Pee Diaries - Part 2

I have decided that I will not declare when I believe Carter is potty-trained because it has always backfired on me! Even when he is 19 years old, I still will not actually say he is potty-trained.

Here's the story:

So, Carter spent the night at his dad's on Friday night- so obviously, I had no potty problems. Then comes Saturday.

Amee, Ashley, Carter and I took a little trip to Ikea. Amee and Ashley thought it would be a great idea to leave Carter in the little play place; I hesitantly agreed. We left and Ikea provided me with a buzzer (like the device you get at restaurants when waiting to get a table) and informed me, should there be any problems, they would notify me by buzzing the buzzer. As we walked away, part of me just knew that that buzzer would go off during our Ikea trip. About thirty-five minutes into our delightful shopping experience, Amee says, "Uh-oh. Carly, your buzzer is going off." Five seconds later, on the loud-speaker, I hear, "Carly Warburton, please report to the playland immediately". So I try to make my way through the maze that is Ikea, and I finally make it to the children's center. I let the staff know that I was Carter Warburton's mother. They said, "You are going to need to come back here". They let me in and told me I could find Carter in the bathroom. I go in and find (not surprised really) that Carter had peed his pants. I am assuming he thought he would be helpful (or maybe he was just trying to cover his error from Mom) so he had taken his underwear off and had rinsed them out in the sink and the entire bathroom floor was covered in water. Carter was standing with his lower-half naked with the cutest look on his face. How could I be angry? So, I began to mop up the mess. It took me a good 15 minutes to get the floor cleaned up. I had to use the papertowels that are automatically dispensed with a motion detection sensor. Do keep in mind, that this was Ikea which happens to be an incredibly eco-friendly store. You can bet that when it came to papertowels, there was no excess of it to waste. It went like this: Wave of the hand, out came a small amount of paper towel; Wave of the hand, out came a small amount of paper towel; Wave of the hand, out came a small amount of paper towel... so on and so on. As you can imagine, I was irritated. We checked out with a 3-year old soaked in water and pee. We made it to the car, where I did an impromptu redress (luckily I had a couple changes of clothing with me - you learn these things quickly when you become a mother) and we were on our way to our next destination- Gardner Village. Luckily, all went well there. We made our way down to Syracuse where Carter and I would be staying the night at Andrea and Jayson's home. We had a lovely dinner (thanks Andrea, the hostess with the mostess) and talked when suddenly, Carter ran to the bathroom where I found him in soaked pants and underwear. Not again! Threw him the tub (I didn't really throw him- it's just a figure of speech!), bathed him, got him dressed in his pajamas and ready for bed. We had an uneventful overnight. Fast forward to this morning; Carter pooped his pants right after I had taken his pull-up off and put his underwear on. This was right after Emerson (Andrea and Jayson's really cute cat) had barfed right by my face as I was sleeping.

I seriously cannot handle dealing with any more bodily functions; child or feline.

Rock on Dude!

The other day I was cleaning and I came out to the kitchen and found Carter like this:


He was playing the air guitar and saying "Rock on dude!"

Amazing.

I feel left out...

I have noticed that every blog I have seen has received comments on their posts or pictures. I have not had any! It came to my attention (Thanks Darcie) that for some reason, my blog was not allowing comments to be posted. So, I have changed the settings on my blog and I think I can now receive comments!

Please leave a little note (If you'd like) to boost my spirits!

Inclement Weather

Ok, so even though I am ticked about the snow, I felt like I needed to write a little more than I did in the previous post.

Today, I was suppose to play tennis. And tonight I was going to run. My mom, Andrea and I are going to start training for a 10k (I really don't even know how far that is, but at this stage in my life, it sounds really exhausting). I am anxious to begin but even as I type this post, I glance out the window to see the snow keep coming down. It really is quite depressing. I need the sun, warmth and long days to be happy.

Is this some kind of a joke?

Why is is snowing right now?

It's been a while... Update

Well, what can I say? Life has got the best of me and I have not been diligent in my blogging (although I have done much better than Andrea and Amee - really guys, why don't you get it together?).

The latest and greatest...

I have started working full-time which seems to be going quite well. Of course, I'd much rather be home riding bikes, playing soccer and basking in the sun with Carter. Oh, wait, it's been like 30 degrees outside so it's not like I could've done those things even if I wanted to.

Carter is finally going pee and poop (apologies to the faint at heart)completely on his own. He doesn't even need reminders. This is extremely exciting.

That's it. This is our life!

Easter Festivites

We had a great Easter weekend. Saturday we did an Easter egg hunt with the cousins (all 3 of 'em) and a Easter Brunch. Good food, Good fun, baaaddd brownies.

On Sunday morning, I woke Carter up and told him that it was Easter morning. I said "The Easter Bunny left you something!" Carter was dead asleep until I said that then He popped right up and said very clearly, alert and enthusiastically, "Thank You".

He quickly got out of bed, went to the living room and ran straight for his basket chuck full o' goodies. He completely bipassed the brand new shiny bike. He didn't even notice! I sat there and tried to guess how long it would take for him to notice it but I just couldn't contain myself, so I directed him towards it. He loved it!

Carter in his Easter Sunday Clothes.

Sunday

Today we went to

"Snack-ra-ment Meeting"

&

"Play-mary"

according to Carter.

Yummy Springtime Veggie Dish

Ok, So I read in Wasatch Women Magazine about this recipe. I did not write it down so this is strictly from memory and it may not be exact, but boy, was it good.

Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic

1 bunch of Asparagus
1 tbsp Olive Oil
1 dash Kosher Salt
1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegarette
1 tbsp shredded parmesan cheese

Break off the woody ends of the asparagus and place on baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and make sure all asparagus is evenly coated. Sprinkle salt over the top. Place in preheated 400 degree oven for a couple minutes. You will know when it is done when the olive oil starts sizzling. Pull out the asparagus and drizzle with Balsamic and sprinkle with cheese. Put back in oven for 1 minute or until the cheese is slightly melted. Voila! Enjoy!

Ice Age 2 - The world's greatest movie

So, the latest craze around our house is this movie called "Ice Age 2". Now if you have not seen this movie, you have obviously been living under a rock and may not appreciate this...

Carter walks around the house saying all day long the following movie quotes.

"BORING!"

"I was born in this hole and I will die in this hole".

"Make me sloth!"

And finally, my personal favorite...

"Sorry - My stomach hates me!"

If you have not seen this movie, do yourself a favor and rent it or ask to borrow it from me. It is quite good.