It's official.....Ethan has gone "pee pee" in the potty for the first time this morning. We have been trying for several months to get him interested in going. He has had ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST. We didn't want to force him and have it be some traumatic event so we just waited it out. We tried the potty book. We tried the reward chart. We tried the "big boy underwear". Nothing seemed to be working. Yesterday I got the Feel 'n' Learn pull-ups and he was really excited. He tried a few times last night but nothing. We told him he would get a small sticker for each time he tried and a potty sticker for his potty chart if he actually went. I was with Logan this morning (he was having an MRI) and David stayed home with Ethan. He called about 10:30 with the big news. Now I'm even more excited. I just hope we can keep it going this time. It would definitely make things a lot easier if he is potty-trained. Wish us luck!
Logan had his MRI this morning. We won't know the results until our follow-up visit with the ENT doctor. They won't even make that appointment until they receive their copy of the report. I hope it's soon because all this waiting is driving me nuts. He did really well. They have to sedate him so he will lie still. He actually fell asleep (while I was holding him) while we were waiting for him to be taken back to the MRI room. It made it really easy for them to give him the "gas" so he was out for the procedure. He actually recovered better this time than when he had his ABR. He fussed a little but seem to be more alert quicker. I just hope he won't have to have many more of these sedated procedures. He seems so fragile lying unconscious on the hospital bed. I know he's fine but it's just hard to see.
Thanksgiving break
7 years ago
Hey Melanie and David,
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to hear about all you are going through with little Logan. You must both be under tremendous stress! Your family, and especially Logan will all be in our prayers! Two of our daughters have had MRI's and it is so hard to wait for the answers! But I agree, the hardest of all was seeing them unconscious before and after the procedure. They look so helpless, tiny and fragile! I was driven nuts by the waiting as well. We look forward to hearing how it went, and hope for the best possible news. Congrats to Ethan on being a big boy! Angel started using the Potty yesterday, it is all very exciting. I hope she stays interested, too.