What’s going on

Hi Everyone!  Ok, I’m officially a bad blogger.  I just left everyone hanging over 2 months!    So I left off with Luke’s father’s visit.  I guess all in all it went well and it went by quickly.  On the 2^nd day he was here he told me he was broke…not a huge surprise…so of course I had to pay for everything while he was here.  Anyway, he came, he saw and he left within 4 days!  So  hopefully I won’t have to deal with him again for another few years.

In September my sister who lives in Ottawa had a baby boy.  Luke and I have been to Ottawa a couple of times to see him.  He’s too cute!  I thought I would get the baby bug after I saw him.  The first time I saw him I sooooo didn’t want another baby.  He was crying, my sister was crying.  I wasn’t a good scene.  But then the second time I saw him and they were more in a routine she wasn’t crying anymore he was sleeping more I have to admit I did get a little bite that time.  But I’m pretty sure I’m done.  I don’t think my boyfriend wants anymore kids.  Plus we aren’t getting any younger either!

October was a pretty uneventful month.  I had the chance to go to Nova Scotia again this year and see Tracey (angeloftheisland) again , but since my mom is away for 6 weeks I would have had to bring Luke with me. Plus since my parents are away I’m looking after their house.  Also didn’t want to leave my grandmother alone since mom is gone.  I would have been worried about too much so I decided to put off the trip.  I will get back there another time for sure!  Maybe during the summer …if not for sure next fall!   Mom and dad will be home next week.  I can’t tell you how anxious I am to have them back home.  Going to their house everyday to pick up the mail is a real pain in the butt!  Especially when I forget to go then remember after we are back in the house.  I have to get Luke back in the car which isn’t an easy task.  As much as Luke loves to ride putting him the car is always a chore.  He of course hates his car seat.  I can’t wait til he’s big enough for a booster!  Strapping him in a car seat with his winter coat is such a chore.

Halloween went well.  We did our usual tradition of going to my mom and dad’s house and trick-or-treating in their area.  Even though they weren’t home we went anyway. J  Luke totally loved it!  I think next year though, we will hang around my neighbourhood. 

So we are still in potty training.  I don’t even know how long it’s been.  I think we must be coming up on 11 or 12 months now.  He just doesn’t get it!   He’s ok with #1 he just won’t do #2 in the potty!!!  Some days I totally lose my mind.  I know we are getting closer but still frustrating! 

Luke is totally loving preschool.  He goes for 2 hours and 15 mins Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  It’s not much, but it does give me some time to go to the grocery store without him, which is great.  He’s learning to play with others and to follow rules.  I totally see a difference in him in the last 2 months.  If only he would get the potty training thing down! 

I’m really going to try to keep my blog more recent….lol have I said that before?  J

Summer is just zooming by! I can’t believe we are already in the middle of August. We have had so much rain I can’t believe summer is almost over. I was at Wal-Mart yesterday and it was so busy with kids getting all their school supplies. Luke of course still has a few years before school but I can’t wait to be buying him new stuff! I always loved getting new school supplies. In the mean time summer is still here so we will take advantage. Tomorrow we are off to go whale watching…after a quick visit with my dear friend Tracey (angeloftheisland). This will probably be the last trip we take before school starts.

Next Saturday my son’s father is coming to visit. I call him father and not dad because anyone can be a father…it takes someone special to be a dad. Luke hasn’t seen his father since July 13th 2006. Luke was born July 8th 2005. So you do that math…think Luke will have any clue who this person is? I am so worried about it. I haven’t slept well since I found out he was coming. I have arranged though so Luke and I will never be alone with him. I’ve been asking Luke too if he wants to see his father and go do things with him and he says no I want to stay with Mommy…I know this is going to piss off my ex and he’s going to think I trained Luke to say that. I just have to take it one day at a time and hope for the best. I will let you all know how it goes…if anyone actually reads this..lol.

Until next time.

Ok, so I’m a terrible blogger. I know it’s been a few months since my last blog. I really need to get with it! So I’m still in the potty training mode. Luke gets it. Knows what he has to do. Just won’t do it! I try and try. It’s so frustrating! He will go if I put him on the potty, but he won’t go on his own. I have learned the signs though. Even if I ask if he needs to potty, he will ALWAYS say no then 2 minutes later there is a puddle on the floor. I only put a diaper when we go out or at night. So there have been quite a few messes in the house. I guess the good thing is as soon as he’s fully trained I get a new couch! Good thing I have hardwood floors!

Other than the potty training thing, things have been not too bad. The summer is going by so quickly! We did get to go to Toronto and Niagara for a few days. Luke had alot of fun. Ok…so did I. I also got to meet Titia aka kikicanadian. That was great. I wish we could have had more time together. Next time! I love meeting CPOers in real life. So much fun!

We are trying to squeeze in another quick vacation. This time to Tadoussac to go whale watching. Hopefully that will work out. Luke’s father is wanting to come for a visit and of course he picks those dates. Luke hasn’t seen his father in over 2 years, so I don’t know how that will go. My ex-in laws are arriving this Friday. Again we haven’t seen them in over 2 years. I’m a little nervous but more comfortable with them coming than I am with my ex-husband coming here. None of them know about the relationship I’m in…yet. Hopefully it won’t make waves. Time will tell.

S o that’s pretty much what’s going on here. I will try to update regularly. Really I will!

So my saga continues! I have been trying to get Luke potty trained. He’s got such a hard head! (must come from his father’s side :)) I know he understands but just refuses to go! I have tried letting him run around naked to just undies. Nothing is getting thru to him. I have tried bribes from Hot Wheels to junk food to even a pet! albeit a goldfish…but it’s still a pet right? I ask him a hundred times a day if he has to go potty and his response is always “No Way”. Every once in while I just plop him on the potty anyway and we sit and wait and wait…up to 40 minutes sometimes. Sometimes he will go sometimes nothing happens. I’m just losing patience! I know for certain though as soon as I put a diaper or undies on him, he will go.

Luke’s pediatrician told me that it’s normal for boys go up to 3+ years before being totally potty trained. Like he said unfortunately there is always someone that has their child potty trained at a much earlier age making us feel that there must be something wrong with our child. I already knew Luke is very determined. He’s very set in his ways. I still can’t get him to eat anything else but cheese, fruit, vegetables, yogurt and cereal. What kind of diet is that?

Typing this out is making my frustrations stronger, but at the same time making me feel better getting it all out! So my way is not working right now. Liz has given me some other suggestions. Any other suggestions are so welcome!

Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather!

Ok, so I finally took the plunge.  I’m ready to give blogging a try. I don’t know if I’ll have much to say or if I can write as nice as some of you, but here it goes!  Tracey…I’m counting on you to be my editor. ;)  There seems to be alot to learn about this.  I hope I can figure it out.