A Happy Thanksgiving Week

Yes, I said Thanksgiving week. It was glorious! (other than starting the week off not feeling well) One of the perks of my new job is a week off at Thanksgiving and to think in a few weeks I will get two weeks off for Christmas. I am excited about the thought of that too.

The major accomplishment for Nash this week was pooping in the potty. Yep, he's done it the last three times with much coaxing at times but still did it and is really proud of himself afterwards.  He's done great with peeing in the potty for weeks. So it feels like we are in the home stretch of potty training. Very exciting!

I spent this week doing lots of stuff like watching ball games, spending time with family, taking naps, walks (lots of morning walks with the boy in our pj's), Chuck E Cheese, visiting the pond by our house, some cooking, 3 Thanksgiving get together, some reading, some Christmas shopping, even wrapping some presents, and decorating for Christmas. I didn't take many pictures. Here are a couple that I did take. (Disclaimer: Nash prefers to sit around the house in his underwear now that he is potty training/trained). 

 Nash was so excited to get the tree out and up. When he saw it come out of the box he said "it's beautiful mommy". He was very excited to help put it up.

Even more excited to have his new train that goes around the bottom. (I think Chris was just as excited) This is definitely something that Nash rather have his daddy play with him with. I hope everyone else had a Happy Thanksgiving week as well.

Nash's Thanksgiving Program

Today was Nash's Thanksgiving program at Mother's Day Out. His class joined the older classes in singing songs and saying a Thanksgiving prayer. Nash did great and sang every song and did all the motions.

 Nash in his adorable Thanksgiving hat.

Family picture

Mimi and Nash

 Nash and his wonderful teacher Mrs. Connie

 Nash and his best bud at school Kakoa jumping

All and all a fun time. Nash probably shouldn't have ate a chocolate chip cookie and a piece a chocolate chip cake because he still hasn't gone to sleep.

So we have started potty training.....

The above has only happened one time (Nash sitting on potty while watching Thomas on his portable dvd player) but I thought the picture was fitting to the post so I included it.

Nash has had a ongoing yeast/diaper infection ever since his antibiotics from his sinus and ear infection back in the end of September. We have gone through 5 different cremes and on our second oral medication. The infection is the catalyst to our potty training. The doctor said it might be good for Nash to wear some underwear to air out. So I took him to "all-mart" as he calls it and we got Thomas the Train underwear and Lighting McQueen underwear. After he wet in them the first couple of times and realized he needed to keep them dry, he has been doing pretty awesome with potty training. One morning last week he decided that he wanted to wear his big boy underwear to school. He did and kept them dry all day. He has since had a couple accidents here and there but on the whole has done pretty amazing and I have been shocked how well he has done as I am with most new things he does. I don't know if he is just that good or I am just that anxious about how it is going to go. The main problem area we are running into is him pooping in the potty. I guess that is a little harder to time than peeing in the potty in which we take him every hour or so and he just goes. We are off to a great start and I am hoping to be diaper free very soon!