3 (and a HALF!)

On Sunday, Kai officially turned 3 and a half.  Man, does time go way too fast?!!  There are a few things that he's doing now that I have wanted to remember.  So, just indulge me.....or skip this post.

Kai has really started to pick up on expressions.  Some of the ones that have made me laugh in the last week have been "Mom, can you believe your eyes?" and "The mountains are so close I can almost touch them!"  He's full of them right now and I wish I could remember more.  Maybe over the next few days I'll try writing them down.

Kai has also gotten quite good at telling stories.  I can't decide if these stories are outright "lies" or if they are just him trying to get creative.  Either way, the stories get pretty big and outlandish and I never know what to take as truth and what is just part of the story.

Finally, and most importantly, Kai has started to potty train!  Yahoo!!  Last week I realized that we had been in the house for over a week and that the calendar was still empty for weeks to come.  I thought we should capitalize on it and potty train.  Kai didn't want to have anything to do with it.  On Thursday, while we were playing trains, I noticed him taking his usual "I have to fill my pants" stance and I started persuading.  Once I offered him skittles for running up to the potty, he was sold.  That first day we did a lot of running around in just a shirt (no pants) and he did really well.  Only three accidents the whole day (and one was really little).  On Friday we started with underwear and had several accidents.  So then we returned to the naked state.  He did much better.  By mid-Saturday we put pants on him and he was doing well.  Little accidents before he would go to the potty but not bad.  Sunday he was accident-free!!  Amazing!  He woke on Monday with a completely dry pull-up and remained accident-free until dinner.  He had a small accident at the dinner table, but then ran to the potty.  He's been doing fantastic!  Admittedly, those first few days he was getting more sugar than anyone should, but it seems that it made it worth his while.  He now tells me that he's going to use the potty every day! 

Kai before church on Sunday.  He was doing "Risky Business" and I didn't want to put his khakis on until we had to leave.  He did wear a pull-up to church but then right after he went back to his underwear.  He's doing so great!

We sure do have a great kid and I love my 3 (and a half) year-old!