Since we were both off over Christmas break, we hoped to potty train Austin. It didn't go exactly as planned. I was thinking he would just "get it" but he didn't. Austin doesn't understand yet when the pee pee is coming. We tried getting him to sit on the potty. He would, but nothing would come out even after extended periods waiting on the potty. This went on for several days. We tried big boy underpants. That worked well except again he didn't really pee pee in the potty. He would hold it until a diaper would go on for nap or bedtime. We encouraged him to drink juice but wouldn't drink enough. Finally Brian had a great idea to try chocolate milk. Austin loves chocolate milk and it was easier to get him loaded up on it. That worked great and finally he went on the potty. We celebrated but he doesn't like making a big deal out of it. He only likes one of us to be in the potty with him. And most of the time Sydney also needs to be sitting on her potty too. We have had two days that he actually went in the potty. But now he is not liking the potty. He gets upset if we ask him to use it. But he will now finally wear pull ups so that is what we are doing right now. Hopefully over the next several weeks to months he will get it.
New Years Eve we just stayed home and watched a movie. We had appetizers for dinner and just hung out. Actually over Christmas break we rented 4 movies. We haven't rented that many movies all year. It was nice to watch some movies and just relax. I slept though some of them but I really like "We're the Millers"
Before Christmas Austin and Sydney only wanted me to put them to bed. That was so unusual for Austin. Brian always puts Austin to bed. It was so nice for me putting Austin to bed. He would read his books and then lay right now and I would lay next to him on the floor and he would go to sleep. Sydney takes forever (30-40 minutes) to fall asleep. If I put her to bed I usually fall asleep too.
That only lasted about a week and now both kids want Brian to put them to bed. Austin usually wins and gets him. Sydney tries really hard by grasping Brian's finger and trying to pull him into her room at bedtime. Austin whines and cries more about it so usually Sydney settles more peacefully for me to put her to bed. She is now okay with that for now. The easiest way for me to get her to sleep is to let her sleep on the floor next to me. After she is completely asleep, I move her into her crib. It's not ideal but it's working right now. We considered moving her into a toddler bed because we think she would like that better. The problem is that when I am home by myself and neither child we go to nap, I have no where just to put Sydney. We are planning to keep the crib for several more months.
Sydney now only gets mommy milk right before bed. I am ready to give it up but she definitely is not. I am grateful that it is just once a day now and only for about 10 minutes. I stopped feeding her in the middle of the night right after we got back from Disney. There were nights she cried it out but now she basically sleeps though the night. It's wonderful.
I still don't sleep that great. I am usually up at least once or twice a night for some reason even if it's not the kids. I always end up on the couch. Part of the reason is that I don't like our bed. Austin also encourages it because he likes knowing where to find me, so if I'm not on the couch he'll get upset. Brian usually sleeps in later than me so I close our bedroom door so he can get some sleep. He doesn't go to bed until midnight or later so 6:30 am comes really fast (that is when Austin gets up almost every morning). I use to hate getting up that early every morning but now I don't mind it. I enjoy my hour or so with Austin before Sydney wakes up. We sit on the couch and he watches his Kindle and I read on my phone. I watch some videos with him. The days I work I miss my mornings with him. Sydney usually gets up around 8 am now. And by 8am I am ready to play and so is Austin. They both go to bed around 8:30-9pm.
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