My Helpers

In preparation for a baby shower this weekend, I needed to make a diaper cake.  The boys were very curious about this craft, and they wanted to help.  After rolling the entire case of tiny diapers, we started bundling the tiers.  I love that my camouflaged boys love to help their mommy!

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.

Diaper box fun

Who needs toys when you have a diaper box to play with? After a nap and a snack, Ryland is in a much better mood. I think the Spongebob bandage helped him forget about his head injury.

Cooper is never far from the fun. Ryland tried to talk him into getting in the box, but Cooper wasn't interested.

Naked nap

Ryland was in his crib taking a nap when John Chris and I heard some noises. We looked at the baby monitor and noticed Ryland was waking up. Then we realize, he is naked. What happened to his diaper?

He had enough of his diaper, so he took it off. Silly boy! Next time we will put some pants on that child.
He can't quite pull up on his own, but he can hold it once we help him out. I just know the day is coming soon that I walk in and see this.