the sun is shining!! (at least temporarily!)

He's so beautiful, even sitting on the Potty! :)

he was laughing at me taking pictures of him! lol
Here are some pictures of Jagger on the Potty. Keep in mind, though I think he may have tinkled a little bit on this day, he doesn't usually lol

We're trying to potty train Jagger. I use the words "WE" and "TRYING" very lightly! Basically, I ask him nightly if he wants to sit on the potty. I've heard that you should not force the issue for it can make a child almost resent the potty. Can you imagine? "I hate you Potty because my Mom makes me sit on you!" haha. Sounds funny. So, I'm trying to keep him somewhat interested in the potty. He's got a little potty chair, and also a seat that sits on the big potty. He seems to be liking it a little better. I try to give him something to occupy him while he's sitting on there too. For some reason, he gets distracted quickly and wants up otherwise! Lately we've been brushing teeth while sitting on the potty. This seems to keep him there for a few minutes. This whole potty training thing is very confusing to me. I kind of want to hire someone to do it for me. Is that bad mothering? lol.

We STILL haven't put him in his Big Boy bed yet! I know I should, but there's a part of me that still wants him to be my baby. That, and there are still nights when he wakes up once. And I'm scared he'll get out of bed. I do not want that to become a habit. I have mixed emotions about trying to make my baby grow up!! I suppose we'll work at our own pace. And ignore what all the experts say. Why do they get to be experts any way? lol. I think they're as much an expert as I am, so whatever!

Jagger fell in love with the Tee Ball set that he played with on Easter at our friends house. I think he's going to be a natural. I'm getting him his own tee ball set this weekend! And hopefully the sunshine will return so he can play with it outside. I also can't wait to take him swimming again this summer. He LOVES water! Absolutely loves it! He's going to be a little fishy ;) Last year was fun, but I think this year will be even more fun.

Oh, and a final bit of "YAY JAGGER" news. He was asked to be in his first wedding!! Next summer, July 17th, 2010, he will be the ring bearer in Brittany Horner and Tim Cross' wedding!! I am SO excited. He will be so darn cute! His little flower girl is going to be Morgan Myers. The most precious little red headed girl you have ever seen. The two of them together will certainly be a hit! :)

Well, I guess that's it for today. I shall close up the lap top and push Jagger "fasssss" on his bike! lol.

Til next time. . .

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.

So, I took today off work. Still recovering from this pesky U.T.I. I've already straightened up around the house, so I thought I'd post a blog.
We're sitting on the back porch enjoying a non-rainy day. This rain has been such an annoyance lately! Really putting a damper on all our spirits, I think. Jagger was getting cabin fever bad! He can't understand that he cannot play outside when it's raining. lol. I'm so happy that our new house has a porch too.