Memorial Day Weekend

At the last minute Coop, me and my mom went to visit Jo in Baltimore for the weekend. I was a little nervous about the car ride mostly b/c it's hard to get Coop to sit for 5 minutes let alone 4 hours but he did well. The one problem I did not think about was potty training. We started "intensive" potty training about a month or so ago and it's gone pretty well. He definitely has had his moments when he refuses to go on the potty and I have decided I won't push him or force him to do it. So when he started frantically screaming "I pee on potty" about an hour into our car ride I was a little caught off guard. He was wearing a diaper and I had honestly assumed he would just go in that since I didn't even tell him that he needed to tell me when he had to pee. So we quickly found a walmart and he held it all the way until we got to the potty. And then he peed, and peed and peed and peed and peed. I was shocked and quite pleased. So we left walmart with Coop proudly yelling "I pee on potty!" and with three new toys. That ended up not being a one time deal as he woke up 20 minutes into a nap obviously having to pee immediately so on that one we had to pull over and he peed on the side of the interstate. That became the norm. But I'm proud of him and I think we are well on our way to being completely potty trained. And I'm certain by saying that I just jinxed it!

Anyway, we had a great time with Jo this weekend on what is likely our last visit to Baltimore until she leaves for her move to Boston at the end of this month. Congratulations Aunt Jo and soon-to-be Uncle Brandon!

We spent Sunday at the aquarium and then the afternoon at the park and Coop got his fill of Aunt Jo, or at least close to it. Here are some pictures from our weekend.