Potty Training

Oh Boy! We embarked on potty training two weeks ago using the 3 Day Potty Training method that my co-workers swear by. The author insists that the ideal age for potty training is 22 months, but Miles is 33 months and did just fine. This method has the kid run around the house for 3 days with no pants on and every time he started to go, we rushed him to the potty to finished and praised him like crazy. They also had us throw away all of the diapers in the house - in the garbage! We kept reminding Miles "It's your job to keep your pants dry" and "Make sure you tell us when you have to go potty" instead of asking "Do you have to go potty" every 3 seconds. Miles is a little rule-follower, so we thought he would do well.

After 3 days of potty boot camp, Miles was doing well. We took him back to day care with 10 pairs of underwear and 4 pairs of pants. We picked him up that night and had no accidents at day care. WHAT?! Since the 3-day potty training, he wets the bed at night once or twice per week. He's totally comfortable on public toilets, etc. Jason and I are pleasantly surprised at how well he's done and I'm elated that there are no more stinky diaper pails in our house! I'm in total denial that Miles will be 3 in only 3 months from now. Where did the time go?!

Writing to Grandpa Jim

Tonight Miles was asked to write a card to Grandpa Jim and you can see all the action in this video. He holds a pen/pencil/crayon just like we do and right now he mimics handwriting while saying his letters. He's starting to recognize letters in books and signs. He sings the alphabet song while washing hands (or during church when he sees a letter) and I'd say he knows about half of his letters by sight right now. Welcome to our kitchen table!

Time to Blog

Time has flown by in this family, just like it does for all of you, and our blog has gone neglected. I'm starting to realize the importance of blogging both for sharing information with people we love whom we don't see often and maybe more importantly, to keep a record of the ever-changing progress that Miles is making. We have thousands of photos and hundreds of videos of Miles that we take every day. I'm trying to capture more and more of our favorite routines like bedtime prayers, reading books, playing with the dog, etc. so that we remember these great times when we have a little boy who will still sit on our laps! So, if you're out there reading, you can expect more short every day posts. If no one is reading, these posts will be for future Katie, Jason, and Miles to look back on. :)