Well, today has been strange in a way. All of a sudden Samuel is being very independent about the whole potty training thing. Starting yesterday he is going without me asking and I hear the flush and he comes bebopping back into the room where I am with crooked pants and his shirt caught in his shorts. Today he even did all of that and I discovered that he had gone in there and actually poopied in the potty all by himself.
I have been doing some sort of diaper/pullup duty for my kids since Riley was born on May of 2005! She was still in diapers when Sam came along in December of 2006 so since then I have had a child in diapers. This is weird...a little sad but WONDERFUL at the same time!!!!!
Sam is a little boy now...not a baby...he will always be my baby but he potties now!!!!
We were all outside playing yesterday and he was riding his bike around and I caught a glimpse of the waist band of his undies that were a little higher than his shorts and I got a little choked up.
When Riley became completely potty trained I don't remember feeling this sense of sadness because I had Samuel still in diapers...same thing when Riley transitioned to a big girl bed because I was pregnant with Sam and we needed the crib to set up his nursery.
I do get sentimental about Riley and her milestones...I almost fell apart when she started preschool when she was 2 and again when she started Pre-k but I think everything may be a little harder with Sam because I know I will never have another baby so I am really trying to savor his firsts and lasts.
Even with me being a sentimental mess sometimes I really love the stage my children are in right now. Life is gradually getting easier. They are more and more independent every day and hopefully that will continue until they reach their preteen and teen years when they start driving us nuts and worry us to death!!!!
Way to go, Samuel! That is sweet. Your life is about to get easier - at least for a while.
ReplyDeleteWith Rosemary, there are times when I try to hold onto her babyhood since she is our last, but other times, I am counting down the days until she goes to college and I don't have anybody here to take care of. Most of the time I love it, but this week has been exhausting! Is it 2025 yet????
I get it. I really do, and that may very well be one of the reason why I can never see myself saying "nope, no more kids for me, I'm done!" I love babies, always have and a house seems warmer with a baby in it. When Liam walks good, talks good, and is potty trained, I will certainly have another one
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