"I want chewin' dum"

...you know...cuz' that's what big boys get when they poopoo in the potty!

We are officially potty trained! Only one child in diapers now! WOOHOO! I am doing the diaper-free, potty trained, cost-cutting, thankful mommy dance. Ty did very well with the potty training, however, I had some serious issues with it...at times.

These 'people' tell you that it it SO much easier to potty train boys in the summer because they can go out in the grass. Uh, pardon me but, which stinkin part of pottying training is easy?

I know I know, maybe some of the super-moms out there have ALL the patience in the world and just adore the beginning stages of potty training, the frustration, the accident clean-ups, but this mommy doesn't.

Ryan arrived on the scene after a hard days work to me crashing through the door toward him with a "weary soldier" appearance and proclaiming " I'M NOT CUT OUT FOR THIS POTTY TRAINING JUNK!" However, I overcame and encouraged and Ty adapted and picked it up VERY well. It only took about three days for no peepee or dribble accidents, but the poo problem took a little over a week.

We had tried just about everything to encourage and give incentives for going poo in the potty. We had RAH! RAH! RAH! sessions and everything. Nothing worked. UNTIL, one day when I had the striking notion that it could be a privacy issue. So I tried, subtly, saying, "Mommy's going to step out here and get you a book. You go ahead and go potty while mommy's gone to get your book." VOOALA! Not ONE accident since then. The poor little guy just wanted some privacy.

Let me just say, I LOVE potty trained kiddos! It is SO nice. It's like a dream to just have ONE in diapers now, and a nice hefty load of the checkbook too.

Congratulations little man! You did it! ......and so did mommy! Whew.

Fulfilling my meme's and tags.

Thanks Morgan for awarding/tagging me with this award!

As stated on Morgan's blog, the rules are to answer this series of questions by using only one word.

1. Where is your cell phone? Counter.
2. Where is your significant other? Bed.
3. Your hair color? Brown.
4. Your mother? Caring.
5. Your father? Calls.
6. Your favorite thing? Home.
7. Your dream last night? Tornadoes.
8. Your dream/goal? Proverbs31.
9. The room you’re in? Kitchen.
10. Your hobby? Scrapbooking.
11. Your fear? Soiders.
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Cruise.
13. Where were you last night? Work.
14. What you’re not? Shy.
15. One of your wish-list items? Camera.
16. Where you grew up? Kentucky.
17. The last thing you did? Church.
18. What are you wearing? PJs.
19. Your TV? Off.
20. Your pet(s)? Boone.
21. Your computer? Crashing.
22. Your mood? Sleepy.
23. Missing someone? Yeah.
24. Your car? Garage.
25. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes.
26. Favorite store? Children's.
27. Your summer? Fast.
28. Love someone? Lots!
29. Your favorite color? Navy.
30. When is the last time you laughed? Today.
31. Last time you cried? Awhile.

For this cutie bloggie award I choose:

Erica
Stephanie
Brittany

And...Karen tagged me with this fun meme:

1) Link to the person who tagged you
2) Post the rules on your blog (copy and paste 1-6).
3) Write 6 random things about yourself (see below).
4) Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them.
5) Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6) Let the tagger (who tagged you) know when your post is up.

Here goes:

1. I found $300 one day that I had stashed in a book a few years before.
2. Most of the time I would rather eat the condiments than the food. Ex: A1, honey, bbq, ketsup...
3. I was able to say the New Testament books of the Bible backwards.
4. I love to rollerskate.
5. I prefer Pepsi products over Coke. However, I LOVE a good cold Coke in a oldtimey glass bottle with a bag of peanuts poured inside.
6. I used to ride my horse in county fair races and games when I was younger.

I tag:

Morgan

Donna

Amber

Brittany

Sarah

Strawberry Shortcake

Macie had a cupcake themed 1st birthday.

Her Aunt. Vicki made her this really cool cake.

Happy Birthday Macie

She was just the best 1st birthday girl you could ever ask for! What a little doll. We love you Macie!!!

[insert witty title about a cake here]

I just love this picture of her. It looks like she's trying to be 'dreamy.' :)

This is her little cake that she got to eat all by herself.

And oh how she enjoyed eating it.

She ended up leaning down and eating it with no hands. It was hilarious. She did it herself then for a picture I had to go over and lend a hand. ;)

Where Did the Babies Go?

Yes, at one point I had two babies. They're gone now. Where in the world did they go? They've obviously gone somewhere and left in their place two toddlers who talk, run around, get into stuff, have attitudes, have opinions, need space, argue with each other, and a million other things. However, there are certain perks to having these two new little children around. They dish out some great 'lovins' as we like to call them around here. They're helpful, loving, curtious, obedient, hilarious and a million other things here too.

Ty and I were laying on the couch just yesterday when he turned and looked at me and said, "I love you...very much Mommy." Yeah...that's a perk.

With every kiss that Macie gives, she follows up with a drawn out, very girley, "Awww!"

Ty, the new toddler Ty that is, is potty trained. *for the most part* He hasn't had a #1 accident in...well, I can't remember when. The #2 factor is giving us a little more of an issue. Some days are awesome and he shows no apparent problem with pottying in the potty chair. Other days he seems to be freaked out by having to go poo in the potty. Ugh. I officially proclaimed last week that I was not cut out for potty training. Then, the very next day, we had a prize winning day with NO accidents and I felt bad for saying it. Oh the guilt.

So, where did my two babies go? I blinked. That must be it. When my teany-tiny little girl starts saying two word phrases, that is an explicit sign that my babies have disappeared. I mean...hello...she's the baby!!! Today she came out with "No way" and "Hey Ty"...uh...she's scaring mommy.

I love the new stages they're in, but I sure am going to miss those sweet baby-isms.

Also, Erica has a fun fall give-away going on over on her fishbowl blog. :) Check it out!

And the Winner is...

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:25
Timestamp: 2008-09-16 16:23:17 UTC


Which means...my 25th commentor WAS...

MORGAN!!!!

Congratulations Morgan!
And thank you to all who entered for making this contest so much fun!!!! Even if you didn't win you can head over to her website and enjoy the 20% discount by entering my blog name (tales-of-a-stay-at-home-mom) in the seller's notes and waiting for a revised invoice BEFORE paying! Enjoy!!!