It Can Be Done!

It's been a momentous week in the Rankin household. A couple major events occurred that mom thought might never happen. Many of you know as a baby mom and dad were never successful in getting me to accept a bottle. However, Andrew seems to be a bit more easy going on this front and took his first bottle this weekend. A full two ounces without any complaint. We even have a picture to prove it. Now if we can only keep up the trend once in awhile. (Perhaps this child will even take regular milk when the time arrives.)

From Andrew Tyndale Rankin

And the BIGGEST NEWS of all is! I'm potty trained! Mom started off about a week ago doing afternoons only. Once I got the hang of that it was an easy transition to a whole day. We've made numerous trips to the store, to Papa and Gigi's, a restaurant, and even a day without mom constantly reminding me and all have been successful. We've had a few accidents, but overall it's been a huge success. I'm still in a diaper at nap and bedtime, but mom's really proud of me. I'm usually dry after nap and go on the potty but with all that's going on, I think it's safe to say I'll stay in diapers at nap for awhile. Mom can only hope and pray that Andrew will be as easy as me on this front once he's ready.

From mom: Potty training really was a breeze once Ainsley made up her mind that she was ready. The process did take some incentives: blue jelly beans, a sticker chart , a new toy when the stickers are all gone, and a special lunch with Papa. It was all worth it though. I'm really thankful we only had two in diapers for a few weeks.