The King on His Throne

Yay, I think he's finally got it! He didn't have any pee-pee accidents yesterday, although he did poop in a pull-up. Today we went to WalMart this morning, and he did just fine. Then tonight, while the big boys and I were at track practice, he pooped on the potty! *big cheer* There was a big celebration with freezer pops for all when we returned. We'll see if he can duplicate his successes tomorrow. I am just happy that he's not peeing in his underwear anymore. I'm feeling good about that!

I'm glad my mom was here for the pottytraining. She read tons of books to him and really kept on him about going, especially the first few days. I was so discouraged when he didn't just immediately grasp it all. I think that for me, I see it as some kind of test for myself--can I teach him a basic skill that he must grasp? And if not, then how can I possibly teach him anything else?! So I get very stressed about it, and that's not a good thing. In some ways, I am like that about reading too, since that seems to me to be about the most basic learning skill you can teach. Nathan didn't just pick up on reading right away, and that was hard for me. Luke basically taught himself to read, and I felt great about that! Caleb is shaping up to be more like Nathan in how he learns, and he certainly isn't just going to teach himself anytime soon. I'm finding myself putting off really starting formal school with him, and it's mainly because I know it's going to be hard teaching him to read. And for some reason, that makes me feel like I'm not a worthy teacher. I know, I'm crazy, but there it is. And yet, so far I've successfully pottytrained 3, maybe 4 boys, and 2 of them are reading. In fact, Nathan is an excellent reader, and reading is what he would prefer to be doing almost all the time! I guess I'll always feel somewhat insecure about how I'm doing, especially right now as we come up to their standardized testing. I always breathe so much easier once I get their test results back in June or July!