Friday, January 29, 2010

Wow...

I am amazed....accident free since Wednesday. God is good. I guess Joel just decided he didn't want to be wet. Av thinks the practice runs helped. Tuesday night when he had his last accident, I made him run back and forth to the potty like 5 times and said "next time you feel like that, you're going to stop what you're doing and run." He's even staying dry for naps and at night! Last night he came down and woke me up at 3:30, because he wanted to go potty. He wanted me to read the "happy Lion" book and didn't seem to be in the least bit of a hurry (I must confess I kind of skipped some parts, but I don't do too well reading in the middle of the night). I was thrilled that Joel wanted to stay dry, but until Evan starts sleeping through the night again (he was up at 1:00), I might be pretty out of it. I'm definitely feeling it today. I think Evan is teething (even though I don't see anything in his mouth), because he's sure acting like something hurts. I remember Joel teething a lot off and on for months before he ever cut a tooth. Oh well, at least I can't say "Nobody needs me." I'm in pretty hight demand (quite literally) these days.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

His mercies are new every morning!

In order to describe today, I must start with yesterday. Let's see, a few words come to mind, like discouraging...frustrating...well, you get the idea. We started officially potty training Joel on his 3rd birthday (just last week). I guess I had my expectations too high because they soon got knocked way down. We had a couple of decent days at it, and then yesterday...Basically, he held it all day (even though he obviously had to go, and was given ample opportunity), and then out it all came out (finally!)...all over the floor. This happened a few more times, and by the end of the day, I was emotionally exhausted. I had tried everything I could think of to get him to go while he was on the potty. I didn't even want to go to bed for fear that today would be the same. after some encouraging words from my sweet husband, I was ready to try again (with lower expectations). So here I am expecting to just deal with the accidents, and that rascal doesn't have a single one all day! (kids are so weird sometimes). This might be due to the fact that last night I made him take off all of his wet stuff, which he didn't enjoy one little bit. Not only did he keep his underwear dry, but he also initiated the potty times (that would be the first time ever). I'm very proud of him, but I'm still going to try to keep those pesky expectations from creeping up again. As I think on this, I'm thankful that we don't have to worry about expecting too much from God. Even though He doesn't always do exactly what we want, He does always do exactly what He wants, which is far better.

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning..."

Monday, January 25, 2010

Why I started this

So, I was just thinking that I'd like start journaling a little bit, and I prefer typing to writing. There are so many things that have happened that I wish I had written down. God is doing many things in our family that are worth remembering, and Joel keeps things pretty interesting. I am writing this mostly for myself, but if anyone is interested in reading from time to time, we'd love to have you along. This blog will probably mostly be a narrative of what the boys are doing, but I'm likely to write now and then about whatever happens to be on my mind.