We were given a tandem bike for Neil to ride. The kind that attaches to an adult bike so that they can ride without even having to pedal. We tried it out around the neighborhood and it was a success. We decided that it was time to get ourselves a hitch on the van so that we can attach our bike rack. This time we did it ourselves. We had to buy a couple of new tools, which Chris was really broken up about.
He spent Saturday morning installing it with a little help from me. Now we are ready to hit some trails! Can't wait.
The rest of our long weekend was spent inside totally focused on getting Neil potty trained. He's approaching his 4th birthday, and it's a requirement for one of the preschools he may go to next year. We decided to give it a go.
He spent Saturday naked from the waist down; which really seemed to help him be more aware of what was going on. After holding it for many hours, eventually we had success. We gave him treats every time he sat on there, and a popsicle every time something actually came out. It worked like a charm! I'm not above bribery. The next day he spent in big boy undies and had no accidents all day. Monday was the same story, although our cabin fever led us to take him out to the playground a few times as well as the kiddie pool in the back. He managed to stay dry for all of it.
Today I sent him to school in undies. Fingers are crossed! Hopefully we can work on the nighttime thing next as well as catching the elusive #2. We put pull ups on him at night, and he's managed to sneak that in before he gets up in the morning.
The weekend was a huge success on the potty front. We went from diapers 100% of the time to undies only. I couldn't be happier. We did have our own little BBQ for dinner and saw pictures of our family living it up without us. Can't wait to get back to see everyone.
1 comment:
whoa, I want to play at that park! please tell me you climbed it too, lol. and so happy about potty training! what a great end to a long weekend. :)
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