Minor Surgery

Ryland was a brave big boy today.  He had a mole on his jawline that we have been watching for the past few months removed.  He had the procedure without me in the room and didn't cry.  He is very self conscious of the bandage, so we will hang out around the house for a few days.

Reed's new haircut

Who is this little boy?  Reed was such a big boy today, and now he really looks big too.  I am really pleased with the cut, and he is so proud.  I can't believe he is growing up so fast.

 

Reed's First Haircut

It was time.  Actually, it was way past time.  Reed was in need of a haircut, and it just happened to be a good time for all of us to go do it.  He was all smiles when he saw the car chairs.  He chose the taxi car and climbed right in. 

 

Reed did pretty great for his first haircut.  He wasn't a big fan of the cape, and he started crying when it was snapped around his neck.  After about 15 minutes, he had a snazzy shorter do.  He is a big boy!

Big Boy Bed

Reed is such a big boy, so it was time to move him to a twin bed.  John Chris and I were pretty nervous about the adjustment. Our thoughts were confirmed when he refused to use the stool and instead climbed over the rail to get in the bed. 

He was more than excited to try out his new bed and couldn't stop giggling.  He did great and slept the whole night with only one short time of crying when he woke up.  Our baby boy is growing up so quickly. 

 

No side rail

 

We removed the side rail on Ryland's bed, so he is officially a big boy.  He sleeps like a mad man and is usually all over the place.  We hear him hit the wall every now and then, so we left the bed pushed against the wall.  He was really excited!  Cross your fingers.

Big boy underwear

Ryland is now wearing his big boy underwear for the fourth day. He has only had 1 accident since the first day, and he is so proud of his big boy underwear. We followed up on our promise to go to the bounce house and buy him a toy tractor set. We only have Chuck E Cheese left on our special list. Way to go Ryland. We are so proud of you!

Potty training Ryland

I put big boy underwear on Ryland yesterday thinking it would encourage him to use the potty. I asked him about every 20 minutes if he needed to go potty, and he always answered, "not yet". After about an hour, he had an accident. I changed his underwear, pants, and socks.

When we got home this morning from Reed's surgery, John Chris asked Ryland if he wanted to put on some big boy underwear again. Ryland quickly agreed. I was a bit annoyed because it wasn't the ideal situation. I now had to take care of an 8 month old after surgery who wanted to scream while the anesthesia wore off and deal with potty training a toddler all while my husband went to work. No thanks!

I again asked Ryland numerous times if he needed to go potty. He said no, not yet every time. After about an hour and a half. He had an accident. I admit that I just wanted to put him in diaper, but he wanted more big boy underwear. I couldn't go back, and he was obviously interested. I put another pair of underwear on him and off he went. He told me the next time he needed to go potty, and he did great all afternoon. He had a poop accident and quickly learned that poop in underwear is not fun.

We are really proud of Ryland being such a big boy. It is amazing how much faster he can run in big boy underwear, and we keep telling him he is super fast! So far, so good.

Fat boy

Baby Reed is growing by the second it seems. I think it is pretty obvious he doesn't miss a meal. He is happy and easy going but lets us know when it is time for him to eat.

Big boy beanbag

Ryland has a new chair in his room tonight. We replaced the glider rocker and ottoman in Ryland's room with a new beanbag chair. He didn't quite understand that it was a chair, because it was more like a body slamming soft place to land. John Chris and I imagined a comfy place to read a book before bead, but as long as he is happy, we are happy.

Sitting in a dinning chair

Ryland is a big boy tonight. He was pointing at one of the dinning chairs and wanted out of his highchair. We put him in a normal chair, and he acted like such a big boy. He ate his dinner, and he behaved very well. It must be getting time to get a booster.