We are slowly progressing on becoming diaper free! Manny is finally comfortable sitting on the potty all by himself (diaper on and off). We are now moving to step 2: Show Manny where waste goes once he uses the potty.

When Manny goes #2, I take him to the toilet, dump the waste in the potty, and have him flush the toilet. We both wave to the poo poo, saying, "bye, bye poo poo". He finds this hilarious, and needs to flush the toilet at least two more times to make sure the poo is gone (yay water bill!). Oh the joys of parenting.

In a couple of months (probably when Christian is 6 months) I think I'm going to "bit the bullet" and put him in "big boy" underpants. I'm sure I'll be cleaning up several messes for a couple of days, but I think it's the only way to go. I've talked to several people who have used 'pull ups' and the kids soon realize that they can treat 'pull ups' like diapers, making potty training take longer than it should. Our friend Jen gave us her sons old training underwear. They look like regular underpants, but are thicker in the crotch, I'm guessing this makes less of a mess when accidents happen. Wish us luck!

Manny's Lola Bauson took him to see Kung Foo Panda (or as Manny has come to call it, Kung Poo Panda) a couple of weekends ago. I thought she was crazy, no way did I think he would sit through an entire movie...turns out he loved it! He still talks about it. He always asks if he can see, "poo panda". He's also practicing his kung foo moves daily.



Christian will be turning 4 months old on the 23rd, time seems to be really flying! His milestones are as follows: he can track objects, he can distinguish John and I from other people, we hold regular "conversations", he has adorable belly laughs, he's starting to grasp for things, and probably the BEST thing of all....HE'S SLEEPING 8 HOURS AT NIGHT!!!

The biggest milestone for me? I've made it nearly 4 months breastfeeding! I didn't even think it would be possible for me to make it this far. It was so difficult in the beginning, but I'm finally starting to get comfortable with it.

What's next on the Bauson agenda? In a couple of weekends John and I will be going on a (much needed) camping trip, I can not wait. We're going with some great people, and are sure to have a wonderful time. It will be nerve wracking to not have Christian with me, but John and I really need to get away for a couple of days. The great thing is that if I freak out (or if my dad freaks out, he'll be watching the little guy) for some reason, we're only about an hour away.