Counting it ALL Joy!
I have several clever and witty and exciting things to blog about… you know, like the fact that my nearly one-year-old baby girl’s hair is most decidedly curly. Before I blog about that, I want to include a photo of the back of her head.
I could also tell you that Baby G had his/her first official photo shoot yesterday. Lots of ultrasound photos I could scan in and post… Crazy, active, healthy baby on board.
Instead, I’ll tell you all that for the first time in nearly a year, I only have two children in diapers!! WOO-HOO! Can I get an Amen?
It’s not that I mind changing diapers… Really, you change one, why not change two or three? It’s the cost difference that has me rejoicing! YIPPEE!!
Connor has been accident free for quite some time. I really thought he would be the youngest of our children to be potty-trained, but so far he’s the oldest. I guess I just wasn’t speaking his language. Turns out that language is Jelly Bellies, chocolate and Disney Pixar underwear. Who knew?!
February 19th, 2009 at 12:18 am
AMEN!!!!!
February 21st, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I second that one! So very glad for you. Bear’s language must be the same. I bought a couple of chocolate bars specifically for his potty training. I was doling them out with my typical, stingy attitude. You know, a tiny little piece each time he successfully made it to the potty. Well, Anna took it in her own hands a few days ago and kept asking him if he wanted to go potty (all without my knowledge), after which she would reward him with chocolate. Later that day I found the chocolate wrappers completely empty and a perfectly dry boy, happily following his sister around. When asked, they “fessed up” about their potty shenanigans. Of course, I wasn’t one bit angry, I was so happy I could have cried. Since then, he goes on his own for the most part and looks like he will be totally done in the next few weeks. And the coolest part is, Anna is the one who trained him!:) I suppose my tiny little pieces just weren’t working. But, her copious and generous servings sure did the trick.:)
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Heather, was Anna benefitting from Bear’s success? Around here, a success for Connor means two jelly beans for everyone! That makes encouraging him a little easier for everyone and the rejoicing that much sweeter.