All About Ben

I meant to mention that on Christmas Eve I was coming out of a store and there was this woman with her 3 kids and she was screaming at them (on christmas eve) - get into this f*ing car or I am gonna beat your ass. I wanted so badly to walk over to that woman and say, 'when your kids grow up troubled, don't bother to ask yourself why' but I didn't. I am reminded of it today because I just read Catherine Newman's wondertime article and am reminded to be patient with kids. I try so hard to do it, I hope I am successful. I also wish I could do something for that woman's kids and all the ones out there like them that don't know a good and loving parent.

posted by BensMom04 @ 4:16 PM 0 comments

So it has been a long time since I updated this blog. Cindy is bugging the hell out of me so I had to come back and post something. Since my last update, Ben has potty trained himself. I take no credit for it whatsoever. Basically on New Years weekend, he decided to use the potty. We put the diapers away and he has done great! He did have a day when he made a play for going back to diapers, but after 6 outfits in one day, he gave up. Now we just have nighttime diapers. Still not thrilled about the pooping on the potty though. Last night he was a bit more enthusiastic. He had a 'small success' so to speak, so he finished up in one bathroom then decided he had to go poop in the other one (to be fair, I guess). So he did that then went back to the first one. I have to say it seems to be hard for him to SEE the poop in the potty what with that penis in the way, but he has decided to just yank it aside cause there is no waiting for seeing the poop till you finish!

posted by BensMom04 @ 2:07 PM 0 comments