Poop Reward/Picture/Friends

AJ FINALLY POOPED IN THE POTTY!!!!! YEA!!!!!! Of course he did it at the babysitter's last Tuesday, but we have had two more successful potty poops this weekend! Emily said his eyes became wide with surprise when he heard the first plop, and when she asked him if he was done he said no and continued with two more plops. We all made quite the HUGE deal out of it. Here's AJ showing off the truck he got to pick out at the store for pooping in the potty. One night when AJ was working at his easel, he announced that he was going to make a circle and then he said he was going to make eyes (which he did). I then asked him if he could make a nose (he did), a mouth (he did), and arms (once again he did). He also added some legs at the bottom. I have no idea where he learned to do this! This kid's amazing!

One of my best friends just had her second baby, so AJ and I went to visit a couple weeks ago. Here's little baby Gavin, and such a cutie he is! Congratulations Amanda, Ryan and big sister Natalie.

AJ with his buddy Natalie. They used to see each other at the babysitter's, but now Natalie is in Kindgarten.

Week 27 for Baby Girl Sauer

Just wanted to post an updated belly picture. Here I am at 27 weeks - 10 weeks after the first picture I posted. She's sticking out like a ball now, and moving like crazy. Brian actually got to feel her for the first time tonight.

Cute story: This morning, AJ asked Brian where mommy and his baby sister were. Brian told him "at work," to which AJ replied, "I want to go work too." Brian then explained that she had to go with me since she was still in the belly just like he did when he was in the belly. This seemed to satisfy AJ. He's starting to ask more about her, espeically since 2 of his friends have very recently acquired new siblings.

Snow, Puzzle, and Potty

We actually made it outside during our 6-inch snowfall. Here's AJ trying to shoot some hoops. The kid loves his sports. He asks to watch football or basketball most nights. When the basketball didn't work out, we just ran around the yard until AJ landed face first in the snow. It was time to go in anyways!

So, AJ loves this dinosaur puzzle that Grandma got him for Christmas, and one night when I couldn't help him with it right away I told him to just dump out the pieces and start turning them over. However, when I came in to help him, I found that he had already put together the first 6 pieces ALL by HIMSELF!

I simply directed him with statements like, "Try another piece," or "Find a match..." and he successfully finished it!

Yes, we're in full potty training mode. AJ really does quite well with peeing, especially if you just make him go every couple hours. He is getting better about telling you, but he usually waits just a litttle too long and has the accident on the way to the bathroom. The pooping is a whole other issue, and I'm looking for any creative ideas to get my kid to poop in the pot. I honestly thought he might do it when I took this picture, but it was just gas. He'll hate this picture when he's older, but I couldn't resist with the book and all (slightly strained face included).