Colby's Cover Page

This morning I woke up all excited to see the Rankin Ledger article about my sign classes. My parents went and bought 10 copies and were at my house at 7:30, MAN I love my parents and how much they support me!




I was expecting a small article, so I was shocked to see Colby on the cover page, not to mention a two page article.



We were signing "sorry" so that's why my face looks so goofy. He had just thrown a fit for cookies (you can see his mouth full) and I told him to say he was sorry for acting ugly.




Cover-page

He was signing "diaper change"

I was very pleased with the article, and I hope my classes fill up!!!

You can read the article online www.rankinledger.com

Potty Training

As you know, I did the Early-Start Potty Training by Linda Sonna, PH.D.. Colby was pretty much potty trained from 9 months-13 months old and then changed his mind. He literally only pooped in his diaper about 2 or 3 times a month, at the most. I read every detail on infant potty training and did everything by the book, so what happened? Colby went on potty strike and wanted nothing to do with the potty. I got my book back out to look for answers and hope I could undo what went wrong. As I began to read, it said when potty training starts between five and nine months, the average child has full bowel control at age 15 months.

Which is the case for Colby, he completely controls it. He sits on the potty (which has to be in the kitchen, very sanitary huh?) squeezes out one little portion of poop, claps for himself, checks it out, and then holds the rest in until I put his diaper back on, and then lets it rip!!

HELLOOOOO.... WHY WHY WHY?

I continued to read and it said don't be alarmed if between the age of 15-18 months they become very defiant against using the potty. It says that usually by 20 months they will start right back and most likely be completely potty trained by 2 years old. SOOOO, my fingers are crossed and we shall see!

Colby doesn't like poop in his diaper so he will sign "change" and then point to his booty and say poo poo. He will also tell me that it's suppose to go in the potty. Bentley took a poop inside the other day and he even got on to him and said no no potty. He has alot of room to talk, huh?

Last night Chris ran in the Brick Street Firefly 5K. He finished 2nd in his age group and fifth overall. There were over 300 runners, I was so proud!! I was so excited, and he acted like it was no big deal (Mr. Passive). He didn't want me to take pictures of him getting his medal and he would barely pose for this one picture.

The race was in Clinton which is our college stomping grounds. After the race we decided to go to our all time favorite coffee shop, Gravity. We noticed that it was a little more crowded than normal. We parked down the street and as we were walking up the hill we noticed it was no longer Gravity but was now Petra Cafe. Chris ask someone did Gravity relocate and he said no they shut down. He said, "come on in, it's happening in here!" I was so bummed! They turned my little cozy coffee shop into a belly dancing, Mediterranean cafe. We noticed a Cups opened up a few blocks away so I'm guessing that was the culprit :(.