Indoor Fun

With the bitter cold that we've been having lately, we've been playing inside a lot. That means Jake spends most of his time playing with Lincoln Logs, Lego's, and puzzles. We've also started downloading some demo kids games on the PS3. He's starting to get the hang of one game where you tilt a "tub" to help the momma rubber duck collect the babies. His favorite part is keeping away from the toy shark and bouncing it right out of the water.

We've also plunged full force into potty training. Since Jake wasn't showing much initiative on his own, we decided to put him in underwear and see if that was incentive enough. Luckily, he's only had a few accidents since we started, but it also means we spend a lot of time in the bathroom "trying". He has gone a few full days at day care where he didn't wet himself, and only needed a diaper at nap time (he gets the diaper at bedtime again as well). We started off rewarding him with hershey kisses and m&m's, but as he goes more frequently, we're trying to convert those rewards to fruit snacks and other healthier stuff. Unfortunately, his biggest incentive is "chocolates" or hershey kisses.

We're hoping that the weather will warm up a bit so we can get outside and enjoy all the snow we've gotten. Unfortunately, it looks like it's going to be another VERY cold weekend.

Until next time, stay warm, and enjoy the photos.