Brides and Potties

A little bit ago I decided it was time to try potty training Abram seriously. In the past, I had made a couple of sad attempts only to conclude that he was not yet ready. This time I felt that he was really ready, but I wanted to go about it in the best way possible. So after story time at the library, I went in search of some potty training literature (hoping for something a little more scientifically grounded than tips on Pintrest). I found this book called Stress Free Pottytraining. It basically gives you the the universal strategies, the average ages certain skills are reached by boys/girls, and specific advice based on your child's personality type. (Abram fit almost perfectly the "impulsive child" personality).

So we went out and bought a little potty (Elmo is pretty popular around our house)stripped Abram out of his diaper and let him have some naked time. So far he is doing really well. He will go both number one and number two and has had very few accidents. The only down side I have found so far is, he doesn't like big toilets and he doesn't use it if I put him in a diaper. So we are still in diapers, but we are getting there. Eventually, Abram will be potty trained.

After a long day of potty training naked time, we got dressed and went out to the park to try and burn of  some energy (which he always seems to have a never ending supply). He was so sweet, he brought me a "flower" then he noticed Penny didn't have one so he brought her one too.

Today we had my cousin Katelyn's bridal shower. I was put in charge of games, which turned out to be more difficult than I thought it would be. I also was asked to bring bread to go with the chef salads.

These are the extra loaves (not as pretty as the ones I brought to the party). I made french bread (Thanks for the recipe Mom-Scadden). The other bread is a pumpkin pecan yeast bread. They both turned out very tasty. The whole shower was really nice.

I have to add a pic of my baby girl. She had had a rough day (she has started pulling up on furniture and trying to cruise, which leads to sever head bumps). Daddy had the day off so she claimed him for her cuddle buddy. So cute. (Just ignore the naked baby photo bombing here).