The result....glasses!

We just got back from the Ophthalmologist. Tommy will need to wear glasses all the time. He has 20/50 vision, lazy eye (in both eyes) and Astigmatism. He is also color blind! This is a far cry from what the Optometrists said last year.

I am hoping this will cure the headaches he is getting. It is such a sigh of relief that it is glasses and not something more serious.

Thank you for all your kind words everyone! I can't wait to see his little face in them.

Tommy's Headaches

I am not sure if I have mentioned it here before, but Tommy has been to doctors and had tests to see what is causing his headaches. 5 year olds shouldn't be getting headaches. One of them (the scariest) happened when we went on a date together. You can read it here. That was the one that made up snap our eyes open.

Since then, he has had an MRI. Thankfully it came back clear. Little by little we are trying to figure out why he is getting them now.

He has asthma and since he is sick all winter long, they have put him on Flovent. Which is a maintenance inhaler everyday. He has not had one headache since being on it. Hmmmmm......

Today we are getting his eyes looked at. He has complained about his eyes. He flunked the eye exam last year. We went to an Optometrist who said he may need glasses before he hits Kindergarten. 2 weeks ago, Tommy said to me "Mom, I think I need to see the DR again. Sometimes I can't see good and my eyes feel funny." So today we are going to see a Pediatric Ophthalmologist. I had no idea there were 2 different kinds of eye Dr's. The Ophthalmologist has a medical degree, a Optometrist doesn't. **that is your lesson for the day!**

We will see what today brings. If it is glasses he needs and that is the cause, I will be so happy. It is so frustrating to see your child go through all this and not have the answer.

LOOK WHAT I WON!

I am so super excited! I won this awesome dress from All Things Ribbon. Isn't it so pretty? Check her site out. She has such gorgeous stuff for little girls!
She was doing a giveaway at the best blog central site Secret is in the Sauce SITS is the best place where Bloggers come together. Go see for yourself!

Rock Star!

Tommy is my new Rock Star.




And because he is so famous, *tee hee* Katie needs to disguise herself from all the Paparazzi!
He LOVES the new song from Pink. I think it is so funny listening him trying to keep up with the song.

We are ditching the idea!

No more potty training here. She just isn't ready. It isn't worth her being scared. She is only 2 1/2. She won't got to Kindergarten diapers. (Hopefully!) So we will try again after the holiday.

I also am keeping her with a sippy cup. Tommy is done, he is old enough. But Katie just isn't ready. All I did was clean up spills. ALL THE TIME. Once in a while she would do good. I am giving her a "Big Girl" cup at dinner and work slowly to the full thing.

I am about to give up.........

She does NOT like to use the potty. I don't know what to do. Maybe she isn't fully ready? My others were so easy, but I knew they were ready.

She now says "scared" whenever we talk about it. Yes, before it was "ROAR" she now learned the word "scared" to talk about the potty.

She does not care if she pees herself. She will wear undies at home, but could care less if she has an accident.

She doesn't care if she gets M&M's anymore.

She is 2 1/2, it isn't like she is 4 and needs to be trained.

I need some sort of support group.

NO MORE SIPPIES!

Seeing we are potty training, I thought I would torture myself even more and get rid of sippy cups. Tommy uses a straw cup and Katie a sippy.

I hate them

I hate cleaning them

I hate finding them in places they shouldn't be (especially a few days later with milk in them!)

So from now on NO MORE SIPPIES!

I Love Mondays!

Yup, you heard me! I love Mondays! I get my life back.

Big kids are off to school at 7am.

Tommy has school in the afternoon.

Husband left for work at 7:00.

I can sit and read my emails, blogs and news without feeling guilty.

Ahhh..............

GGRRRRR..............

She just wanted the stinken doll. She has peed 2 times in her pants since then. **ripping hair out**

Oh No She Didn't!

All weekend we struggled getting Katie "go" on the potty. No luck.

This afternoon I told her she could get a new baby if she peed on the potty. She was excited. When she napped I went to Target and picked one up. She was awake when I got home. I excitedly showed her the baby.

Right away she said "Go potty!"

I say "OK, but you have to let your pee out on the potty to get the baby" I am thinking the baby will be sitting on the counter torturing her for days!

What does she do? She sits on it and PEES! she immediately says "NEW BABY!"

So CONGRATULATIONS to my last born. It was bittersweet.

DAY 2

Day 2 of potty training.

Chris let me sleep in this morning. I gave him instructions that when Kate woke up he was to immediately take off her diaper and put her on the potty. She will pee within 10 minutes of being up. Apparently he tried and she screamed. He said it wasn't worth the battle at 6:00 AM. So I got up at 8:00 (Yes, I slept until then! Awesome!) to her in a "Soggy Doggy" diaper. She was totally fine when I asked her to take it off.

Yesterday she sat, and sat, and sat some more. Not doing anything on the potty. But, she did sit. I know it was all for that 1 M&M she gets.


We even tried the buddy system!

She even took her animals to sit on it. Then asked for an M&M for them. I quickly caught on to this game. She realized if she gave them one, she could eat it.


I am not stepping up my "A" game. I am headed out to Target to buy a prize to use if she goes.
I will let her see it, feel, touch it......she will not get it unless she pees! Torture Tactics? Probably.....maybe it will work!

It Is Going.....Sorta

She has yet to "use" the potty. But she is sitting on it without being scared. That is a huge step forward.

M&M's are a big helper. She gets one (I know, it isn't much!) every time she sits on it.
She will sit on it every time we ask her to. Which is about every 15-30 minutes. But it is so she can have an M&M.

Isn't she cute as ever? Baby is trying out the potty! She even got an M&M!


Stay Tuned!

And So It Begins!

OPERATION POTTY TRAINING is in full swing. She was not a happy camper when I took off her diaper and had her put underwear on this morning.

Here she is crying "DIAPER" trying to get one. What you don't see is the puddle that formed under her feet while crying.

Operation Potty Training!

We are kicking it up into high gear this weekend. You think after 3 kids, #4 would be a breeze.

It is not.

I am afraid.

I hate potty training.

Chris and I have decided we are doing it "for real" this weekend. Katie tells us every time she needs to be changed. Hmmmm...I think that is a sure sign.

She just will NOT go near her potty, she says "ROAR" which means she is scared. She even picked it out!

Well no more Mrs. Nice Guy! It is all or nothing this weekend! Please pray for us! =)

Wordless Wednesday- Semi

My children hiding from Ms. Nancy. We saw her at the mall again. This time she added a splash of color to her skirt.