28 Months 1.12.13

The Pottying Parrot is what Tillman's name is this month!  He repeat everything and is officially wearing big boy underwear!  This has been a huge month.

"Aw Man!" is his favorite new saying.  He does use it appropriately.  He gets that Nick.  Nick generally says it when he drops stuff, makes a mess, or falls down.  Tillman picked it up and uses it all the time. Every time he says it, he gets a huge grin on his face!

Pink Eye Day Home From School

Pottying has really taken off as of last week.  On Friday (1.4.13) he had a dry pull-up all day at daycare.  They said we could bring big boy underwear the following week.  Tillman stayed dry the entire week at school.  However, we generally couldn't make it to the house before he was wet, so we wore diapers at home and underwear at school.  Over the weekend, we really worked with him to go to the potty. We stepped up our treats to a sucker (instead of M&Ms).  He would go on the potty, and would say "yeah, pee pee on the potty....SUCKER!"  He did have an accident in his pants of the #2 kind.  It was very nice weather, so we were outside.  He was escorted over to the water hose to clean up his mess.  I think he enjoyed it, but I also think (I hope...we'll see) got the point across that he can't do that in his new big boy underwear.  He has also been going potty before bed and has been waking up DRY!
Nick and I have been so impressed with his progress. It really has happened fast.  We've tried to be really flexible with him about were he goes potty, as we have a potty chair and a potty seat, we let him go on the potty with no little seat, we let him choose which potty in the house, he picks out his big boy underwear from boxers to boxer briefs to briefs ..the choices are endless!  All of these antics have helped him stay excited about going potty and makes him think less of the cool ELMO diaper!

Masterpiece in progress!

We've been on this potty train since the summer, and I'm glad that he is finally willing to do it verse it being a fight.  It will be nice to cut back on the diaper buying.  I won't say we are complete done with diapers and pull ups, but we certainly see light at the end of the tunnel!

Back to Tillman parroting everything-he is starting to really do what the cartoons ask kids to do.  When Barney starts hugging at the end of the show, he goes around to everyone and starts hugging and saying "I love you."  I never thought I'd appreciate Barney, but I do now!  Also, he is very into ELMO's world.  He loves to sing the song.  In the car, he has his kiddy music.  He is starting to sing along.  One of his CDs sings the ABC's.  He tries to keep pace with the ABC, but he is more interested in keeping up with the tune than the letter.  Any of the letter that have a pause-G, P, S, V, Z he really hangs on to those during the tune.  He'll get it!
T is also a counting machine.  With help, he can count to 10.  He generally likes to do every other number, so we have been working on counting.
Colors...oh colors!  No progress in that department.  Everything is pretty much still YELLOW.  That child won't learn his colors to save his life!

Cheese is a big smile and closed eyes!

Motor skills are coming along.  He is starting to "ride" his Strider bike.  He enjoys wearing his "hat" (helmet). He takes his bike for a spin mostly when Nick take Graham on his walks.  Tillman "Flintstones" his bike around the yard.  He can do about two laps around the yard before he is on to something else.

Health wise, it was a rough month.  It included Pink Eye, Albuterol Treatments, Cough, and Runny Nose.  He is on the mend now, as the whole house is!  We're hoping for a happy and healthy 2013!

Rolling!

28 month stats
-Diaper size 4
-Clothing-24 mo shirts and 18 mo pants
-Weight-26 lbs
-Shoes size- 7