We had a stand off in the Duffell house lastnight:
I should warn you that this is mostly about going #2. If you want..STOP READING NOW.
Anderson has really been potty trained, other than poopoo for about 2 months now, but he is scared to death to poop in the potty. Last Saturday, he did it, I thought after the first time he would see that it isn't a big deal and just roll on with it. WRONG. He didn't go poop all day Sunday, or on Monday. This is a kid that is clock work, about 10am and again between 5:30 and 7:00pm depending on what time he eats dinner. When I picked him up yesterday from Nanny's house, he was sickly acting, just wanted to be held and cuddled. Nanny thought he was getting sick. I knew better. He needed to poop so bad, but didn't want to go in the potty. I took him home and he was needing to go so bad if he walked he walked on his toes. (I think to get a better clench lol) Anyway, we sat on the potty for 45 minutes. I read 6 books and he cried and cried and begged for a diaper to go poopoo in. I said ok, when you get ready to go, let me know and we will try again. He fell asleep in my arms. While he was asleep he said, I dont want to. Which he had repeated over and over on the potty. Then all the sudden the poop started coming. I got up and ran to the bathroom and set him on the potty and he couldn't stop it now. He was mad as all get out!!
Now I feel terrible. I know he gets it, he tells us every single time he has to go. Other than that, he hasn't had one single accident not even at night. So what do I do? Keep making him try? Give him a diaper just to poop in? I don't know, it makes me feel so terrible to see him sitting on the potty just crying and knowing that he is needing to go poop. I know that he gets it though. He tells us every single time he needs to peepee, with plenty of time, he doens't wet the bed at nap or bed time. I know that this is new and there will be accidents but right now I just have so much guilt eating at me. I guess that is part of the joy of being a parent. Its like its 6 this way and half a dozen the other.
I know that he will get it soon, but what about now? I dont want my baby to hold it in and make his little belly hurt. Who knows.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Changes.
There are a lot of changes that will be going on around our house in the next 9 months. No I am not preggo, but that might be easier to wrap my head around. Let me give you a little history here.
When we moved to Shawnee about 2 years ago, Ron's grandparents, who we are extremely close with wanted to move as well. There were several family matters that had nothing to do with us that contributed to their decision to move. We all knew that this was not going to be a permanent move, they own there house where they moved from and have kept it. The plan was that they were going to move here until their health started getting bad then they would move on back and live in their old house and have a cousin take care of them. (this has all been set up for several years now)They have been talking about moving back for about 3 months, but the plans were in a couple of years, after Anderson got started in a full time school program.
Plans Changed.
Let me start by saying, I'm not mad, in fact I am very thankful. Anderson has got to stay with his Nanny and Pawpaw for almost 2 years now. Since we moved here he has not had to go to a daycare or be around people that I don't know. (one of the draw backs of moving some where new.) He has been able to spend Monday - Friday from 8-5 with 2 people that I know love that boy as much I we do! That is a very comforting thought. He goes on field trips to the grocery store, the hardware store, and is the only 2 1/2 year old I know that can tell you were Lowes, and Ace is. He does projects with his PawPaw, including building fence, laying concrete, working in the garden. These things you just don't get at daycare. But he is almost 3 and we have been around the idea of putting into a 3 year old preK program. Since Nanny and PawPaw got wind of this there have been a whirl wind of things happen in the matter of about 48 hours. Nanny found out that a cousin of hers that lives in Texas is wanting to move back to Shawnee to be closer to his family. He has come and stayed with them here in Shawnee a couple of times, and it just so happens they love their house here. The contract will be up in September so they brought it up and asked if they would want to sell the house to them? (the original idea was that he could get a rent house for a year or two and then buy Nanny and Jimmy's house when they decided to move) Well Nanny's head started spinning and she decided that if he was willing to buy it, they should just go ahead and move back and let them buy it in Sept that way it will be a smooth transition from one place to another for every one involved.
New Plans:
We are going this week to fill out an enrollment packet to a private school here in Shawnee. They have a really good preK program and if we choose to they go all the way through 12th grade. What we are thinking right now is leave him there through first grade then move him into public school. Anyway, long story longer. We are very excited about Anderson going to school, he is so smart anyway I am excited to see him play with kids his own age and start all the little arts and crafts for me to paste all over my fridge. I am praying for him to have a smooth transition, I think he will be fine, he talks about going to school all the time so I think he will really enjoy this! Its funny how things change and turn and you never know what direction you will be going in. I think that God some times has a way of giving you a gentle push to show you the direction He is wanting you to head in.
When we moved to Shawnee about 2 years ago, Ron's grandparents, who we are extremely close with wanted to move as well. There were several family matters that had nothing to do with us that contributed to their decision to move. We all knew that this was not going to be a permanent move, they own there house where they moved from and have kept it. The plan was that they were going to move here until their health started getting bad then they would move on back and live in their old house and have a cousin take care of them. (this has all been set up for several years now)They have been talking about moving back for about 3 months, but the plans were in a couple of years, after Anderson got started in a full time school program.
Plans Changed.
Let me start by saying, I'm not mad, in fact I am very thankful. Anderson has got to stay with his Nanny and Pawpaw for almost 2 years now. Since we moved here he has not had to go to a daycare or be around people that I don't know. (one of the draw backs of moving some where new.) He has been able to spend Monday - Friday from 8-5 with 2 people that I know love that boy as much I we do! That is a very comforting thought. He goes on field trips to the grocery store, the hardware store, and is the only 2 1/2 year old I know that can tell you were Lowes, and Ace is. He does projects with his PawPaw, including building fence, laying concrete, working in the garden. These things you just don't get at daycare. But he is almost 3 and we have been around the idea of putting into a 3 year old preK program. Since Nanny and PawPaw got wind of this there have been a whirl wind of things happen in the matter of about 48 hours. Nanny found out that a cousin of hers that lives in Texas is wanting to move back to Shawnee to be closer to his family. He has come and stayed with them here in Shawnee a couple of times, and it just so happens they love their house here. The contract will be up in September so they brought it up and asked if they would want to sell the house to them? (the original idea was that he could get a rent house for a year or two and then buy Nanny and Jimmy's house when they decided to move) Well Nanny's head started spinning and she decided that if he was willing to buy it, they should just go ahead and move back and let them buy it in Sept that way it will be a smooth transition from one place to another for every one involved.
New Plans:
We are going this week to fill out an enrollment packet to a private school here in Shawnee. They have a really good preK program and if we choose to they go all the way through 12th grade. What we are thinking right now is leave him there through first grade then move him into public school. Anyway, long story longer. We are very excited about Anderson going to school, he is so smart anyway I am excited to see him play with kids his own age and start all the little arts and crafts for me to paste all over my fridge. I am praying for him to have a smooth transition, I think he will be fine, he talks about going to school all the time so I think he will really enjoy this! Its funny how things change and turn and you never know what direction you will be going in. I think that God some times has a way of giving you a gentle push to show you the direction He is wanting you to head in.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
A new start...
I had a doctor apointment yesterday to go over my liver enzymes, which you may or may not remember were high for a couple of months. When I went in, I talked to my doctor and we discussed my options for my future. Ron and I are wanting to try and add to the family the end of this year sometime, I need to be healthy and have good b/s for several months prrior to getting preggo. We decided that insulin will be my best route, we have exhausted several different options with no luck at bringing my sugar down.
The game plan:
I am on 2 types of insulin now. One that I take at night called Levemir, it's a long acting insulin which means it stays in my system for 24 hours. I also take Novolog with every meal, whether it be 2 or 4, this is a fast acting insulin used to counter act the food that you eat in your system and prevent the spike in blood sugar after meals. I normally try and eat 3 to 4 small meals a day, so I take 3 to 4 shots of the Novolog depending on the amount of carb intake. I am some what used to this, I was on the same thing while I was preggo with Anderson. The shots don't bother me and since Anderson is comfortable around it that makes me feel a lot more at ease than it would if he was scared of the shot. My sugar is already lower today than it has been in probably 6 months. I took one dose of the fast acting lastnight, one with breakfast and one with lunch today, as well as the long lasting before I went to bed lastnight and my sugar when I checked it a while ago was 119. That is amazing.
My goal:
To stay on it. To keep it up. I have done really good with the no sweet stuff, that has made a huge difference. A HS friend of mine told me about a snack that she ate while she was preg and had diabetes, sugar free bananna pudding. YUMMY. So I am going to try and do my best to get things under control and maybe even get on a pump. We are really hoping to have another little Duffell in the family the end of the year.
Anderson keeps saying he wants a baby Carlee at our house. (a cousin that he got to hold and feed.) When we ask him if he wants a boy or a girl he tells us a baby Carlee, so... we will be crossing our fingers for a girl, but I will go ahead and put this on record... I think we will have another boy. I dont konw why, I just do! Of course either is fine, just happy and healthy.
The game plan:
I am on 2 types of insulin now. One that I take at night called Levemir, it's a long acting insulin which means it stays in my system for 24 hours. I also take Novolog with every meal, whether it be 2 or 4, this is a fast acting insulin used to counter act the food that you eat in your system and prevent the spike in blood sugar after meals. I normally try and eat 3 to 4 small meals a day, so I take 3 to 4 shots of the Novolog depending on the amount of carb intake. I am some what used to this, I was on the same thing while I was preggo with Anderson. The shots don't bother me and since Anderson is comfortable around it that makes me feel a lot more at ease than it would if he was scared of the shot. My sugar is already lower today than it has been in probably 6 months. I took one dose of the fast acting lastnight, one with breakfast and one with lunch today, as well as the long lasting before I went to bed lastnight and my sugar when I checked it a while ago was 119. That is amazing.
My goal:
To stay on it. To keep it up. I have done really good with the no sweet stuff, that has made a huge difference. A HS friend of mine told me about a snack that she ate while she was preg and had diabetes, sugar free bananna pudding. YUMMY. So I am going to try and do my best to get things under control and maybe even get on a pump. We are really hoping to have another little Duffell in the family the end of the year.
Anderson keeps saying he wants a baby Carlee at our house. (a cousin that he got to hold and feed.) When we ask him if he wants a boy or a girl he tells us a baby Carlee, so... we will be crossing our fingers for a girl, but I will go ahead and put this on record... I think we will have another boy. I dont konw why, I just do! Of course either is fine, just happy and healthy.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Duffell Shuffell...
The last few months this is what it has felt like we have been doing. With the holidays behind us, and our house finally rented, its like we are taking a breath and SLOWING down a bit. Which is nice, don't get me wrong, I love the hustle and bustle of the Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year, and my Birthday season, but by the time they all get done, we are.. whats the song.. I'm ready for a slow down...
We have made some pretty drastic changes around the Duffell house since new years. I am not trying to refer to any of it as a new years resolution because its more like a goal. My dad bet me that if I could stop eating sweets IE brownies, cake, candy, sugar ect that he would stop smoking. So far so good. I haven't had anything sweet since Jan 1, not even birthday cake on my BIRTHDAY!! So since I was taking that pretty serious Ron decided to jump on board and so we are cutting back, kind of counting calories and and exercising in the evenings. I am having a blast with it, and Ron is really helping me to stay motivated. Watching Anderson play with us and exercise and laugh is so much fun!! We are hoping to trim up and get ready for the lake this summer, so I am hoping that we stay focused.
Ron is so good to me and helping me go through and cut things out and helping me eat better for my diabetes, I am so lucky to have a such a wonderful person to share my life with. He truely cares for me and he wants me to be healthy as well. I love him more today that I did when we first fell in love.
So far life is good and things are going good. I hope that twenty ten finds you and yours great as well.
We have made some pretty drastic changes around the Duffell house since new years. I am not trying to refer to any of it as a new years resolution because its more like a goal. My dad bet me that if I could stop eating sweets IE brownies, cake, candy, sugar ect that he would stop smoking. So far so good. I haven't had anything sweet since Jan 1, not even birthday cake on my BIRTHDAY!! So since I was taking that pretty serious Ron decided to jump on board and so we are cutting back, kind of counting calories and and exercising in the evenings. I am having a blast with it, and Ron is really helping me to stay motivated. Watching Anderson play with us and exercise and laugh is so much fun!! We are hoping to trim up and get ready for the lake this summer, so I am hoping that we stay focused.
Ron is so good to me and helping me go through and cut things out and helping me eat better for my diabetes, I am so lucky to have a such a wonderful person to share my life with. He truely cares for me and he wants me to be healthy as well. I love him more today that I did when we first fell in love.
So far life is good and things are going good. I hope that twenty ten finds you and yours great as well.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
My future doctor
I know we all have high hopes for our kids, I don't care one way or the other what Anderson grows up to be, I just want him to be happy and enjoy whatever he does. None the less, its fun to make predictions based on your childs intrest. So here is my first occupation prediction for Anderson:
Every night before we go to bed Anderson reminds me to take my shot. After watching me for about a week he wanted to help. Now with my supervision, he gets my shot bag out every night - puts a new needle on it, then hands it to me. I load it and poke it in, then Anderson pushes the top to administer the insulin. Then I pull it out and take the needle off, then he kisses my ouchy and puts the insulin pen bag in the bag and zips it. It's so cute! Maybe one day he will be a doctor. I thought this was pretty goo for a 2 1/2 year old!!!
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