Potty Training and Pull Ups? REALLY?

When did THIS happen?? I'm not ready.  Well, I guess it doesn't matter if I'M ready, one handsome little toddler is.   I mean, sheesh, he's only 18 months old.  Wait, did I just say "only"? My ass only.  More like HOW IS MY BABY a YEAR and a HALF!?!?  Time just flies by.  So, these past few weeks Dominick has been showing signs of Potty Training readiness.  Well, OK, maybe training to be trained?  I really don't want to force it on him, actually I really don't even want to accept that we are at this stage at all.  Sigh.  But, he has been pulling at his diaper the minute he does a tiny tinkle or fart.  Poor little guy makes the most grossed out face and comes to me for help.  What's a Mama to do, but help of course.  So, today I bought a downstairs potty and some pull ups.  Now, let's not get too crazy here.  This doesn't mean I will actually start enforcing these things just yet.  I'd like to say that I will leave the potty down here for Dominick to get used to, but in reality I am the one who needs to adjust to this.  The moment it was out of the box he pulled on his diaper and popped a squat.  EASY kiddo, let's not rush this.  Mommy needs some time here.  I mean, who woulda thought that something so silly as potty training (training) would make me cry?  Such a sap.  Maybe I should just blame the pregnancy hormones, they've been getting a lot of fingers pointing at them lately.  But, seriously, he doesn't even TALK yet.  Ok, I suppose I will slowly get used to the idea.  I know that I will be SO proud of him when he makes his first pee pee on the potty, I *almost* can't wait!

In other news.....Dominick still isn't saying much, but he does seem to be more interested in making "sentences", which is totally cute.  I am still working on getting him to say Yo Gabba Gabba, since it is his absolute favorite thing in the world.  He does the hands in the air, universal Yo Gabba Gabba sign ~ like all day and night.  Still no words to accompany them yet.  I mean, you'd think it wouldn't be too hard, isn't Yo Gabba Gabba pretty much baby gibberish to begin with?  I guess why bother saying it when you can use your sign language and get your point across?  

Oh, did I mention the tantrums? Oh Mommy in heaven send me patience.  And I thought I had a lot!  He just will NOT hear the word no.  How dare I deprive him of such things as climbing under the end table to get to wires and touching every button on the TV.  Apparently this is his inherent right.  Well, the Dr. DID say that the terrible 2's started at 18 months.  It's gonna be a LONG year.  Year?  More like years.  

OK, that's my update.  Thanks for listening!