Adventures in Potty Training

Round II is on....only one year after round I. The older bro is inspiring on this front, as is preschool.

This post gets kind of personal, so stop now if you're not OK with that.

Where Ridge feared the poo, Sawyer is super amused by it. Surprise, right? He is a proud pooper. He gets on the throne, grunts and pushes, smiles and laughs, and with each excretion wants to flip over and have a look at what he's created. Then he wants to flush it and do it all over again. This is messy and disgusting...but not as disgusting as cleaning poop out of the tub which was happening way too often. When the weather warms, we'll give undies and naked time in the backyard a whirl. Seems crazy early, but he's into it, so we'll strike while the iron's hot and see what comes of it.

Missing Daddy

Ridge: I really wish Daddy was home. (Tere is going to Chicago today.)
Me: Awe, that's nice! Why? Because he is fun?
Ridge: Yeah, and he burps a lot.



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Jacket Off!

Sawyer is talking so much. I was charmed to pieces when he said to me tonight, "jacket off, mommy!" So I went to report to Tere Sawyer's budding and exciting vocabulary. As I was saying it, I realized how truly genius he is. Repeat, "jacket off mommy." Dear.

WHAT-A-BURGER

I think everyone who lives in TX is at least somewhat familiar with the slightly annoying (Or is he charming?) Whataburger voice. Tere taught the boys this little Stupid Baby Trick during the Chocolate Brownie Pie promotion. We are sad that the promotion is over, but its legacy lives on at the Hancock house.

Reward

$5 to anyone who can tell us what he's saying. (There's a comment section here, right?) Hint...it's in response to my asking him about Valentines Day songs he's learning at school. His class will perform in the Valentine show. Should be interesting. While we're talking $, any of you loyal followers (both of you) care to wager on whether or not he'll cry or sing during the 2/11 show?

Think He's Growing?

At 22 months (but who's counting), Sawyer has for breakfast...a cup of milk, 1 1/2 bananas, 2 turkey sausage patties, one waffle and one scrambled egg...and pleads for "mo pleeeeth!" (Thumb to palm to sign it in addition to saying it to stress his dire situation.) If this is any indication of the boy's eating habits, we better start stock piling now.

The drive to school was quiet today on account of Ridge being on a conference call. He introduced himself at the top of the call, "hello...Sir Toppum Hat here!" That's the conductor (I think?) in Thomas the Train. Funny funny kid.

Goody two shoes

Ridge told me last night that Ms. Burt has moved him to a table with Alec and Casey to "keep them calm." He's proud of his new post and responsibilities. His BFF Anna is there too. I suspect they anchor the table of six. Dear! Goody two shoes in the making...at 4! I guess it could be worse.

Sawyer, meanwhile, remains OBSESSED with buses. With his lisp, it's "BUTH!!!!" He can spot them a mile off. The appearance of a bus will always turn a tantrum around...very handy when we've tragically driven passed a park ("Go DEEES WAY!!!!!) that we can't visit.

Sawyer seems to have, in just the past week or two, matured a lot. He's talking more, tantrumming less, and getting his brotherly fun on more and more often. The countdown to two is on...less than two months!