Potty Trained....Almost

My little boy is growing up so fast. He wakes up dry...naps and bedtime!!! He pees in the potty all the time. He wears "unders" and can go potty by himself. He usually poops out in the back yard band sometimes in the potty but I don't think I've had to change a diaper in quite some time. I take him out places without diapers on all the time now so pretty soon we won't even use them anymore! Tonight he's wearing cloth training pants so hopefully it will be uncomfortable if he pees in the night. I still give him water at night too so I'm thoroughly impressed.
We have a sticker chart in the bathroom as well as 'chocwat' which right now is gummy frogs. He doesn't ask for 'Chocwat' if we're not at home and still successfully uses the potty.

Talking is amazing! 'Dinosaur' and all sorts of other big words and sentences. He copies whatever I say when I'm on the phone. He sings 'tinkle tinkle' and other songs. He and his cousin have conversations and use manners with each other 'please and thank you and sess you (bless you) and scuseee (excuse me)." He is also whining and throwing fits so much more. The 'throw yourself on the floor quite dramatically and cry because mommy tried to help me or touched me' kind of fits. I just walk away. Drives me craaaazy! Also kicking, throwing things at and hitting mommy and daddy when I'm mad stage is here and/or back. Timeout is instantaneous even if he misses (at least with mommy).

Adrian is also a very big helper. He helped mommy make pumpkin bread last weekend and he helps clean up and pick up and feed his toads and clean himself in the bath and water plants and find things.

We've enjoyed a bike ride and picnic in the park with Daddy last week, going to the river this past weekend, taking walks and playing with the neighbor kids, hanging out with cousin Cavyn on Mondays, and the hot weather. We have not enjoyed mommy working late hours at her demanding job, all the drama happening around us, and the fact that the summer is flying by so quickly.

Summer Fun

Hanging at the Poudre River July 18 2010

Chasing Wildlife at the Farm

Splish Splash...taking part of a photo shoot for the Coloradoan
Cousin Cavyn got to be in the newspaper as did the back of Adrian's head...next time perhaps....

Awww...cousins

Little CowPoke

June 24-28th New Jersey

Adrian did great on the airplane to NJ for PopPops 50th Birthday Camping Trip! Daddy thinks we need to get to the aiport 2 hours before our flight, mommy likes to get to the airport, get on the plane and leave! Mommy won with more than enough time to buy coffee and eat McD's for breakfast! We had to buy Adrian his own seat at full price since he's over the age of 2 and looks like he's almost 3. He sat in it most of the time. He loved going 'up up up' and eating fruit snacks to make his ears pop. We had a layover in Dallas/Fort Worth. We walked from gate C17 to C39 only to be sent back to C20. That's only a hassle when you're carting 2 carryon size suitcases, a backpack a kid backpack, a mommy bag, a carseat and a kid with no stroller who likes to walk in front of oncoming traffic and a pack mule daddy. It wasn't that bad but it sure was a hassle.
Daddy drove us out of NY city in rush hour traffic and then up to Kymer's to go camping Thursday night to Sunday morning. Adrian had so much fun-making friends with all the girls in the campground, swimming, catching bugs, sleeping in the loft, dancing on the deck, getting to know his Aunt Leanne, Uncle Shane, Mima and PopPop. Also got to see Aunt Ronnie and soon to be Uncle Romi! Said hi to Great Gma Phyllis when we first got to NJ also. Cousin Neelie, Bob and Gianna, Ethan and Dylan stopped by and we all got to meet the boys. We ate delicious food every day-taylor ham sandwiches for breakfast which we miss out on living in CO, chocoloate chip pancakes, brazilian style spinner chicken :), mussels, clams, filet mignon, I could go on....we had a feast for PopPop's Birthday! Adrian helped blow out the candles on the cake
Then on Sunday morning we went to spend the day/night with mommy's family Aunt Sharon, Uncle Joe, Eric and Justin. Great Grandpa and Aunt Ann and Cousin Lauren all came over for dinner. Grandpa brought mommy a birthday cake :) We relit the candles fo Adrian to blow them out. Adrian loved all the attention and time with his family! Mommy loved having a break from work and being with family too!
Sadly on the way back, mommy left her phone and all the pictures on it in the airplane. Someone has not sent it back yet (United Airlines).

July 4th and Toads

Adrian had a blast with all the fireworks! Since it rained in the afternoon (and he didn't have a nap until 6pm till 8:30), we watched fireworks at home. Barry's friend Steve is visiting from NJ and bought $200 worth of big fireworks from WY!! The illegal kind. There was about a 3 hour show all combined. Afterwards. Adrian, mommy, granma and 'papa' drove up Horsetooth to watch all the fireworks all over Fort Collins, including the show at City Park! The day before we went to a BBQ at Aunt Laurie's and Barry made home-made salsa and Barry and Steve set off lots of fireworks there too! There was a swimming pool set up and a fire!

In other news, we found the perfect pets! Toads! Don't need to be handled...actually are mildly toxic. Feed 3x a week, water daily! Found 2 of them near Aunt Laurie's kiddie swimming pool and put them in the bug catcher. They didn't die of shock from being handled by 2 very excited little boys so we took them home and set up a terrarium in Adrian's room. He was so excited the first night that he actually slept next to the little cage all night! What a perfect cuddly pet toads make :) Little did I know they could live 10 years before I brought them home. What have I gotten myself into now? Just when the pet to human ratio was equaling out.