The joys of having a two year old boy

For some reason I feel so much pressure to have Ethan potty trained. I don't know why, but I do. He is nowhere near potty trained. I just don't want to force him. He has used the potty before and knows when he needs to go, he just gets so mad when we know he is about to poop his pants and we ask or encourage him to sit on the potty. If we are at home, he will go to his room and shut the door. Never fails. If we try to go in there he gets very upset and screams, "NOOOOO!! SHUT THE DOOR!! (repeated many times-tears included) Even if he is done and needs to be changed, he doesn't want us near him. He kicks and cries through the majority of poopy diaper changes. At daycare, I'm pretty sure he's acts completely different. If he is not at home, he finds a place in a corner or under a table to go. When he is with us and we are out and about, I know he does his best to hold it until we get home. When he starts whining and saying: "I want to go to Ethan's house!" or "Go home!" We know he more than likely needs to go potty.
I really think if we were to try really hard to get him mostly potty trained, all of our efforts will go down the tubes when the new baby comes in June. I am not one of those people that want to drag potty training on for 6-12 months. I want to put him in underwear let him feel wet and uncomfortable and hope it is a fairly short process. I guess I will quit caring what others think of our almost 2 1/2 yr old still in diapers. On a lighter note, he makes any situation funny because pretty much everything he says makes us laugh. Not only the fact that he often speaks in 3rd person, but today for example:
Ethan and Daniel met me for lunch and I said, "Are you having a fun day with Daddy while Mommy's at work?" He says, "I'm having a fun day at work!" There is never a dull moment with him!

It's official. The crib has become a safety hazard.

We have been dragging our feet with the transition from the crib to a toddler bed. Ethan has shown us that NOW is the time to make the change. He was protesting sleep last night and ended up making a crash landing on the floor. We felt horrible, and are more than grateful he didn't hurt himself. It happened rather quickly. We have a video monitor, and we always keep an eye on him until he falls asleep. If we see that he is standing up, we go in there and lay him back down. Last night, we noticed that he stood up, so we went in there to lay him down. The minute we opened the door, we heard the crash that made my stomach drop.

Tonight will be his 1st night in his big boy bed. It is a little sad for me to see him growing up so fast. I'm not even ready for him to turn 2 next month, or to start potty training. I am often asked if he is potty trained or if we are potty training. The answer is NO. I am not in any hurry to have him potty trained. I don't think he is ready, and I know I'm not ready. We will start potty training when we are ready, rather than the "normal." I don't feel that there is any reason we should rush it.

Now that we are on the subject of Ethan, here are a few recent highlights:

* He still loves Lightening Mcqueen, but he now also loves "Buzz-Year" (Buzz Lightyear)
We're hoping he will love Lightening Mcqueen for a least a few more weeks, since his birthday party is centered around Lightening Mcqueen!

*He is getting really tan!!! I know, it is partly thanks to my genes, but it is worrying me. I am ALWAYS slathering on the SPF 50, and after 20 minutes- he is already getting tan. He is too young for the sun to start damaging his skin!!!

*We are teaching colors right now, and he is just too cute for words. He is doing really well! He can point out yellow, red, green and blue....most of the time. Other times, he just starts rattling off colors. He will be holding a blue crayon, and say "weh-yo!" He is getting it though!

*We are also working on numbers. He has a lot of counting books that he loves, and I will count things with him. Then, he tries to do it himself. He will point, and say "2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3" That one may take a little longer!