Well potty training is going a bit better since I "chilled out" a bit. She still doesn't tell me when she has to go and is having plenty of accidents, but it'll come. She can just hold it like no one I've ever met before! I think something is starting to "click"... this morning her diaper was dry, all the way from last night. So I decided to just leave it on her while we took Brent to work. On our way back home she started whining and crying, about 4 minutes before we got home... once we were out of the car she started grabbing her tummy and just screaming!! I thought she was going to throw up at first, but then I felt her diaper and it was still dry!! So I pulled her over to her potty and as I unhooked her diaper she made a face that let me know she was letting it out. So, she went in her diaper JUST before I took her to her potty. I think she's a bit apprehensive about the potty, but she knows she's supposed to hold it now. I just wish she would communicate her need to go!
Today at "quiet time" she kept coming out of her room and I'm clueless and just thought she was being rebellious (not uncommon) and kept yelling at her to get in her room. Then I heard her open her door, just standing there holding her pants... she was needing to go the whole time and I have no idea, it's getting really old!! I wish she would at least say "pee pee" or SOMETHING! So that's it, I am getting much better at not reacting when she has accidents and I think that's helping a lot.
Brent is back to work and tonight is Back To School Night, so he's there until 8:00... I hate Back To School Night, and parent teacher conferences. Since we have one car that means I get to take him to work and she gets to stay up until after we get home around 8:39. So I get to be with her for 14-15 hours straight. This may not be a big deal to other parents, but it is to me! I need my breaks! And now that she's not napping, I'm losing it! His class seems to be pretty good this year, although it's still only the first week. But he certainly doesn't have any huge problems like last year! He's trying to really embrace a good enthusiasm for teaching reading, language arts, and social studies... although he still really wishes he could have stuck with math and science. Still, he can maybe get them back next year, and who knows, he may love teaching reading by the end of the year!
I had a nice experience this last little while. Brent and I gave talks in church a few weeks ago. My topic was "The blessings we receive from paying tithing".... which is a good topic for me. While I have a strong testimony of tithing and we do always pay it, it's sometimes really hard for me to write out that check and not think of the things we could get or pay off with it! Like a WII or several months worth of student loan payments!! But, I put those thoughts aside and we push on... so I spoke on the promise of Malichi, although I see it as more of a dare. Heavenly Father is just daring us to test his word and I bore testimony of many blessing I've received through tithing. I felt like I did a lot of babbling, but apparently my talk was fairly good. I was also very blessed to be approached at church by our ward mission leader. He said he wanted to tell me how much he appreciated my talk and to let me know that a sister in our ward, who was a recent convert was having a lot of financial issues due to family illness and was having a very hard time with the concept of tithing... but after my talk she started paying her tithing. I'm so grateful to have been told this. So many times we do something for the church and don't think anything really comes of it, but things do happen even if we're only sharing our testimonies. I have no doubt that this sister will be blessed after testing the Lord's word. Even though finances may not be easy, paying our tithing may put other, more spiritual blessings into our lives, including all those involved with attending the temple, which paying our tithing allows us to do. Anyway, I just really felt good about that experience and just thought I'd share...
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That's awesome about your talk. People ARE actually listening in Sacrament. Remind me to email you something about that if I forget...
Mariska actually goes to bed that early?! I don't know what I'd do with all that Lily-free time each night. (Although, I wouldn't mind finding out.) She still stays up till 10:30-11. It's just more conducive to our sleeping habits, I guess.
Mariska is usually in bed between 7 and 8, usually close to 7... on days she's really losing it, 6:30. Yeah I really can't complain about our evenings. Mornings are hard though!
Interesting about the potty training. I've heard to not even try with Boys until their 3. But I couldn't help trying cuz he shows a lot of signs of "being ready." As of lately he'll make a grunting face, then HIDE behind something to make his diaper & THEN come running to me & tell me he needs to go "potty" or "poo poo." But its a good start.
I guess you'll have to figure out her faces....which I'm sure isn't easy. Its exciting your on your way to saving money on diapers soon. Hopefully before your in the third trimester! Its had to lean over & help them!
Happy to hear things are going a little better with the potty stuff.
I was actually a little bored with his speech. I think everyone hyped it up so much that I expcected way more than it was.
I am mad for Hillary. Just a month or so ago, everyone of their political friends wanted her gone and felt she was hurting everything, but at the convention they acted as if she was the best friend that they have always supported. They stabbed her in the back. I'm not saying it doesn't happen on the GOP side, I am just saying it seemed really two faced towards her.
I get that... and when it comes to the critics, she can't do anything right, no matter what she does, they won't be happy
Hi! Thid is Cassandra from church. I saw the link to your blog on the email with the primary newsletter so I thought I'd check it out. (I blog too)
Have you tried teaching her the sign for potty? I don't know if that would work or not, but it might be a way for her to communicate.
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