the end of buying diapers?...

"I have to go poopie on the potty!". I cannot tell you how long I have been waiting to hear those words! TOO long if you ask me! The whole potty training experience has been such a struggle that some days I just gave up! These children of ours are VERY stubborn & will only do something when they want to do it! In fact some mornings they will wake up & the first thing out of their mouths will be "No BIG kid panties!". Like they knew what I have planned for them & they wanted NO part of it! LOL! So for the good part of the last year we did not potty train at all. I was not going to get any more stressed out than I already was! Costco became our second home because we could get the best deal on diapers there! I did not even revisit the potty training business until the last week or so. And it was not until the past few days did we see some HUGE progress! It all started the night before their 3rd birthday. I was bathing all four of them as I usually do when Cam tells me that she has to go poopie in the potty. Like I have not heard these words before. I did NOT believe it at all but I obliged her! I dried her off & she climbed up on the potty. She sat there for a good bit longer than I thought she should so I went to put her back into the tub when she said "No, I poopie in the potty!". Low and behold she did the deed! I was in awe! My daughter pooped on the potty & I did NOT have to remind her! WOO HOO! This is such a HUGE accomplishment! Does this mean we are near...

the end of buying diapers?...

standing room only...

These children of ours LOVE watching me change their diapers! When anyone even mentions that they have a poopie they will all get up from whatever they are doing, run ahead of me & then gather in their room. The first one in is usually the one with the poopie. They climb up onto the changing table & get ready for me to change their dirty deed. The funny part is that they don't fight over being FIRST it is 2nd place that they all want! They want to be the one to stand on the diaper pail placed strategically at the end of the changing table that gives them their "perfect" view. Little did I know that where I placed their diaper pail would create such drama! The new configuration is due to them using their changing table as a means to get to the other side of the room during nap time. SO mommy put the darn thing in the middle of the room to curb that! It amazes me how amazed they are to check out their own poop! I cannot tell you how many times they say "See it", CRAZY! Nothing like checking out one of the grossest functions your body creates! When Dr Oz said you should check out your poop I do not think he meant this! hahah! Oh the things that amaze these children of ours! They can make even a normal activity exciting! And to think this all started by fighting over...

standing room only...

I'm vomit, you're poop!...

These words actually came out of my hubby's mouth tonight. CRAZY but true! You see we made a pact a LONG time ago that when the kids vomit he will clean it up & when they poop I would do the same. This was one deal I had no problem making! I do not care how many poopie diapers I have to change as long as vomit does not come my way I am good! I think I'd throw up just looking at their vomit forget about the smell! YUK YUK YUK! SO tonight when Miss Avery told us that she had poopies her Daddy proceeded to tell me...

I'm vomit, you're poop!...

time...

These past few days have been quite the experience for all of us! It all started out on Saturday night with the littlest of the bunch heaving up her dinner. It did not get any better by Sunday night. It went from puking to pooping & trust me, I was not happy that they were being regular! LOL! All I can say is, YUK! I've changed more cribs, washed more clothes & gave MANY a bath in the past few days! It has not been much fun! I thought it was an isolated incident but then it moved from child to child. So far, knock on wood, Camryn has not caught the bug! We were awoken rather EARLY this morning by Linz having yet another poopy diaper which then gave her a raw butt! It is terrible! No ointment or cream seems to help her! However once she was changed she was raring to go. You would not have thought she was even sick. Mommy was TIRED & she was bright eyed & bushy tailed! She then wanted each of her siblings to be WIDE awake with her. Oh what FUN! The rest of them FINALLY woke up 2 hours later. Brendan was sitting at the end of his crib and at the other end was vomit! He also had a cough that I did not like the sound of. He was the next victim! DISGUSTING! Remember, I do not do vomit! I'm the poop girl! Where was Michael when I needed him the most!?! There I was trying to clean him up & get the sheets off his crib. Then Avery has a blow out & I had to take care of her. I had the washer going, the bath running & LUCKILY we were at Grandma's so she kept Linz entertained. Throughout all of this Camryn just sat in her crib watching me & continued to say "Mommy, Oh My!". Wonder where she gets that from! hahah! I decided I better take Brendan & Linz in to see the doctor. FYI, Being able to get 4 sick kid appt's all together is difficult so to get 2 seen was better than none. Grandma & I made the drive 45 minutes N to their doctor. We got there just when our appt. was to start. That never really matters because lately we always seem to have to wait, FOREVER! I SO dislike waiting in a doctor's office lobby with four toddlers. Today was extra bad since they all had poopies while we waited. This is my life! ugh! We finally get in to see Dr. Kraft. He really is a great doctor. Helps me not freak out over silly stuff. He told us he's not too worried about the weight they lost from throwing up. They will gain it back. That their ears, eyes & chest all sound good. Brendan is extra lean & that is why it I overreact when it comes to him. He is NOT dehydrated & he will be ok. To rinse Linz's bum instead of using wipes & to put 4 oz of white vinegar into the bath water. The vinegar will help dry her raw bum up! (interesting..) That we need not worry about getting them to eat but rather make sure they drink & have at least 2 pee pee diapers a day. If things change to let them know, it is hopefully just a bug & the best medicine is...

time...

yucky!

This can mean MANY things. Normally around here it is referred to the stinkiest of poopies. While I'm changing them they will tell me "yucky" like I did not know they had a "present" for me in their pants. Well today little Miss Lindsey walks over to me with something in her hand, says "yucky" and then hands me this ->
I did not know what to think. I about jumped out of my chair because you thought it was exactly what I thought it was, POOP! Stranger things have happened! I'm like great! Who stuck their hands down their pants & decided to give me this present!? I start searching for the rest of it when Camryn then showed me this ->
I think Camryn knew what I was thinking & wanted me not to worry! I'm telling you that I have never been SO happy to see a partially eaten empty CARDBOARD paper towel tube in my life!

See it is the little things that make me smile! and it sure was...

yucky!