Thursday, April 15, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Potty Training
A few months ago we tried potty training. I was fully committed and was going to make it work. My goal has always been to only have one child in diapers at a time and I was determined to make this happen....it didn't happen. Jacob wasn't ready. When he would pee on the potty, he wouldn't even realize what was happening. I figured it wasn't time and I would try again later.Well it is later and I still haven't tried. If we had all wood or tile floors, I could just let him run around in underware and I know it would work better, but I just can't handle cleaning pee off my carpet all day long. School has been crazy and I have been putting potty training off. I have a week between semesters and I think I'm going to try again then.
In the meantime, I figured I should start putting him on his potty more, so he has sat on there twice now before bath. The following conversations took place...
Potty Time #1:
Jacob: It spray? (looking at his boy part)
Mommy: Yes Jacob, go pee-pee on the potty. Spray.
Jacob looks at himself very perplexed
(What happened next was encouraged, or rather not stopped, by me as I thought I knew where he would take it and I just had to find out)
Jacob: turn on?
And then he pushed himself. As if he were pushing an on button.
It didn't work, but I got a good laugh and then told him to stop.
No pee.
Potty Time #2:
Jacob: It spray.
Nothing comes out.
Jacob: Mommy, it broken?
Mommy: Jacob, go pee-pee in the potty.
Jacob: Fix it. It need batteries.
(Oh my goodness, I almost fell over laughing!)
No pee so we take a bath. After bath he asked to go on the potty again.
Jacob: It need batteries. Daddy fix it later.
Still no pee-pee.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Happy 5th Anniversary!
We went on a Western Caribbean cruise for our 5th Anniversary and had a great time. We really missed our little boy (thank you, thank you, thank you to his Grama's for keeping him and emailing us what he was up to), but it was great to get away just the 2 of us.
Saturday: I had to go to school before we left (YUCK!), but our teacher let us out early (which she NEVER does) so that was a fun treat. When I got home, Sean and Kim came over and we loaded up the car and headed out. Our ship left out of Tampa, so it was a short drive. The first day we just got situated in our rooms and milled around the ship. We had the 8:30 dinner so we didn't have to hurry at all. It was spring break for most of the cruise so we were entertained by all of the people watching.
Sunday: This was a day at sea. It was so nice just to relax and to not have a schedule to follow. We enjoyed eating breakfast and lunch buffet. We tried to lay out, but all of the chairs were taken, so we got towels and just laid on the deck. The sun was out, but it was really windy and cold. I took a nap (I did that every afternoon) and we really didn't do anything too exciting. Adam went to the gym later and I had a spa treatment (a ginger and lime scrub with a half body massage...wonderful!). That night was the formal dinner so we all got dressed up, got our pictures taken and enjoyed dinner!
Monday: The boys had a zip line excursion to go on so Kim and I were going to go have a later breakfast, but the babies were hungry so we went ahead and got breakfast and went shopping. We were in Costa Mia and there wasn't too much shopping so after milling around and Kim strong arming a little man into giving her a $38 dress for $15 (she is good! and the man might have been crying when we left, but I can neither confirm nor deny this), we headed back to the ship to change into our suits. We then headed back out to the beach to relax and explore. I found Kim this really pretty shell, but then the crab in it tried to attack her (he was HUGE! His pincher's could have pinch the life out of your fingernail!), she screamed and he got thrown back into the water. When the guys were done, we just hung out on the deck of the ship and watched people dance and a belly flop competition. I managed to burn the outside AND inside of my belly button. I don't really know how I did that, but I have some really good talent!
Tuesday: We all got up and headed out to a cooking excursion in Cozumel. It was so much fun. It was at a beach park about 10min from the port. We cooked an appetizer, main dish (which was grouper, which I'm not supposed to eat because of the baby, so hopefully this child will only have 10 toes. I didn't think about studying up on what fish I could eat before we left) and a dessert and then we got to eat what we made. It was a lot of fun. After that, we had a little time left at the park to play. Adam and Sean went an climbed an ice burg and then slid down and then Adam and I went Kayaking. Once back at the port, we did a little more shopping. The shopping wasn't as good as it is on the Eastern Caribbean, but I did get Sapphire earrings (a really good deal! We just kept walking away and he kept dropping his price) and a new chain for my necklace (now I have a complete Sapphire set: earrings, necklace, bracelet and ring!). We also got Jacob a guitar which he hasn't stopped playing with. After that, we were pretty tired and just rested until dinner. Adam didn't eat a snack in time and he started to feel yuck and that lasted the rest of the evening. I kept giving him a hard time about the pregnant lady feeling great and the husband getting sick!
Wednesday: Another day at sea. The plan was the sit in the sun all day and just relax. Well, it was windy and the clouds started rolling in. We made it until about lunch time and then it was just too cloudy and cold. This is the only day I felt sick and it was because I ate lunch too late. After eating and wearing my Sea Bands for about 15min, I felt great! Adam and I spent most of the rest of the day just relaxing in our room (something that we don't get to do at home). I didn't get as much sun as I would have liked, but I was very relaxed!
Thursday: Time to go home. It was a sad day. We had stayed up late Wednesday night and then had to get up early so we were all pretty tired. We got off the boat quickly and easily and then came home. It was so good to see Jacob (although he wasn't too excited to see us) and be home. When I got home and went to the bathroom, I "fell" on the toilet. The cruise toilets were much higher than mine and I was caught off guard.
Being back home is nice. We had a GREAT time and can't wait to go again (hopefully for our 10 year!), but we were ready to get back to normal. Adam didn't work on Friday and I'm still on Spring break so our vacation is continuing. I'm all confused on my days and I'm still feeling the ship rocking. I feel more sea sick now that we are home than I ever did on the ship! It was great to just be a wife for almost a week, but I'm happy to be home and wearing my mommy hat again!
Our Pictures
Click here to download or see them better: http://picasaweb.google.com/AdamAndAngela/CruiseMarch2010?feat=directlink
Saturday: I had to go to school before we left (YUCK!), but our teacher let us out early (which she NEVER does) so that was a fun treat. When I got home, Sean and Kim came over and we loaded up the car and headed out. Our ship left out of Tampa, so it was a short drive. The first day we just got situated in our rooms and milled around the ship. We had the 8:30 dinner so we didn't have to hurry at all. It was spring break for most of the cruise so we were entertained by all of the people watching.
Sunday: This was a day at sea. It was so nice just to relax and to not have a schedule to follow. We enjoyed eating breakfast and lunch buffet. We tried to lay out, but all of the chairs were taken, so we got towels and just laid on the deck. The sun was out, but it was really windy and cold. I took a nap (I did that every afternoon) and we really didn't do anything too exciting. Adam went to the gym later and I had a spa treatment (a ginger and lime scrub with a half body massage...wonderful!). That night was the formal dinner so we all got dressed up, got our pictures taken and enjoyed dinner!
Monday: The boys had a zip line excursion to go on so Kim and I were going to go have a later breakfast, but the babies were hungry so we went ahead and got breakfast and went shopping. We were in Costa Mia and there wasn't too much shopping so after milling around and Kim strong arming a little man into giving her a $38 dress for $15 (she is good! and the man might have been crying when we left, but I can neither confirm nor deny this), we headed back to the ship to change into our suits. We then headed back out to the beach to relax and explore. I found Kim this really pretty shell, but then the crab in it tried to attack her (he was HUGE! His pincher's could have pinch the life out of your fingernail!), she screamed and he got thrown back into the water. When the guys were done, we just hung out on the deck of the ship and watched people dance and a belly flop competition. I managed to burn the outside AND inside of my belly button. I don't really know how I did that, but I have some really good talent!
Tuesday: We all got up and headed out to a cooking excursion in Cozumel. It was so much fun. It was at a beach park about 10min from the port. We cooked an appetizer, main dish (which was grouper, which I'm not supposed to eat because of the baby, so hopefully this child will only have 10 toes. I didn't think about studying up on what fish I could eat before we left) and a dessert and then we got to eat what we made. It was a lot of fun. After that, we had a little time left at the park to play. Adam and Sean went an climbed an ice burg and then slid down and then Adam and I went Kayaking. Once back at the port, we did a little more shopping. The shopping wasn't as good as it is on the Eastern Caribbean, but I did get Sapphire earrings (a really good deal! We just kept walking away and he kept dropping his price) and a new chain for my necklace (now I have a complete Sapphire set: earrings, necklace, bracelet and ring!). We also got Jacob a guitar which he hasn't stopped playing with. After that, we were pretty tired and just rested until dinner. Adam didn't eat a snack in time and he started to feel yuck and that lasted the rest of the evening. I kept giving him a hard time about the pregnant lady feeling great and the husband getting sick!
Wednesday: Another day at sea. The plan was the sit in the sun all day and just relax. Well, it was windy and the clouds started rolling in. We made it until about lunch time and then it was just too cloudy and cold. This is the only day I felt sick and it was because I ate lunch too late. After eating and wearing my Sea Bands for about 15min, I felt great! Adam and I spent most of the rest of the day just relaxing in our room (something that we don't get to do at home). I didn't get as much sun as I would have liked, but I was very relaxed!
Thursday: Time to go home. It was a sad day. We had stayed up late Wednesday night and then had to get up early so we were all pretty tired. We got off the boat quickly and easily and then came home. It was so good to see Jacob (although he wasn't too excited to see us) and be home. When I got home and went to the bathroom, I "fell" on the toilet. The cruise toilets were much higher than mine and I was caught off guard.
Being back home is nice. We had a GREAT time and can't wait to go again (hopefully for our 10 year!), but we were ready to get back to normal. Adam didn't work on Friday and I'm still on Spring break so our vacation is continuing. I'm all confused on my days and I'm still feeling the ship rocking. I feel more sea sick now that we are home than I ever did on the ship! It was great to just be a wife for almost a week, but I'm happy to be home and wearing my mommy hat again!
Our Pictures
Click here to download or see them better: http://picasaweb.google.com/AdamAndAngela/CruiseMarch2010?feat=directlink
Friday, March 05, 2010
Goodbye
We are off. Just some packing and 3 more hours of school are between us and our cruise. We leave tomorrow afternoon for our 5 night cruise to the Western Caribbean. We can't wait! See you when we return...
Monday, February 22, 2010
Jacob Talks and Talks
The best things he has said/done this morning...
Jacob: "I want baby."
So I lift up my shirt to show him my belly.
Jacob: "I shoot baby."
And he shoots my belly with a wooden spoon.
Oh my!
Me: "Jacob are you pooping?"
He bents and grunts some more and then walks over to me and turns around so that his butt is facing me...
Jacob: "Mommy check!"
I checked. He pooped!
Jacob: "I want baby."
So I lift up my shirt to show him my belly.
Jacob: "I shoot baby."
And he shoots my belly with a wooden spoon.
Oh my!
Me: "Jacob are you pooping?"
He bents and grunts some more and then walks over to me and turns around so that his butt is facing me...
Jacob: "Mommy check!"
I checked. He pooped!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Crazy Busy
Oh my...it has been forever since I have posted! So much has happened in the Shaw house in the last few months. I'll try and do a short re-cap:
Disney: we took Jacob to Disney before Christmas. He had a blast! He did so good and we had so much fun and got to share the experience with our friends Matt, Stephanie and their little man Isaac.
Christmas: Crazy busy, but so much fun. We ate too much, didn't spend much time at home, but got to see lots of family.
Surprise: We are pregnant! I am 10 weeks along and get to hear the heartbeat next Wednesday (Jacob and Adam are going with us). We are so excited. Jacob is so cute and asks for the baby and will either put his hand on my belly or tell the baby something. I love it. He got very concerned a few weeks ago when I was in the shower and said "oh no, baby in water!" I love how he is comprehending this.
Jacob's bday: It was oh so cold at his party in the park. He had more fun playing than opening presents. I can't believe that my baby is 2! He got some good "older" presents that I have put away until the summer. He is growing so fast (25% in weight and 30% in height) and talking so much. He likes to jumble his words (like Yoda), but most of the time we know exactly what he is saying.
Surprise: No, it's not twins. I've gone back to school. I'm studying nursing. I'm working on my pre-reqs and hope to start the nursing program Jan. 2011. Big changes. Working part-time, being pregnant, doing all we do with church, being a full-time mommy and now adding Biology and Psy classes to the list is hard. I still don't have it balanced yet (and I have yet to do any psy homework!). It is worth it. I'll work until the baby comes and then will just be able to focus on school when I go full-time next Jan. I'm excited, but really overwhelmed.
I'll try and do better about updating this...I need to figure out how to do it from my iPhone because as Adam is so quick to point out, I'm on it all of the time! =)
Disney: we took Jacob to Disney before Christmas. He had a blast! He did so good and we had so much fun and got to share the experience with our friends Matt, Stephanie and their little man Isaac.
Christmas: Crazy busy, but so much fun. We ate too much, didn't spend much time at home, but got to see lots of family.
Surprise: We are pregnant! I am 10 weeks along and get to hear the heartbeat next Wednesday (Jacob and Adam are going with us). We are so excited. Jacob is so cute and asks for the baby and will either put his hand on my belly or tell the baby something. I love it. He got very concerned a few weeks ago when I was in the shower and said "oh no, baby in water!" I love how he is comprehending this.
Jacob's bday: It was oh so cold at his party in the park. He had more fun playing than opening presents. I can't believe that my baby is 2! He got some good "older" presents that I have put away until the summer. He is growing so fast (25% in weight and 30% in height) and talking so much. He likes to jumble his words (like Yoda), but most of the time we know exactly what he is saying.
Surprise: No, it's not twins. I've gone back to school. I'm studying nursing. I'm working on my pre-reqs and hope to start the nursing program Jan. 2011. Big changes. Working part-time, being pregnant, doing all we do with church, being a full-time mommy and now adding Biology and Psy classes to the list is hard. I still don't have it balanced yet (and I have yet to do any psy homework!). It is worth it. I'll work until the baby comes and then will just be able to focus on school when I go full-time next Jan. I'm excited, but really overwhelmed.
I'll try and do better about updating this...I need to figure out how to do it from my iPhone because as Adam is so quick to point out, I'm on it all of the time! =)
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Thanksgiving in Denver
We had a GREAT time in Denver! It was so good to see Juli & Thomas and to spend so much time with them. By the end of the trip Jacob was calling both of them Thomas.
The flight there: about an hour into the flight Jacob decided to scream for 45min. It was horrible. I teared up a few times. He finally fell asleep and slept for about an hour.
What we did: Wednesday was just a recoop day. It was nice. J&T worked so Jacob and I unpacked, played at the gym a bit and cooked dinner. Thursday we went sledding. There wasn't much snow on the ground, but the drive there is beautiful and we had a blast. We had a picnic lunch and then headed home for naps. Juli and I cooked Thanksgiving dinner and it was yummy! Friday Juli and I went shopping for just about all day. It was great to have my shopping buddy again! We then went over to the family's house that they babysit for and had dinner. Saturday we did some more shopping, painted pottery and went out to dinner. Sunday was a slow day...packed, played at the gym some more and then they left us at the airport.
The flight home: Jacob did much better. He didn't sleep at all, but he had no breakdowns. It was heaven! He was super hyper, but we had our own row (we had that on the flight out there too) and he sat in his seat and played and watch movies. The worst part was when he pooped. I had to change a dirty diaper on an airplane! That is a mile-high club that I NEVER want to visit again!
We had a great time and miss J&T. Hopefully next time we go we can take Adam with us (plus I'm never flying with a child again by myself so Adam kind of has no choice!).
Here is the link to the album where you can download the pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/AdamAndAngela/DenverThanksgiving2009#
The flight there: about an hour into the flight Jacob decided to scream for 45min. It was horrible. I teared up a few times. He finally fell asleep and slept for about an hour.
What we did: Wednesday was just a recoop day. It was nice. J&T worked so Jacob and I unpacked, played at the gym a bit and cooked dinner. Thursday we went sledding. There wasn't much snow on the ground, but the drive there is beautiful and we had a blast. We had a picnic lunch and then headed home for naps. Juli and I cooked Thanksgiving dinner and it was yummy! Friday Juli and I went shopping for just about all day. It was great to have my shopping buddy again! We then went over to the family's house that they babysit for and had dinner. Saturday we did some more shopping, painted pottery and went out to dinner. Sunday was a slow day...packed, played at the gym some more and then they left us at the airport.
The flight home: Jacob did much better. He didn't sleep at all, but he had no breakdowns. It was heaven! He was super hyper, but we had our own row (we had that on the flight out there too) and he sat in his seat and played and watch movies. The worst part was when he pooped. I had to change a dirty diaper on an airplane! That is a mile-high club that I NEVER want to visit again!
We had a great time and miss J&T. Hopefully next time we go we can take Adam with us (plus I'm never flying with a child again by myself so Adam kind of has no choice!).
Here is the link to the album where you can download the pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/AdamAndAngela/DenverThanksgiving2009#
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