CLEARLY....too young

Bailey went to a birthday party today and got a lil necklace with lip gloss in it...woo hoo :) She was so excited (because she's already on this crazy kick about makeup). So I let her put some on...whoa, I turned my back for a second and this is what I turned around to!!!

Adventures in Potty Training

So this week I decided to stay home and just concentrate on potty training Bailey.....WHAT WAS I THINKING?? Did I want to go insane?? During some moments....I really felt I may...but we have survived!!! YEAH!!!

Day 1: I hid the diapers and told Bailey they were all gone and all we had was panties now and she was a big girl now, so we had to learn how to use the potty. Well that didn't go over so well and all I got were ear piercing screaming and crying to wear a diaper. So I just walked out and took a break, then came back in and said "How about we get all your panties out and you can pick out which ones you want to wear", then I got a "Yeah" back from her. So she ended up calming down and putting some on after about a half hour of picking out which ones she wanted. After awhile of asking every 10 min if she had to go potty, all of a sudden she looked up at me and said "I went pee in my panties"...here we go. So I told her it was ok, and we'll just have to clean it up and get a new pair of panties. We did that and not even 5 min later ANOTHER accident..."OH my this is going to be a long week" After the second accident, she was screaming again, I believe it was because she hated the way it felt when she peed in her panties. Then I was thinking, maybe she really doesn't know when she has to go yet? So I consulted with Johnny and let her put a pullup on. She put the pullup on and we went down to get Quaid off the bus and he asked her if she was wearing her panties, she said no of course. Then when we got back upstairs she wanted to put panties back on....ok, so I let her wear them until her nap. No more accidents before naptime. Then after her nap we put panties on again and continued to ask her over and over again. Then I just had her sit in front of the tv and watch a movie (thinking maybe that would relax her)....YEAH...she finally went after sitting awhile :) I went crazy with the "potty song" and dancing around...you would have thought I won the lottery or something...lol Then she got a piece of candy and lots and lots of praise. Then we proceeded outside to play (less clean up outside...lol) Then she tells me she had to go potty, unfortunately she had already had an accident. So we changed and went on about our way and had one other success that night before bed :)

Day 2: As soon as Bailey woke up again, I asked her to take her pullup off and get her panties on for the day, just like Quaid does. Without hesitation she went, threw her pullup away and picked out her panties for the day. We had about half and half this day and I was starting to wonder again if she really was ready or not.

Day 3: Bailey woke up this morning with a slight fever and didn't look like she was feeling well. She still got her panties on right away for me (got me thinking maybe this will work...ah there's hope :) But she was laying around alot, didn't eat much breakfast and kept telling me she didn't have to go potty, but then out of the blue she said "I have to go potty" and went :) YEAH BAILEY!!!! Then back on the couch she went, with off and on crying fits :( So I put her down for a nap early and put a pullup on her. She slept for about 3 hrs and woke up with a 103 temp :( So off to the Doctor we went (she really has never had a fever that high before and she was HOT) The Dr comes in and her ears looked great and her mouth she said looked ok, but she was going to test her for strep just in case, along with a urine test just in case it was a uti (she had complained that her belly hurt) Then she goes on to explain that she really doesn't want to cath her because of her age and with her potty training...that wouldn't be a good situation. So she said we could try to get her to go potty here (they have a potty chair) or take a bag and cup home with us and bring it back. Oh my...she just started potty training...I really don't think she will go on the potty for her..especially on cue like that and feeling the way she was :( The Dr said we can take our time and the nurse would be in soon. So here comes the nurse and say's, "Who has to go potty", Bailey immediately responds, "I don't"...lol So she said, "let's just try, can we do that"...Bailey says, "NO...I'm not ready" Then she offered Bailey some apple juice if she sat on the potty. After a few min of crying and getting juice and a box of stickers to look through she finally sat down and drank her juice. Not even 5 min later, Bailey says, "I'm going"....and sure enough she did, she really did!!!!!!!! YEAH...wow I was schocked and soo proud of her :) So they got their samples and we went back home and waited for the results....it was STREP :( Thankfully though it's something we could get knocked out with antibiotics and she would be feeling better in a day or so! Off to bed she went early with some antibiotics and tylenol in her...in hopes she would be alot better in the morning!

Day 4: Still running a fever, but woke up early and was eager to get her panties on :) YEAH a good sign in that dept. But she was still feeling ill and I asked if she wanted to just go lay in Mommy's bed with me and watch tv, she said, "No I just wanna take a nap in my bed" So after being up for about an hour, off she went to take a nap...poor girl :( She slept for about 4 or 5 hours then woke up feeling sooo much better and in a great mood. So I asked if she had to go potty, she said "she's not ready"...lol Finally she was ready and said "I have to go potty"...YEAH!!! She ended up having one poopy accident...but that was it (I think the poopy part might take a lil while) But then we had to run to Walmart and I really didn't wanna confuse her and put a pullup on her (because those are only for naptime or bedtime) so I let her wear her panties. That's right my daughter wore panties the entire trip to Walmart and back...WOO HOO!!! (I was terrified believe me) She made it though and after we got home I was fixing dinner and kept asking her, NO, NO, NO. Alright....so after dinner she was getting a bath and I asked her before she was getting in if she had to go? "No" She get's in the bath and starts playing and says, "Mommy I have to go potty now"...YEAH!!! She got out and went :) I'm sooo proud!!!! No pee accidents all day and only 1 poopy accidents :)

Day 5: Yes still accident free today :) I'm such a proud Mommy and sooo relieved that this whole week has paid off!!! I guess it wasn't that bad...and I'm still SANE :)

Basketball Boy

So I've bragged on Bailey a bit...here's what Quaid has been up to this week...SPORTS!!! lol Now that it's finally been nice out, we got his basketball goal, bike and all the other balls out. When he get's home from school it's time to change into his basketball clothes and go out and practice ;) It's soo cute! Then when Daddy get's home...it's ALL SPORTS...basketball, baseball, football and golf. He is definitely going to be an athlete of some sport!!!

Finally Found the ONE

So my neighbor gave me her bread machine because she doesn't use it anymore and I was talking to her one day about starting to make my own bread to save money and make it healthier (because we all know those healthy breads are OUTRAGEOUS..unless you get them on sale) Anyway, I've had the machine for about 3 weeks now and LOVE it, I've tried several different recipes and have found many I like...but I needed a healthy everyday sandwich bread. I just found it....and it is sooo yummy :) So I thought I would post the recipe for everyone to enjoy!

Ingredients:

1/3 cup flax seed

1 cup milk

1 egg

2 tablespoons margarine or butter, cut up

2 1/4 cups bread flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

3 tablespoons brown sugar

4 teaspoon Wheat Gluten

3/4 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon active dry yeast or bread machine yeast

Directions:
Place the flax seed in a blender container. Cover and blend until ground.

Add the ingredients to a 1-1/2- or 2-pound bread machine according to the manufacturer's directions, adding the ground flax seed with the flour. If available, select the whole grain cycle, or select the basic white bread cycle. Select desired color setting.

***I also added a bit of honey...mmmmmm :)

Isn't she just a beauty??? lol

Absence

Busy, busy, busy we've been around here...whew! So now I am terribly behind on pics and the blog...so I'm going to try to update in one post here.

So we've survived this horrible winter we had here...with well over 100in of snow, yes that's alot of snow and too much for my liking. I love the snow, but we really had just too much of it and it was even too cold to go out and play most of the time. So Spring has finally arrived and we have come out of hibernation. This past weekend we spent the entire weekend outside, washing/waxing the cars (Johnny's a little anal about waxing the cars and takes GREAT pride in his vehicles...lol) playing soccer, baseball and BASKETBALL (Quaid has really takin to this sport...well any sport for that matter, but he spent most of his time dribbling, teaching Bailey how to dribble and shoot and challenging Mommy and Daddy to a game of PIG...lol) The kid's are growing up sooo fast and really getting to be so much fun to play with, not that they weren't before, but something about being able to actually sit down and have a logical and understanding conversation with them just truly blows me away sometimes...lol I have a feeling this is going to be one GREAT summer and I am so thankful I will be home to enjoy every minute of it :)

Now for a little update on each of the kid's...Quaid is doing great in school and is really learning ALOT, he's reading alot more, adding, subtracting and still bringing home crazy art projects to decorate our house...lol Oh and he's also been helping out more around the house and is GREAT at doing his chores, so we've slowly been adding in an allowance each week. Unfortunately he's taken after his Mommy and likes to spend his money...lol So we had a lil money session with him and he now has 3 jars (spend, save and give) and is doing quite well at separating his money and actually saving ALOT more...let's hope this keeps with him. I rewarded him one day with a quarter, because he just out of the blue cleaned up the entire living room for me, so now he will do things and look at me...like, well do I get another?? lol It's cute, but I told him not to expect everytime...it's only when I notice he has done something with out me asking and just helping out around the house. He's such a sweet, sweet boy :) He is looking forward to being a 1st grader and playing flag football in the fall, he has told us he doesn't want to play anything else right now because he wants to wait till football...lol Oh and we've redecorated his room in Buckeye's gear...he's becoming quite the Buckeye's fan, however has told us he will play for the Packer's...lol (his favorite team he says and he loves Brett Favre (unfortunately he has retired this year) Other than that, Quaid is growing like crazy and eating us out of the house...but he is doing well :)

Bailey on the other hand is getting ready for her 30th, oh I mean 3rd birthday...lol She told me the other day she wanted Dora earrings for her birthday, so I asked her if she wanted her ear's pierced and she said, "Yes and I want some makeup too"...crazy girl!!! We are working on potty training this week and well....that's a whole other blog (maybe at the end of the week...when I can actually say we both survived..lol) So yes her birthday is coming up and she wants a Hello Kitty birthday...it's so funny how they come up with these things. We took the kid's to see Alvin and the Chipmunks one night at our downtown Theatre, so we pull up in front of a store that was covered with Hello Kitty things, she was just amazed. Then a few days later we get a birthday party catalog in the mail (like they seriously think I'm going to spend oooodles of money on their stuff when I can go to the Factory Card Outlet...lol) But she was looking through there and saw Hello Kitty and has been obsessed since. Looks like we're having a Hello Kitty Birthday next month...ahhh, less than a month (guess I'd better get busy planning that one..lol) She is really growing into such a beautiful girl and so sweet (of course I'm bias, but still she really is the cutest ever...lol) I'm really enjoying our morning's together while Quaid is at school, and taking pics of her...so if you see tons of pics of her on Kodak...yeah I went a little crazy, but I've also been playing around with photo.net and editing alot of the pics...sooo fun :) I will try to have all those pics updated very soon :) I believe I have all the way back to Easter...whoa...time flies when your havin fun :)

Two Weeks of Toys

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WHY

Why is it that my daughter REFUSES to go potty??? For some reason she LOVES diapers...lol, I know crazy. Not only that, she will sit in a poopy diaper and tell you she's not poopy...ugh!!!!!!

This morning I asked her 3 times if she was poopy, "NOPE"..then I check and sure enough she had. As I'm changing her I ask her if she want's to wear panties today, "NOPE...diaper" Then I tell her it will feel nice, clean and better if she wear's panties, then she replies "well that diaper is clean"...as she points to the new diaper. :(

I suppose they do it when their ready, I just hope she's ready SOON!!!!!!!

The Anticipation

Quaid is going for his first sleepover at his best friends house tonight and the anticipation is bursting!!!! Here's a little conversation between Quaid, Bailey and I this morning:

Quaid: "Mom, when am I going to Ryan's"

Me: "This afternoon sometime"

Quaid: "But I don't wanna wait, why can't I go now"

Bailey: "Well Quaid you just won't go then"

Hmmm...can you tell who the Mother is??? lol It was sooo funny I couldn't help but laugh!!!


****Quaid has been all packed since yesterday afternoon (with the exception of throwing in a few things here and there) And he's been dressed and ready to go since 7am...lol He's a little excited :)

AMAZING GRACE

"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,That saved a wretch like me....I once was lost but now am found,Was blind, but now, I see.

T'was Grace that taught...my heart to fear.And Grace, my fears relieved.How precious did that Grace appear...the hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares...we have already come.T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...and Grace will lead us home.

The Lord has promised good to me...His word my hope secures.He will my shield and portion be...as long as life endures.

When we've been here ten thousand years...bright shining as the sun.We've no less days to sing God's praise...then when we've first begun. "Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me....I once was lost but now am found,Was blind, but now, I see.

*****How Amazing is our God!!! I've been listening to this song quite often lately and every time I hear it...I just have to stop and enjoy "His Amazing Grace"!!!! So this Good Friday, stop and enjoy what Jesus has done for you :)

New Blog

We've created a new blog to further protect our family and re-evaluate what we are putting out there online, so we pumped up the security and you are invited to come and keep up with our family. Now it is only viewable by invite only...so we feel much more secure :) I really enjoy blogging and feel it's somewhat of a scrapbook for the kid's when they get older. And gives our out of town family a chance to see how the kid's are doing. Enjoy and please feel free to leave your comments :)