SUCCESS

Yesterday was a HUGE day of accomplishments at the McCarthy household, and since it was Fat Tuesday, Shane was home to be a part of both.

Well at the ripe age of 4 1/2, Chase FINALLY made poop on the potty for the first time. Those of you who know us well are aware of what an ordeal this has been over the last couple of years. Well he finally did it! Given he will only do it on the little potty in front of the TV, but progress is progress! We made a big celebration out of it and Chase was so proud of himself that he told me he never wants diapers again and that he wants the garbage man to take all his diapers away. He also said he can't wait to teach Ethan on how make poop on the potty and that it's not scary after all. AMEN!

As for the other big moment, Ethan finally slept in his toddler bed last night all night long. We've been trying for the last 4 nights with very little success and on the 3rd night we couldn't even get him to sleep in his crib anymore. He would climb out and start banging on the door screaming & crying within 2 seconds of putting him to bed in his crib, something he's never even attempted before. I ended up having to lay on the hardwood floor in his room at 7 1/2 months pregnant to get him to fall asleep in his toddler bed. Then from 12:45 am till 2:30 am, he woke up every 15 minutes and would open his door and start wondering around the house. Finally at 2:30 he slept until 4:00 and woke up again and then went back to bed until 6:30. It was a very rough night for me with little sleep. So I was a bit nervous about how last night would go, but he slept in his new bed in his new room from 8 last night until 6 this morning without coming out his room even once. I did hear him whimper a few times over the monitor, but Ethan stayed put and we all got a good night's sleep. When he woke up this morning, he came into our room, grabbed our hands and pulled us into his room to show us where he slept all night. He was proud of himself and so are we!

Pictures to come soon!