Ella has demonstrated the true meaning of being a big sister today. She has been encouraging, helpful and understanding to both Cooper and me. I told her this morning that I was going to need her to be my big helper since Cooper was learning to go on the potty and she has done an excellent job...listening, being self sufficient and patient all the while helping both Coop and me! Very proud of her willingness and ability to show me just how much she can do on her own if she really wants to!

The first half of our day ended with Cooper peeing and pooping on the potty! He was on and off the potty for an hour cause he continued to tell me he had to poop! Right before I put him in for quiet time he did it! He didn't want to wear a diaper or pull up to quiet time but I suggested he wear his underwear over the pull ups and told him Ella did the same thing when she first started to go on the potty and then he was ok with it. Very proud of my little man, he is so gosh darn adorable in his big boy undies!

The new Nick show Wallykazam is adorable and the theme song is addictive! A word building show like Super Why but with a cute little blue troll and his dragon!

Cooper is funny...he thinks that after you go on the potty you get to wear a new pair of underwear...then he thinks he needs to lay down like when wearing a diaper. Funny how children are....their minds intrigue me..I wish I could take a field trip!

And he started to poop in his underwear but I caught him and he pooped on the potty!!! We are in pair #2 of Thomas underwear! :-)

Woke up feeling that today was going to be a long day. My week thus far has been quick and the children have been rather well behaved. I think I am just accepting that I believe today will be the worst day of the week knowing how things run week from week with my children. Rather than accept that I believe it is going to be the worst, I am choosing to do everything I can do to prevent that from happening! Not sure if I got an exceptional night sleep, if I woke up realizing in a week I will be kid free and sitting on an airplane or if my inner positiveness took over, but I am choosing to stay positive about today!

Question: how do you teach a 2.5 & 3.5 year old how to cover themselves back up when they wake up uncovered? Suggestions :-)