Potty Training

How to begin this post...this past week and a half have been WILD!!!!!!!!

1st week

This week has been a big week because we have begun potty training Zach. I finally had the guts to finally buckle down and read a potty training book. It was a good thing I did, because I would have done all of the things that they said was not a good idea. So with bravery I began on Wednesday afternoon, I first had him run around with just his undies downstairs. Then I had him run around without anything. The results were the same, he didn't quite make it to the potty.

But then the magic started happening, he actually went to the potty a couple of times on Thursday. We went to play group on Thursday at the church, and I showed Zach the nursery potty there, and he fell in love. Every ten minutes he said, "I need to go to the potty." The first time he said that he needed to go, I scooped Zach up left Grant crying in the gym and set him down on the potty. Let's just say that Thursday was the day of the boy who cried wolf. The times he said he needed to go he didn't, and then he would hold it to long that he had some accidents. I didn't know what to do, but I kept him in his underwear.

Friday I went to school with him and waited outside his classroom just in case he needed to go potty. He did a great job and stayed dry.

Saturday was the day of magic because he had zero accidents and went to several different kinds of potties because we went to a pumpkin patch. Which he loved by the way!

Sunday was 50/50. He loved going on the small nursery potty, and our next door neighbors potty. But he does not like to go on our home potty because it is not exciting to him. That's what we get for introducing him to several potties in just a couple of days! So we'll see what tomorrow brings. i am so proud of the boy because he has decided to be potty trained, I could not force it on him. He has decided and is succeeding. That's what I love about this boy Zach. He has his own time table and likes to study things out before he tries it.

2nd week

Zach is continuing his potty training course, and let's just say it is a rough ride. That is putting it lightly. It has gotten to the point where he doesn't want to go on our potty at home, and will refuse to go. I did attempt to pick him up and put him on the potty and as you can imagine that went over like a lead balloon! He is awesome at going potty on our outings, church and when we are at the neighbors.

As of tonight, by 6:30 pm he was back in a diaper. Starting tomorrow morning we will begin again!

I am still impressed when he actually goes potty and i wonder if that will ever wear off. Because I still marvel at Zach whenever he talks or picks his clothes out each morning and gets himself dressed. In my mind I am think, you are still so young, how are you doing all these grown up things?

A lot of firsts...

Sorry I have not posted for awhile. A lot has been happening in the Johnson family these past couple of months, which I wanted to share with you.

Beginning with the accomplishments of Timmy. He ran a marathon! Can you believe it! He ran it in 3 hrs. and 50 minutes running time and 4 hours and 5 minutes with water breaks. He trained all summer long with it with his friend Chris Allee from the ward. He would wake up at the crack of dawn and run with his buddy for what seemed like million upon millions of miles! Great job!






Angela's accomplishment completing the couch to 5k program...
Those who know me realize that I am not a runner. I was in track for two weeks and quit because I realized that I did not like running. However my amazing neighbor did this couch to 5k program and inspired me to do the same. I began in the middle of summer and began running one minute, walking awhile, running one minute, walking a while. It got to the point where I could run a 5k, very slowly. So since I had a marathon runner in my house, I figured he could pace me at a 10 minute mile. That's all I wanted to do was finish the 5k in 30 minutes. And I did in 29 minutes and 20 seconds. Now I have completed my fast running career and now will resume my 15 minute running mile. In the process I managed to lose zero weight and pretty sure I actually gained some, well oh well my energy level is much higher! I guess to lose weight you also have to eat healthy...



I could not have completed my couch to 5k program without my boys, these two trained with me every step of the way!

Zach

Moving to the big boy bed and sharing a room with Grant. Being a Timmy baby and loving to be with people, he didn't like being in the basement when he knew everyone was upstairs. Grant loves having him in there and Zach likes being in a huge bed!



He began going to school on Wednesdays for 30 minutes and Fridays for 45 minutes to work on his speech. He loves it and has three backpacks that he likes to take with him every time. The first day I took him to school he told me to go away and had the biggest smile on his face when I left the room as I left he told the teacher. "Mommy left, look at my backpack!"




He has begun potty training, post on that later, because that is a whole story in and of itself. We began this past Wednesday!

Zach loves to pick out pajamas for Grant and himself and night. And when he gets really ambitious he tries to get everyone matching matching, because that is his favorite thing!




Grant

Has begun to walk. He was a little rusty at first but then came alive when my parents came. What helped him a lot was running around Lake Lansing's beach and falling down in the water. He is starting to run, which is scaring me a little bit.




Got his first haircut! My mom did the beginning cut and then the next week Lexie our neighbor buzzed his head. It was sad to see his amazing locks to go, but now he looks adorable and I probably should have done it sooner!





Well there you have it, it is crazy to have so many milestones happen in such a short time. Time moves by so fast!