We're in training here on the home front. Grey is finally potty training and doing great at it! His first day out, he had no accidents. Now we're almost a week into it and he's only had a few accidents. Yeah, Grey! He's so excited about picking out just the right unders each time; he has so many to choose from. My favorite part is that when he goes pee or poo, he exclaims, "I so proud you!" Just like I say to him, and he gives ME the hug! It's perfect timing too, since it's candy season. I have no problems giving a treat for doing a good job.
Ethan is training too. We've been working on riding the bike for sooo long. First we did the training wheels, and then Adam thought he would learn faster without them. So we took them off. Adam would take him out and hold on. Sometimes he'd let go, but Ethan wouldn't go very far. One time he just put his feet out to the side and went into the grass. Fine you think, but he managed to do one of the best endos I've ever seen. Straight up and over like a rag doll. To say the least it scared him from learning all together.
Well, we've seen these balance bikes around and even tried them at stores, but couldn't think of spending $100 for a training bike! So, I decided to ask Uncle Kurt how to take the pedals off his bike. We did on Friday, and now he's off. The best part is that he can do it by himself and doesn't have to worry about us letting go. Ethan loves trying out his bike this way, and is already getting the confidence to "balance" on his own. Perhaps for his next birthday we'll get him a new bike (since this was a hand-me-down anyways).
I love all these new life challenges the boys are taking on, and can't wait to see who they will be when they are bigger. Now if I could only get them to fight a little less often. Ahh, the dreams of a mom!
