A video (and some more bathroom talk)

Below is a funny video of my boys as we attempted to entertain ourselves at the house, close to the potty for the entire day. Elijah can't wear pants while training. If he does, he doesn't feel himself starting to go and wets his whole self. So just underwear is the way to go. Isaac has this thing down. He even (and I swore I would never be one of those moms would talked about this on the blog or to other people, but hey, it's awesome) ... did the big deed in the potty today. In fact, JB was home with him, and I came back from the post office to be greeted by the following words: "Mommy, I did poopy in the potty! And it was a BIG one!" JB agreed.

Anyways, someone mentioned in a comment that I was making them afraid of potty training. I can't say that it is easy. Next to the first year with two babies, this has been one of the most physically taxing things I have done, but I waited for a good time. I am feeling good, second trimester, more energy. The boys feel good and are on board. And truly it is going well. I did lay down for a nap this afternoon and got up thinking I hadn't even fallen asleep only to realize that two hours of sleep had come and gone! (It's a wee bit tiring.)

I think if you can find a time for both you and hubby to have a week home together to do this, that would be ideal. 1 on 2 is a little tricky. But it's going great. And thanks to our great friends Shane and Linda, we got to go out after the kids went to bed for a date to recover from all this potty talk. They have opened a new restaurant in The Club on Base. It is an American Grill (something like a Chilis) and it is REALLY good! They even sell Cheesecake Factory Cheesecakes for dessert. No kidding. Yum! It's just nice to sort of "pretend" to be in America for a few minutes. Afterward, we played the penny slots. That was fun. There was a sign on the Casino window saying that it is illegal for Turks to gamble. Is that true?

Anyways, I'm off to bed. Here's the video I promised.