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| Xander at 2 months staring down the duck. |
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| Amelia Jayne at 3 months staring down the owl. |
Friday, February 3, 2012
Potty time
We're still working on the whole potty training thing. I had hoped we'd be finished with the harder parts by now, but it's slow going. Xander does a really great job using the potty - when we ask him to go. He won't tell us when he needs to go, so if we don't ask, there's always an accident. He's still in pull-ups for this very reason. And on occasion it's a fight to even get him in the bathroom. He just doesn't want to stop what he's doing to go. He's worn big boy underwear a few times and hasn't had a pee pee accident yet. Poop is another story. He has done #2 many times in the potty, and he gets a special star cookie if he does, but recently I think he's deliberately not going #2 so that he can go in his pull-up when I'm not looking. Sigh. It'll happen eventually.
He can actually do everything he needs to do by himself except pump the soap. He goes in the bathroom, pulls down his own pants, pees (standing up since he wants to be like daddy :)), wipes the seat, closes the lid, flushes, pulls his own pants back up (somewhat correctly), climbs on the stool, turns on the water, then calls for me to pump the soap. I'm fairly impressed with this, anyway! Baby steps. :)
I decided to make a potty chart to get him more excited about telling me he needs to go. It definitely worked the first day - hasn't been as interesting since, but we're still working on it. :)
He can actually do everything he needs to do by himself except pump the soap. He goes in the bathroom, pulls down his own pants, pees (standing up since he wants to be like daddy :)), wipes the seat, closes the lid, flushes, pulls his own pants back up (somewhat correctly), climbs on the stool, turns on the water, then calls for me to pump the soap. I'm fairly impressed with this, anyway! Baby steps. :)
I decided to make a potty chart to get him more excited about telling me he needs to go. It definitely worked the first day - hasn't been as interesting since, but we're still working on it. :)
About AJ - Three months
Amelia Jayne turned 3 months old on January 24th. One day later she rolled over. Twice! I was so shocked! She was too :). She did it again almost instantly. David got his phone to video it, but she decided it wasn't happening again. Most of the video is of Xander trying to jump on everyone, screaming loudly amidst commands of "Take a picture of me!" which resulted in me getting out my phone to film him screaming playing.
No doctor's visit this month. We'll have her next one at 4 months. She's still a very happy baby! She sleeps about 7-10 hours per night, eats well and is growing so much! Her favorite thing to do is watch her big brother. She'll follow him around the room as he dances around doing his silly antics. She also loves to talk, cooing and squealing at anyone who will pay attention. :)
She loves for me to wear her in the "sleepy wrap," appropriately named since she sleeps there a lot. It makes life so much easier when I still have both my hands! I can do more with Xander and get things done around the house without feeling guilty about not spending time with my sweet baby. Time is precious these days and I want to soak up each moment of her babyhood! I know it will be over too quickly. I have an almost 3-year-old little boy to prove it!
No doctor's visit this month. We'll have her next one at 4 months. She's still a very happy baby! She sleeps about 7-10 hours per night, eats well and is growing so much! Her favorite thing to do is watch her big brother. She'll follow him around the room as he dances around doing his silly antics. She also loves to talk, cooing and squealing at anyone who will pay attention. :)
She loves for me to wear her in the "sleepy wrap," appropriately named since she sleeps there a lot. It makes life so much easier when I still have both my hands! I can do more with Xander and get things done around the house without feeling guilty about not spending time with my sweet baby. Time is precious these days and I want to soak up each moment of her babyhood! I know it will be over too quickly. I have an almost 3-year-old little boy to prove it!
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| She would not smile for her 3-month pic (with the sticker). Oh well. She actually looks pretty annoyed. :) |
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| Oh boy, was she done with this activity. |
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| Now she's happy! (After I took the sticker off - ha!) |
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| Cutting her eyes like her brother. BTW - this is the blanket her Nana made for her. Beautiful, huh? |
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| "Take a picture of me!" |
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| "Take another picture of me!" |
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| I love her triple chin! Why are fat thighs and double chins so cute on babies?!? |
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The library
There are some cool things going on at the library. I happen to work at ImaginOn - the #1 children's library. :) Makes me proud!
Check out these links:
http://charlotte.news14.com/content/in_depth/652838/in-depth--david-singleton--charlotte-mecklenburg-library-system
http://livability.com/top-10/top-10-libraries-for-children/charlotte/nc
Check out these links:
http://charlotte.news14.com/content/in_depth/652838/in-depth--david-singleton--charlotte-mecklenburg-library-system
http://livability.com/top-10/top-10-libraries-for-children/charlotte/nc
Thursday, February 2, 2012
What.A.Morning
I've had a full day and it's not even noon yet! I guess in hindsight, it really hasn't been that bad. It could've been worse. My car could've broken down. I could've been mugged. I could've been up all night with a crying baby. I could've had strep throat. I could've found a bug in my coffee. I could've been struck by lightning. I could've had to shovel out of 6 feet of snow. My cat could have thrown up right outside my bedroom door so that as I left my room in the pitch black I stepped in it. I guess, really, it's not so bad.
I set off the alarm in our building this morning. $500 a pop when someone sets it off. Thankfully I don't have to pay that. The security officer was not so nice. The police officer, on the other hand, was extremely nice. So, it could have been worse.
I started back programs today. Or so I was supposed to. I went to the wrong place. First time going there, and I missed it. I pulled over to call the lady and she said, "Oh, well if you mapquest it, it'll send you to the wrong address." Thank you. I figured that one out all by myself. So instead, I got there, met with her and told her about this grant that allows for programming and parent workshops. I didn't do my story times, but at least I did something productive. It could have been worse.
Here's to a better afternoon.
I set off the alarm in our building this morning. $500 a pop when someone sets it off. Thankfully I don't have to pay that. The security officer was not so nice. The police officer, on the other hand, was extremely nice. So, it could have been worse.
I started back programs today. Or so I was supposed to. I went to the wrong place. First time going there, and I missed it. I pulled over to call the lady and she said, "Oh, well if you mapquest it, it'll send you to the wrong address." Thank you. I figured that one out all by myself. So instead, I got there, met with her and told her about this grant that allows for programming and parent workshops. I didn't do my story times, but at least I did something productive. It could have been worse.
Here's to a better afternoon.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Tripp and Tyler
You had me at...
"Can I borrow a copy of your Nickelback CD?"
These guys do lots of openers for Northpoint Church in Alpharetta, GA, so we see a lot of them at our church. Funny stuff.
"Can I borrow a copy of your Nickelback CD?"
These guys do lots of openers for Northpoint Church in Alpharetta, GA, so we see a lot of them at our church. Funny stuff.
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