Just before naptime James told me, "I pooped. Stuck, Mama, stuck!" I wasn't sure if he was in process of pooping or about to poop, so after a quick check I could just barely see a poop rearing its little head (yes, TMI), so we rushed to the potty and I hoped he would finish there. I wanted to make a big to-do about poop success and shower him with M&M's.
Well, here's most of the experience on video. Wow, James is going to hate me when he's older.
No poop! It remains stuck.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Trains, Baths, and Cupcakes
That sums up our day!
James has been playing with his Thomas train set. Its been fun to set it up on the living room floor and watch him roll the train down the track, or let the train crash into the trees.
So I knew about this train store but we had never gone to it. Choo Choo Bob's is in Minneapolis. so we headed there this morning not knowing that there was a big storytime going on! James wasn't interested in storytime so we headed to the back of the store to play. It was really fun! There were about 5-6 train tables all set up with tracks, buildings, and lots of trains. There were also benches for the parents, but I played with James because it was fun.
And then storytime was done and the kids crowded us out. Actually I had an awkward moment with another Mom and I was done with the crowd. James and this little boy were playing tug o war with a train, there weren't enough to go around because of all the kids. I let it fizzle out, knowing James needed to learn how to share. This other Mom stepped in and put her hands on James, moving his arms away from the train table. I was so mad! She was disciplining my child! I went over and said something like, I think they're done. Its all okay. And I must have looked mad or something and she must have realized what she had done because she said, Oh my God, I'm sorry! I let it go. If she had been a big bitch about it, I would have had words for her. And kicked her butt. Seriously.
Mama Bear!
After Choo Choo Bob's we went to the Cupcake Cafe, which was pretty close by. I have drooled over their online cupcake selection for a while so I picked out six cupcakes to take home.
Top: Chocolate Peanut Butter, Peppermint Patty, Simple Chocolate (for James)
Bottom: Red Velvet, S'mores, and Monster (Chocolate cake, marshmallow, peanuts, and chocolate ganache)
After dinner I gave James his chocolate cupcake. I turned around to do something and then came back and it was all gone!
James and I were playing. I thought he looked cute and then realized he had a bloody nose! He had bumped himself on the train set and laughed, so I didn't worry until I saw the blood. It was minor.
Bathtime was fun tonight! The pictures will tell the tale.
A clean boy in the Big Boy Bed. The transition was smooth. The crib is still assembled in his room, but we just point to it and call it the Baby Crib.
No progress with the potty training. I haven't bought the pull up diapers yet so I'm a bit stalled. James will enthusiastically sit on the potty for the M&M but doesn't know what to do yet.
James has been playing with his Thomas train set. Its been fun to set it up on the living room floor and watch him roll the train down the track, or let the train crash into the trees.
So I knew about this train store but we had never gone to it. Choo Choo Bob's is in Minneapolis. so we headed there this morning not knowing that there was a big storytime going on! James wasn't interested in storytime so we headed to the back of the store to play. It was really fun! There were about 5-6 train tables all set up with tracks, buildings, and lots of trains. There were also benches for the parents, but I played with James because it was fun.
And then storytime was done and the kids crowded us out. Actually I had an awkward moment with another Mom and I was done with the crowd. James and this little boy were playing tug o war with a train, there weren't enough to go around because of all the kids. I let it fizzle out, knowing James needed to learn how to share. This other Mom stepped in and put her hands on James, moving his arms away from the train table. I was so mad! She was disciplining my child! I went over and said something like, I think they're done. Its all okay. And I must have looked mad or something and she must have realized what she had done because she said, Oh my God, I'm sorry! I let it go. If she had been a big bitch about it, I would have had words for her. And kicked her butt. Seriously.
Mama Bear!
After Choo Choo Bob's we went to the Cupcake Cafe, which was pretty close by. I have drooled over their online cupcake selection for a while so I picked out six cupcakes to take home.
Top: Chocolate Peanut Butter, Peppermint Patty, Simple Chocolate (for James)
Bottom: Red Velvet, S'mores, and Monster (Chocolate cake, marshmallow, peanuts, and chocolate ganache)
After dinner I gave James his chocolate cupcake. I turned around to do something and then came back and it was all gone!
James and I were playing. I thought he looked cute and then realized he had a bloody nose! He had bumped himself on the train set and laughed, so I didn't worry until I saw the blood. It was minor.
Bathtime was fun tonight! The pictures will tell the tale.
A clean boy in the Big Boy Bed. The transition was smooth. The crib is still assembled in his room, but we just point to it and call it the Baby Crib.
No progress with the potty training. I haven't bought the pull up diapers yet so I'm a bit stalled. James will enthusiastically sit on the potty for the M&M but doesn't know what to do yet.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Big Boy
James, the Big Boy, is currently napping in his new Big Boy Bed. Going well, I think. I don't hear a peep. I think the real challenge will be tonight and whether he stays in his bed!
Last week I made strawberry ice cream again. I kept thinking of ice cream floats so I bought some 7-up to make the floats my Mom used to make us when we were kids. Yum.
I made pork with tomatillo sauce and cherry tomatoes, and roasted corn. Another favorite from when I was kid. My Mom is a great cook!
Last week we tried the Pump It Up indoor park in Ham Lake. James was hesitant to go on the inflatables until I tried each of them with him. It was hard work keeping up with him! One of the inflatables had an obstacle course, and we went through most of it until it was too difficult.
Another inflatable had this huge stairway to the giant slide. James surprised me by wanting to go on the slide, so up we went!
I helped him up the stairs, sat him at the top, and before I knew it, he took off on his own! No fear! I'm looking down on him in this picture.
James loved the jumping inflatable. He jumped for a good long time! He giggled each time I counted his jumps in Spanish. We got all the way up to 14 before he fell.
James took me through the obstacle course again and this was the difficult part. A climbing wall that was way too steep and dangerous.
We had too many blackberries in our house. I made this Buttermilk Blackberry cake. It was good.
We also went to the Blaine Youth golf course. We started at the putting green (free) but James looked longingly at the course and sand traps, so I asked in the clubhouse how much it would be for James to golf. When the man heard that James was only TWO, he just waved me through. No fee :)
When James makes a shot, he does this cute hand thing. Kind of like Tiger Woods, with the fist pump.
Kids were having a lesson. I asked a parent about the age range, and this was the 7+ group.
James became a bit obsessed with the sand. He kept insisting on golfing from the sand. I had to drag him away.
We had Thai Turkey Burgers that night, and I tried to make a mini burger for James but he refused it. Oh well.
Jim is getting James ready for the football season.
Its probably not the best of timing, especially with the Big Boy Bed transition, but I started putting James on the potty. I bribe him with M&M's, but the trouble is telling him he only gets the candy for sitting on the potty and then finishing.
On Saturday I went to Alexandria for my friend Tatiana's wedding. She was a beautiful bride :) She is Russian and her husband is Vietnamese, so it made an interesting cultural blend of traditions and food! She arrived via boat, and I was afraid her two dads would fall in the water as they led her down the narrow dock!
I was so jealous of the cupcake wedding cake!
There were huge jars of candy for the kids, but I think the group I was with (mostly my coworkers and their significant others), probably attacked the jars the most!
James and my wonderful husband, in my absence, headed to Shakopee for Grandpa Larry's birthday party. I heard James was very well behaved and taken care of!
James, as he was introduced to his Bed for his afternoon nap.
I woke him up at 3pm so that he doesn't sleep the day away. This is how I found him sleeping in the Big Boy Bed. Success! Wow, no problems with transition.
We are taking apart the crib and taking it back to Target. It was recalled due to accidental deaths! James is way past that danger, but we might as well return it because it certainly can't be used by anyone else.
Last week I made strawberry ice cream again. I kept thinking of ice cream floats so I bought some 7-up to make the floats my Mom used to make us when we were kids. Yum.
I made pork with tomatillo sauce and cherry tomatoes, and roasted corn. Another favorite from when I was kid. My Mom is a great cook!
Last week we tried the Pump It Up indoor park in Ham Lake. James was hesitant to go on the inflatables until I tried each of them with him. It was hard work keeping up with him! One of the inflatables had an obstacle course, and we went through most of it until it was too difficult.
Another inflatable had this huge stairway to the giant slide. James surprised me by wanting to go on the slide, so up we went!
I helped him up the stairs, sat him at the top, and before I knew it, he took off on his own! No fear! I'm looking down on him in this picture.
James loved the jumping inflatable. He jumped for a good long time! He giggled each time I counted his jumps in Spanish. We got all the way up to 14 before he fell.
James took me through the obstacle course again and this was the difficult part. A climbing wall that was way too steep and dangerous.
We had too many blackberries in our house. I made this Buttermilk Blackberry cake. It was good.
We also went to the Blaine Youth golf course. We started at the putting green (free) but James looked longingly at the course and sand traps, so I asked in the clubhouse how much it would be for James to golf. When the man heard that James was only TWO, he just waved me through. No fee :)
When James makes a shot, he does this cute hand thing. Kind of like Tiger Woods, with the fist pump.
Kids were having a lesson. I asked a parent about the age range, and this was the 7+ group.
James became a bit obsessed with the sand. He kept insisting on golfing from the sand. I had to drag him away.
We had Thai Turkey Burgers that night, and I tried to make a mini burger for James but he refused it. Oh well.
Jim is getting James ready for the football season.
Its probably not the best of timing, especially with the Big Boy Bed transition, but I started putting James on the potty. I bribe him with M&M's, but the trouble is telling him he only gets the candy for sitting on the potty and then finishing.
On Saturday I went to Alexandria for my friend Tatiana's wedding. She was a beautiful bride :) She is Russian and her husband is Vietnamese, so it made an interesting cultural blend of traditions and food! She arrived via boat, and I was afraid her two dads would fall in the water as they led her down the narrow dock!
I was so jealous of the cupcake wedding cake!
There were huge jars of candy for the kids, but I think the group I was with (mostly my coworkers and their significant others), probably attacked the jars the most!
James and my wonderful husband, in my absence, headed to Shakopee for Grandpa Larry's birthday party. I heard James was very well behaved and taken care of!
James, as he was introduced to his Bed for his afternoon nap.
I woke him up at 3pm so that he doesn't sleep the day away. This is how I found him sleeping in the Big Boy Bed. Success! Wow, no problems with transition.
We are taking apart the crib and taking it back to Target. It was recalled due to accidental deaths! James is way past that danger, but we might as well return it because it certainly can't be used by anyone else.
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