Sunday, February 26, 2012

No Diapers Required

The big news for February is that both boys are finally potty trained. Aden decided to make the final effort to achieve his new year's resolution of no diapers at school. After all the tricks in the book of offering treats, putting colorful objects to pee on, and pants-free weekends what finally worked was he would go if could stand like this...naked.











We are so proud of him and plan to celebrate by daddy and mommy going out to share a costly bottle of wine equal to a week's worth of diapers. 
Both boys are making strides in their speech. They are talking in complex sentences, singing full songs and my favorite asking "why?" 500 times a day. Good thing for Wiki to help me with all these questions. Earlier this month we took the boys for their 3 year check-up. The doctor noticed Aron's adenoids were over sized which could be the cause of his apnea and may have to come out. Aden struggled with ear infections this last winter and she noticed he had residual fluid in his ear that could be affecting his speech, so both boys are going to see and ear, nose and throat doctor later this month for evaluation. 
Also this month we are gearing up for Rodeo. I took Aron to get a new pair of boots (Aden is a tennis shoe guy). As soon as he walked into the boot store he threw up his hands and started screeching at all the shoes. He was in boot heaven; if only his closet looked like that. I let him loose and he tried on pair after pair. Once he picked out a sharp pair of black boots we went to get him a belt. He selected the one with the largest buckle which had a cow on it. Then I told him he needed a hat. We went to try on cowboy hats and he adamantly told me, "No mommy, those are lady's hats." So we didn't get one but that didn't stop Aron from feeling good. He walked out of that store with a cowboy strut, winking at all the ladies. He looked good!