Potty Training: DAY 1

Day 1 started off a little rough, not because he didn't know what to do or he went all over; it was for the pure and simple fact that he woke up on the wrong side of the bed. He usually LOVES sitting on the potty, but that morning he was off it. He got annoyed when I put books in the bathroom for him to look at while on the potty. So I put it off for a few hours and looked on the internet for creative ideas to help start the process.

I found a website that said to get a doll they like and ask the kid to show the doll what to do and get excited when the doll uses the potty. So I grabbed Mickey and put big boy underwear on him and did my BEST Mickey voice I could and told Zayne: "Mickey needs to go potty, but doesn't know what to do. Can you show him? He is scared." Well that was it, Zayne showed Mickey where to sit and how to pull down his underwear. After the Zayne was all for the potty.

He went 7 times in the potty that day. The weird thing is, when he has big boy underwear on or pants he has accidents, but when he is "Free Balling" it he makes it EVERY TIME.

Anyone that knows Zayne knows he has an obsession with shoes and wearing them CONSTANTLY! So I snuck a pic of watching t.v, with 2 shirts on, no pants and his snow boots on.

All in all it was a GREAT 1st day of Potty Training... I will update on how his next few days go!

Oh the joys....

I remember just a few weeks ago thinking to myself, "I can't wait til Zayne starts talking more, and can tell me what he wants..." Boy what was I thinking?!?! I now here the word NO over and over again each day, but it isn't the nice polite no, it is the yelling NO! Zayne is getting such a personality/attitude... can't decide how I feel about this quite yet, hee hee.

It amazes me how much he changes week to week... one week he is barely talking, the next week he is throwing out sentences. One week he is a kind gentle little boy, the next week he is growling and yelling No constantly. I swear I blink and my baby is gone and my toddler is throwing fruit snacks across the room at my head. He still has his cuddly times where he remembers he is my little man, and I adore those times. My heart melts every time I am just sitting there and he walks up to me and kisses me on the cheek, or my forehead, or when he grabs my face and kisses me on the lips and yells "I LAU!" (I love you).

I have decided to start potty training him on Friday.... LET THE FUN BEGIN! haha. I think about how nice it will be when he is potty trained but I also find my heart ache at that part of him being a baby also being gone.. what is next?!?! So I will make sure and let you all know how this goes haha.

Guess I just need to come to grips with the fact that my baby can't be a baby forever, but no matter how old he gets he will ALWAYS be MY baby!

(Oh and I will post Christmas pics soon, my Grandma has most the pics on her camera so I am going to see if she can e-mail them to me)

Z's New TRAIN =)

Zayne got his 1st Train Set today.... and he is in love with it! He sat and watched it forever today after we set it up... I LOVE seeing my little boy happy...CHOO CHOO!

Doctor Check-Up

Zayne had his 2 yr check-up a couple of days ago and I am just finally getting a min to post his new stats... so here they are...

Weight: 25.4lbs.

Height: 33.5 inch.

Head: 18.75 inch.

He is finally in the 12th percentile in his height and his weight is up to the 10th! =) He is getting so big.. but he is still tiny....

He finally has started popping out words like a pro.... and he said his 1st 3 word sentence.... More milk PLEASE! Ya that is right his first sentence had a please in it! Gotta love my polite little man.. he is getting so grown up. He is so ready to potty train it isn't funny. He loves to sit on the toilet and just chill, when he is "done" he takes toilet paper and shoves it in the toilet... I think Christmas will bring him a potty so he can master his goal... Can't believe my tiny baby is getting so big, I started to cry last night thinking about how fast time is going, before I know it he will be going off to preschool, then kindergarten, then the next thing you know he will be driving, graduating and starting his own family.... I love being a mom, but hate how fast time is going! I wish he would stay this little forever....*tear*

November 28, 2010

Here are some pics of today.....

Here he is before Church lookin' SO cute....

FUNNY FACES!

After Church we went out and played in the snow. Zaynes 1st time!!

HE LOVED IT!!!!

After playing in the snow it was hot chocolate time! He had so much fun, I can't wait to take him sledding this winter... I hope Santa brings him a SLED!

Some recent pics of Zayne...

In the bathtub pics he is showing his mean face!

ZaYnE's 2nD BiRtHdAy

Here are some pictures of Zaynes 2nd Birthday. We went to Kangaroo Zoo in the morning with Dylan and Kyson (No pics of those boys cause they were non-stop the whole morning there!)....

Zayne FINALLY learned how to climb up the BIG slide stairs by himself! Thank God, cause it was kickin' my butt climbing up those over and over with a 20 pound kid on my back!!

I decorated Zayne's cake again this year... pretty good lookin' if I can say so myself...

Then at night we went to Chuck E. Cheese for the first time with him.... he LOVED it... Then we came back home to open presents.....

BUZZ!

It was a really good day, still can't believe my baby is now 2....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZAYNE!!!
I LOVE YOU!

DiScOvErY GaTeWaY

Took Zayne up to the Discovery Gateway yesterday. Have been wanting to take him for quite a while and loved when Melanie said that since Kyson didn't have school Tuesday we should take them up for the day. It is such a fun place and I plan on taking Zayne again this winter. They have so many fun things for all the kids. So here are some pictures I took...

Zayne had such a good time, he was smiling the whole time. On the car ride home he was out within the first 15 min. And slept for at least 2 hrs. It wore him out! And another BIG thanks to Melanie and Kyson for showing us such a fun day!

NeW BiKe

After the great day at the Farm Zayne got a gift from out neighbors up the street, The Wilkinsons..... A BIKE! All of their kids had out grown it and it was just sitting in the garage collecting dust so they thought Zayne would enjoy it. And he DOES! He has been all smiles since he got it. They really made his day, heck his month probably!

Farm Day

Since Kyson, my friend Melanie's son, had Monday off from school we decided to take the boys to the Farm at Thanksgiving Point.... Zayne and Kyson are such good buddies and have a BLAST when they play together... It is so fun to watch them play, considering Melanie and I go WAY back. Here are a few pics I took. ENJOY...

Zayne didn't like feeding the horses, he didn't like the way the animals tongue felt on his hand so he would just throw the corn at them instead. He is so funny sometimes.

Showing me the corn he is about to throw at the Llamas...

Kyson and Zayne on a FAKE sheep.... Cute pic huh?

Zayne riding his 1st Horse EVER!

Looks happy huh? Only seconds after I took this he freaked out wanting down... He is so weird at times.... But I LOVE him!

It is so fun doing things with Kyson and Melanie...

~*~Family Time~*~

A few weeks back we had our family fly in from Florida. It was SO great to finally meet them. We stayed in Park City for most of the trip.....So here are some picks from that..Danielle, Cayden & Cory (Big Brother) at the bowling ally..

Cayden & Zayne hit if off right from the start =)

They were so cute watching, Shrek, I think... We walked in and found them like this....

Danielle bought the boys matching shirts... They were so cute in them. We went down to get both the boys hair cuts since it was a special where the cuts were only $5.99

Me, Zayne, Cayden & Cory at the bowling ally...

Zayne kicks up his leg after he pushes the ball down the ramp... such a pro

Cayden doing his booty dance after pushing his ball down the ramp... SO ADORABLE!

A picture of the WHOLE family--Danielle, Cory, Dad, Mom, Ben, Me, Courtney, Cayden and Zayne

Just the kids....Cory, Me, Courtney and Ben

It was so AMAZING to meet them finally...We miss you guys SO much!

Lindon Days

Well this weekend was the Lindon Days.. always a fun time. Friday night we all headed over to the mutten busting, which is always fun, how can you not love watching little kids try and ride a sheep? Haha. Since it was a rodeo thing we of course put Zayne in Cowboy attire, boots, shorts and a plaid shirt. He was adorable! (As usual)

When did my little baby get so big?

A funny picture we took of Grandpa, Zayne and Woody in their cowboy boots and shorts... Lucky for us Grandpa didn't go out in public dressed like this!

Zayne has gotten quite attached to his Woody doll, it come a lot of places with us...

He loved the sheep and the cows, when the cows would walk by he would MOO at them.

The next night was the fireworks and live band... always my favorite.

The band was good and Zayne liked dancing to the music. Once the fireworks started Zayne laid down and just watched them all. I love the Lindon fireworks because you are so close they are right above you so you can just lay flat and enjoy them...

LOVIN' SUMMER!!!!!