Remedial Birthday, Potty Training, and New Faces

On Monday I celebrated my "remedial birthday"- it was Michael and the boys way of making my birthday even more special (being a week after the actual day- I was very surprised).  Michael took the day off work (the best present for me) and they did all the little things that I appreciate to make the day special- getting to sleep in, homemade cards, no cooking or diaper changing on my part, going shopping, getting time to work on redecorating our dinning room and kitchen, and a movie night.  I had a great day, but was brought back to reality the next day when my potty training endevor resumed.

Weston + Potty training= UGH! We tried and we are postponing this wonderful endevor. Overall, I really don't think Weston is ready. Sure he should be at the age when children are capable and he does seem to have the understanding, but when you have a boy who could care less he is wet; doesn't like taking time out to sit on his awesome froggy potty (that he was excited about the first day); no longer finds stickers, M&Ms, squirt guns, or the promise of a new movie motivating; and shows no signs that he is ever going to tell Mommy and Daddy he has to go potty after days and days of "training"- it really doesn't set you up for success. I was really working WAY HARDER than Weston in this whole process. Sure he does well if I remind him every hour and bribe him in some way to sit on the potty, but I think the icing on the cake was after training him for days, he peed down his leg, onto the floor, and then galloped around the room saying something to the effect that he made it rain.  Bottom line- you can't train a child who just doesn't care!  So, I don't know when we will try again, but it won't be anytime in the next couple weeks!


As far as Vance news goes, here is a video that explains his latest development- an emerging goofey side. We caught him on camera making he new funny face/gesture and it cracked Michael and I up sooo much because, from what we have known so far, it is COMPLETELY out of character for him:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPSqz9_2l9w

(I am trying to figure out a video posting method, so let me know if you were able/not able to view the video.)