The Potty Stool

Potty training and Luke…hhmmmm…where to start.  So we started trying to potty train Luke about a year ago, but in order to potty train Luke had to be able to reach the toilet.  After all he is WAY too big for a “potty chair”.  So I thought, surely I could find a stool that went with the toilet that would be good for Luke.

All the ones I saw were just regular stools or were built more like ladders.  There was no way that Luke could ever do any of those without lots of help.  So then I looked into “special needs” potty seats, and found that all of those offered Luke way TOO much support.  Luke has “needs” but not like many kids who may be wheelchair bound.

So…what was I to do?  Well I put it off for a while, then one day I was searching on Amazon and low and behold I found something wonderful!  The Potty Stool.  It has handles so Luke can hold on and step up, and the base is big enough there is actually room to safely turn around.  So I just bought a potty seat to go with it..and we were all set!!

Only problem is, Luke wasn’t ready.  I’ve been told over and over that “when their ready..their ready”.  So after trying a month, we stopped.  Then we waited about 6 months and tried again for a month.  Then stopped.  I plan to try again soon, so we’ll see. 

I understand waiting till their “ready”….but when your son is 4 years old and not trained…you begin to wonder.  If you’re interested in the “stool” below is the link to the product on Amazon. 

http://www.amazon.com/The-Potty-Stool-Toddler-Training/dp/B000MZKTU4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332807959&sr=8-1

See ya later!

As I’ve shared before Luke has been opening and shutting doors of late.  Definitely his favorite pastime.  The other day he combined his favorite pastime with a new trick.  Of course he laughed as he did this, since Luke thinks everything is funny!

I caught him opening and shutting his sister’s door.  But when he opened I noticed something on his head!  A cowboy hat of all things!   It wasn’t a real one, by the way, but a plastic one from “Texas Roadhouse” that came with some steak seasoning and steak sauce that my husband got for Christmas.

The fact that he was wearing the hat was HUGE.  Not just that he put the hat on himself, but that he left it on….at least until he accidentally knocked it off…causing him to laugh.  Ever since Luke was a baby he hated having anything on his head whether it was a hat to keep him warm or to keep the sun out of his eyes…he would always throw it off.  He especially likes to throw his glasses.  But, in the last month or so he has been leaving his glasses on for as long as 2 hours and been putting on this cowboy hat and crawling around with it on.

You can check out his “hat” antics below. 

What was that?

So the other day I was sitting in the living room, I know….shocking that I’m not in the kitchen like I usually am with Luke does something, and I was busy doing something on the computer when the lights turned on.  It was just in my periphial vision, and before I could look the lights went off again…at first I thought the power must have had a surge or something…then I realized the computer and TV were fine….and so I looked to my right.  What do I find?

I found something that thrilled me and yet also had be perplexed.  There was Luke standing up against the wall.  Both hands were flat against the wall, and then I saw him reach for the light switch and on the lights went again!  I couldn’t believe it.  I think if anyone was watching I would have done one of those “double-take” kind of looks. 

My four year old son was standing with his hands braced on the wall and there was no walker and no person anywhere around.  I just couldn’t believe it!  Then I walked over to him and told him how proud I was of him and then I noticed how close the gate in the hallway was to where he was standing.  The gate was only 6 inches or so away. 

The only thing I could think of was that Luke must have stood up to the gate and cruised over to the wall and started playing with the light switch!  Crazy!  But ooohhhhh so great! 

I was able to get his little “stunt” on video so you can see what I mean.  After I did the video Luke must of gotten bored because he reached over with his right hand, grabbed a hold of the gate, cruised a couple steps till both hands were firmly on the gate, and then proceeded to lower himself down to the ground! 

I can’t tell you how great it was to see!  It was like watching a completely different kid do this little stunt.  Even if Luke gets himself into a situation like he did, by that I mean standing with his hands braced on the wall, he would normally cry or fuss until someone helped him get back down.  So the fact that he did all this and then got himself down without uttering any kind of cry was a miracle in itself.  Thank the Lord that Luke is getting so strong and confident!