Goodbye diapers!

Last week we decided to say bye to diapers (or so we hoped). We went to the store and bought about 17 pairs :)
We started late that day, put Cole in undies and he had about 4 accidents within a couple of hours! The next day he did great! 1 week later, he's gone days without an accident. Initially we stayed home, not having any plans except to use the potty and be accident free. After a few days of this, we can leave home and he asks to go potty when we're out. Not sure why I am surprised how easy this was. He is one easy boy! Seriously! Anytime we've made a change; from bottles to cup, crib to bed, switched his schedule or routine from how long we're away from him due to work or who stays with him he just handles it all so well. He's easygoing and such a joy to raise!

Next up...teach him to be a little fearful of strangers!...yes, that's right. Just yesterday we had the terminix man at our home spraying for spiders in our garage. Isaac and I were in another room, the screen door was locked in our kitchen. We didn't hear anything. Then all of a sudden our socialite son comes to us with a piece of paper that he had just accepted from the bug man. Yes! He unlocked the door and took this paper from a complete stranger...EEK! Wish us luck because we truly have a very friendly child who just loves people!

Terrible 2's or adjusting to life with another baby?

Our little Cole has taken on some new behaviors, such as doing the opposite of anything we tell him or ask him. For example, my favorite; "Cole give mommy a kiss." for which he responds "No, I don't want to." Me- "Don't give me a kiss, I don't want one." Cole- "Yes I want to" followed by an attack of kisses. That's a sweet example, there are plenty that aren't so sweet and get him time outs. He's often telling us "Mommy, Daddy I'm right here." or often saying "I'm sad" and when asked why he'll say "because I am" although doesn't act sad. His listening skills are lacking and his need to control is heightened. The whining is at an all time high. All of this acting out makes me frustrated but also makes me reflect on the fact that we should have had to deal with all of this last year, when we should have brought his sister home. He has spent a year of hearing about and speaking for himself about Olivia, yet it wasn't until this year that he gets to experience life with a living sibling. I often wonder what his little mind must be thinking because he knows he has a sister and now a brother, but the two are so different, one is with Jesus and one right here, everyday, all day.
He's still our sunshine, our baby before the storm of loss and we look forward to what the rest of this year brings with him.