sis with members of the band boston. i was the photographer.i'm writing this a tired pup tonight. last night we had free tickets to the Boston/Styx concert at the verizon amphitheater in alpharetta. it was a great show and we had a blast. we actually got to go backstage and meet the band. that was pretty cool even though i didn't have a clue who they were. they looked like a bunch of skinny, haggard, old guys to me. but they were really nice and gracious and visited with the fans, gave autographs and took pictures. it was a really late night...didn't get home until after 1:00. we sincerely apologize to my in-laws for keeping them up so late on a "school night". i think we all could've used a nap today!
yesterday and today were good days with the boys, especially doodlebug. we've been fighting an uphill battle with him with potty-training. he was potty-trained just 2 weeks shy of his 3rd birthday and did great for about 4 months. then he started to regress for a couple weeks. then he got back on track which thrilled me. then all of a sudden back about a month ago he started to regress again and it's been a roller coaster ride since. we have good stretches with no accidents and bad stretches with accidents all day long. i'm not ashamed to say i've resorted to candy, bribery, anything i can think of to get him to keep his drawers dry!
i think so far this has been the most challenging part of parenting for me. i used to think waiting for my boys to sleep through the night was the hardest, but now that doesn't seem so bad. there have been days i've been at the end of my rope with this potty business...and trust me, pete and my mom have both gotten the tearful phone calls of frustration from me. pete's last solution was bring home some pink dora pull-ups and let doodlebug wear those. he didn't like that too much. he now has a sincere dislike for dora. i think it was my mom that told me he won't go to kindergarten in diapers and it will all work out. i know that's true, but i sure wish he would get with the program.
but i must brag on my sweet doodlebug. he has had 2 good days of pottying in a row. i guess that promise of a trip to jungle jump is very enticing. who knew that inflatable slides and jumping castles would mean so much! we'll see how it goes the next few days. for those of you about to embark on this wonderful journey of potty-training for the first time, i hope you have an easier time than i have with my first. i pray every day it will get easier and i will stay sane through the process. peanut has been an easier child since birth so maybe sitting on the pot will come easier for him, too.
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