Recipe Monday coming up the 14th...
Watch for my next February Salad Recipe. I will look in my box and see if I can find a salad recipe with a Valentine's Day twist on it.
BE WATCHING...
About Me
- LampstandbytheFire
- Hello! I am 25 and a Mom of 2 wonderful children, a boy and a girl. I have been happily married to my husband for 4 years. I am glad you are here and hope that you can be blessed and/or helped in some way by my blog.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Potty Training...a 3 yr old...
So, I am currently potty training 2 toddlers.
It was never my plan to be potty training a 3 yr old. My daughter is 18 mos and so she is right at the perfect age to learn. My son, however, I introduced him to the potty just after his 1st birthday and he loved sitting there. After a few months or so of that I had him actually trying to go potty. He would go every once in a while and would be so proud of himself and loved "shooting" the cheerios. After the age of 2, I started taking him more often and for 4 days straight he stayed dry wearing 'big boy underpants', however the 5th day he absolutely refused to go.
Now, he will be 3 soon and some days will do very well and have very few accidents, but the next day he will refuse to go again. I have tried several different things.
I have tried: taking him every 15 min, I have tried rewarding him with treats/toys/candy when he goes #2, I have tried punishment if he tells me he doesn't have to go and then messes his pants, I have tried getting him 'big boy underwear' with his favorite cartoon characters on them, I have tried rewarding him for staying dry and clean, I have tried explaining to him how to check his pants every so often to make sure he stays dry, I have tried celebrating with "Potty Day!", I have tried letting him hold a mirror and make funny faces while he sits on the potty, I have tried reading to him and singing while he's on the potty, I have tried letting him do the whole potty thing without help, and I have tried stepping out and closing the door to give him privacy while he goes....nothing seems to be working...
Does anyone have any advice/solutions/suggestions?
What worked for your kids?
It was never my plan to be potty training a 3 yr old. My daughter is 18 mos and so she is right at the perfect age to learn. My son, however, I introduced him to the potty just after his 1st birthday and he loved sitting there. After a few months or so of that I had him actually trying to go potty. He would go every once in a while and would be so proud of himself and loved "shooting" the cheerios. After the age of 2, I started taking him more often and for 4 days straight he stayed dry wearing 'big boy underpants', however the 5th day he absolutely refused to go.
Now, he will be 3 soon and some days will do very well and have very few accidents, but the next day he will refuse to go again. I have tried several different things.
I have tried: taking him every 15 min, I have tried rewarding him with treats/toys/candy when he goes #2, I have tried punishment if he tells me he doesn't have to go and then messes his pants, I have tried getting him 'big boy underwear' with his favorite cartoon characters on them, I have tried rewarding him for staying dry and clean, I have tried explaining to him how to check his pants every so often to make sure he stays dry, I have tried celebrating with "Potty Day!", I have tried letting him hold a mirror and make funny faces while he sits on the potty, I have tried reading to him and singing while he's on the potty, I have tried letting him do the whole potty thing without help, and I have tried stepping out and closing the door to give him privacy while he goes....nothing seems to be working...
Does anyone have any advice/solutions/suggestions?
What worked for your kids?
Monday, February 7, 2011
RECIPE MONDAY!!!
Lemon-Tarragon Shrimp Salad (thank you to FamilyCircle magazine)
1 lb. medium shrimp, cleaned and halved lengthwise
1/2 lb asparagus, cut in 1 inch pieces
1 sweet red pepper, chopped
1 celery rib, sliced
3 scallions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 Tbsp chopped fress tarragon or 1 tsp dried
2 tsp grated lemon rind
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayenne
1. Fill medium saucepan 2/3 full with water; bring to a boil. Add shrimp; cook 2 min or until just firm. With slotted spoon, remove. Return water to a boil. In same saucepan, cook asparagus 2 min or until just tender. Drain; rinse asparagus and shrimp with cold water.
2. In a large bowl, combine shrimp, asparagus, red pepper, celery and scallion. In small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, tarragon, lemon rind, lemon juice, salt and cayenne. Add to shrimp mixture; toss evenly to coat shrimp. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 20 min. Serve on lettuce leaves.
1 lb. medium shrimp, cleaned and halved lengthwise
1/2 lb asparagus, cut in 1 inch pieces
1 sweet red pepper, chopped
1 celery rib, sliced
3 scallions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 Tbsp chopped fress tarragon or 1 tsp dried
2 tsp grated lemon rind
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayenne
1. Fill medium saucepan 2/3 full with water; bring to a boil. Add shrimp; cook 2 min or until just firm. With slotted spoon, remove. Return water to a boil. In same saucepan, cook asparagus 2 min or until just tender. Drain; rinse asparagus and shrimp with cold water.
2. In a large bowl, combine shrimp, asparagus, red pepper, celery and scallion. In small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, tarragon, lemon rind, lemon juice, salt and cayenne. Add to shrimp mixture; toss evenly to coat shrimp. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 20 min. Serve on lettuce leaves.
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