I'm a big boy now!. . . . Well maybe

Joshua experienced a monumental situation today! He not only tried on his first pair of big boy underpants but he also dropped his first adult doodie in the porcelain pot! I caught him today grunting and hiding, so I did what any good toilet training minded mommy would do I grabbed the kid plopped him on the toilet and told him to push. He did not think this was a good idea and immediately squirmed to get off! I held on for a couple minutes and seeing nothing in sight, introduced him to his car underpants. He liked them and for the next couple of hours I spent asking him every 10 minutes if he needed to go potty? He would of course say no, and I would occasionally put him on to see if he would do anything. Well this routine got old for me, so I got a little preoccupied with a project. All of the sudden I realized Josh was nowhere to be found, so I raced to find him, knowing that if he was hiding he was trying something. Sure enough there he was grunting and squatting in the play room, so once again I grabbed him and we ran to the toilet, and would you know it the doodie was coming out, and he was terrified! He was screaming and squirming and I held him in a hug (while he sat) and I told him how proud I was of him and that is was okay. When he continued to scream I began bribing him with treats and snacks of all kind. After 5 minutes he dumped his little log, and the excitement from me was all over the place. Little did I know that he had more coming, soon enough the screaming started again. After talking to his dad at work Joshy got up the courage to let another couple logs drop. Yeah! Though this experience has shown me that he may not yet be ready for full blown big-boyhood, he is on his way. The day ended with Josh wetting his underpants and having an early bath. But thumbs up to Josh for giving it a go. From a loving, tired of changing diapers, mommy! Ps: don't feed your kid corn when it comes to potty training time!

Joshua David Wadley

Joshua is our little two-year old, and he is all boy! He loves cars, balls, football and the color blue. He also doesn't know his own strength-when he gets frustsrated he comes out swinging. From first hand experience it hurts! On the other hand he is a little lovey-dovey boy. He loves to give hugs and kisses and is usually very sweet to think others. Josh is currently in a speech therapy program with kids on the move and showing improvement. His increased speaking abilities has helped cut back on his violent outbursts. He enjoys reading books and watching signing time. Josh likes to act grown up and follow around with the grown-ups, but when it comes to doing anything too risky he is glad to be left out, he gets nervous quite easily. For Christmas Josh recived a crash and shake race car and a punching bag, both are getting good use and he is having lots of fun. Josh is entering his 2nd year of nursery and is becoming an old pro at going in without a fus. (thank goodness)!

McKenna Lyn Wadley

Mckenna joined our family in 2003, almost five years ago. She is a very active child, not only in actions but also with her mouth. She loves to talk and ask all sorts of why, and how questions. She attends school twice a week and loves it. She has never been nervous to try new things on her own. On the first day of school I had to beg for a hug and kiss goodbye. She also is in Dance showcase company, where she performs twice a year. This last December she was the best rootin-tootin cowgirl dancer. She is excited to turn five and has made a list of her new years resolutions. They include:
1. Learn to ride a two-wheeler
2. Learn to read
3. Learn to do a cartwheel
4. Learn to tie her shoes.
She came up with these all on her own, and I don't anticipate she will forget about them. She is a joyful child, full of both, life and drama.