In Like a Lamb, Out Like a Lion and Poop

I guess there's some truth to the old adage!  We've had a marvelously mild March with only a few rainy exceptions and now it looks like we'll be freezing our behinds off as we say good-bye to the first month of Spring.  We were spoiled by a week of phenomenal weather - completely uncharacteristic of typical Northern New England.  We started raking tons of acorns and debris from last fall and winter, we cleaned out the wild man's sand box and brought out all his sand toys, our pot of tulips is already 8" tall, shoots of perennials are already poking their heads up and my oregano is already nearly long enough to start harvesting leaves.  We were lulled into thinking the worst of the weather was behind us...NOT so!  We awoke this morning to a delicate covering of frost and light snow (which did quickly melt but nevertheless still creates a sinking feeling in ones chest).  Wild man was desperate to play outside after lunch so we braved the icy wind and played for about 30 minutes before we both ran for the house!  It was deceptive!  The sun was shining brightly and gave the illusion of warmth yet we were shivering in our scarves and hats!  Oh, well.  After this weekend things should be looking brighter and, hopefully, feeling warmer :)

I am still working on the Reversible Scarf and making some very good progress.  I have also been scouring Ravelry and discovering all sorts of lovely yarny goodness that I can't wait to replicate!  This lovely for one.  I'm thinking about hitting my LYS for some yarn and buying up that pattern as quickly as I can.  I think it'll work up rather quickly - it's the lacy trim I may need a little coaching on :)  I'm still planning on making more crocheted baby hats - I have a ton of baby yarn perfect for that project - but I'm setting it aside for a little break from the little beanies. 

We are trying a new thing in our quest to get the Wild Man to finally poop on the potty.  It's been forever since I've blogged about family stuff so to quickly and succinctly bring you up to speed - we've been informed by our rambunctious 3.5 yr old that he's not going to poop on the potty (or blow his nose, BTW) because...get this...ready?...We Want Him To.  Are you kidding me???  He's totally serious about it too.  So we let it go thinking we've been making too big a deal out of it and that he'll come around as soon as he realizes he's the only one in his playgroup still pooping in his pull-up.  Nope, not the case.  Even his little 2.5 yr old friend (also a boy) is now pooping on the pot.  So we've regrouped.  We tried coaxing, prizes, scolding (I know, I know), encouragement, toys, stickers, trains, even offered to let him pick out his very own computer game.  Nothing.  Now we're doing it the Dr. Phil way...we've taken away his TV, access to the computer (he loves his WALL-E game), the Super Nintendo (he loves Donkey Kong Country), and DVD's.  Today was the first day and he thinks its a game.  What he doesn't realize is how serious we are about this.  I know its a control issue with him (and with us) but come on...telling us he's not going to use the potty because we want him to? Not acceptable.  He's a big boy with everything else - loves to pee standing up just like Daddy and he's too smart for his own good.  It's time for him to face the music or face the peer pressure when he goes to preschool.  I'm determined he won't be put through that shame so onward we march!  I told him tonight if he's successful at pooping on the potty for five days in a row, I'll throw him a party with cake and ice cream and he'll still be able to pick out his own computer game.  He seemed excited about it so we'll see.  Wish me luck 'cause if this fails I'm finding the nearest plank and walking it!

No Knit Night this week - bummer - but we had a lot schedule conflicts and some sickies so that's ok.  I've posted on facebook we'll be doing it again on April 8th at 7pm!

Looking forward to a quiet weekend of potty training and not much else :)  Hope you all have a safe and happy weekend!  And, as always, happy knitting!