No, not "potty in the pool" or "pool party"! Potty and pool. Just a few things we've done in the past few weeks.
We've started putting Braylon on the big boy potty and he loves it! He's not made a real potty yet, but there really is no pressure for him to at this point. We are following what his school calls Stage 2 of the "Stages of Potty" for toddlers. During this stage, the tots wear diapers and are sat on the potty each time they are changed. There's no expectation that they will use the potty, rather the idea is to help them start making the association with using the toilet to potty. Braylon will tell us when he has pottied, so it makes perfect sense to start introducing the big boy potty. We'll see how this potty thing goes once baby Macyn arrives!
Although it seems Braylon is getting ready to potty in this picture, we've moved on to the "pool" part of our blog. On Sunday, Braylon and I tried to beat the Winter blues by taking a trip to the steamy indoor pool. As you can tell from the photo below, it was so steamy my lens fogged over.
Although I was not thrilled about getting in to a bathing suit, Braylon was and he had a really great time! We were there for nearly 2 hours, and even then, he didn't want to leave. We'll have to do this again very soon!
We have settled on a name for our baby girl. Macyn Elizabeth Ramsay is set to arrive anytime within the next few weeks! I am scheduled to see my doctor weekly from here on out and at my visit on Tuesday, I was 1 cm dilated and she could feel Macyn's head. This, of course, means nothing other than she is getting into position. We too are preparing ourselves for our new arrival. The anticipation is bittersweet as I am truly excited to welcome Macyn, yet am sad to give up my time with Braylon. There's no doubt we'll all have to adjust, but I know Braylon will be an exceptional big brother and will adore his new baby sister!
This is Braylon's new favorite thing to do in the bath tub. He'll just prop himself up and gaze at all of his toys as they float in the water. In a few years, Braylon is going to kill me for posting this pic for all to see :) Gotta love those cute little buns!
Braylon is really infatuated with my belly, so we thought it would be fun to give him his own baby belly :) He walked around with a ball under his shirt for some time. He waddled and had difficulty sitting down too! It was comical :)
It's been a few weeks since I've posted anything, so I thought I'd post an update on recent happenings.
Now that all the snow has melted from our backyard, we've been able to enjoy some time outdoors. Braylon really doesn't mind getting bundled up. Actually he'd like to go outside more than we let him. We try not to get out unless it's sunny and atleast 40 degrees.
A few weeks ago, Braylon attended his first K-State basketball game. We had awesome seats and even got to see Willie the Wildcat up close. Braylon was pointing at him and seemed excited to see him until he came right up to him and tried to get a "high five". Braylon freaked out and started to cry. From that point on, Braylon would cringe if Willie ventured even a foot away from his normal sideline position. Here's a great shot from our seats!
On Friday, I received a call from Braylon's teacher reporting that Braylon had been bitten by another tot. I was not overly concerned as I understand this will happen. In fact, my first question was, "What did Braylon do to provoke this?" When I picked him up from school this is what I found. A bite, smack dab in the middle of his forehead. I have to say, I've never seen that before. I'm guessing some little girl was moving in for a kiss and Braylon reacted negatively, so she bit him! Lance said that B didn't cry at all, although from the looks of it and from the scar he still has, it seems likely that it did hurt a bit :)
Finally, Braylon has become quite the ham. He has experimented with making faces and this is one of our favorites.
On this foggy Sunday afternoon, Braylon and I headed over to Wonderscope Children's Museum. It was great fun! There are so many fun things to do and we didn't get to all of them in the hour and a half we were there. But here are a few pics of some of our favorites so far. In the Small Wonders room, Braylon enjoyed the Lego's and slide the most.
With some prompting, he managed to hop aboard the captain's deck and steer the ship. If I were on this ship, I'd definitely be sea sick based on the number of times he spun that wheel!
He also really enjoyed this trinket wall. It has all sorts of buttons, spinners, and textures to explore.
His favorite room by far was the ball room. He loved gathering his own bucket of golf balls and sending them down the many chutes, mazes and funnels spread throughout the room. He particularly liked watching the balls whirl down this big funnel. Braylon had a hard time leaving this wonderful place, but I promised we would visit again soon!
We've started putting Braylon on the big boy potty and he loves it! He's not made a real potty yet, but there really is no pressure for him to at this point. We are following what his school calls Stage 2 of the "Stages of Potty" for toddlers. During this stage, the tots wear diapers and are sat on the potty each time they are changed. There's no expectation that they will use the potty, rather the idea is to help them start making the association with using the toilet to potty. Braylon will tell us when he has pottied, so it makes perfect sense to start introducing the big boy potty. We'll see how this potty thing goes once baby Macyn arrives!
Although it seems Braylon is getting ready to potty in this picture, we've moved on to the "pool" part of our blog. On Sunday, Braylon and I tried to beat the Winter blues by taking a trip to the steamy indoor pool. As you can tell from the photo below, it was so steamy my lens fogged over. 
Although I was not thrilled about getting in to a bathing suit, Braylon was and he had a really great time! We were there for nearly 2 hours, and even then, he didn't want to leave. We'll have to do this again very soon!
