Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The Ice Storm
Compared to other places, we got off pretty easy. This was early in the morning. Jamie didn't know if he was going to be off or not and headed off to work. While getting gas, he got the phone call that they would be off. He headed to the grocery store and back home. I watched him try to walk in. You can see his foot prints in the yard. When he walked on the side walk, he just slid right into the black car. It was bad. Poor Bear didn't know what to think and looked like Bambi with legs flailing.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Look what Jasmine got!
I had nothing to do with this. This was all between her and Daddy. I was there when it happened but I didn't know it was going to happen. The boys were at the Monster Truck Jam with Aunt B, Uncle Carl and Chad so Jamie and I took the girls out for some fun.
Yes, she got her ears pierced again!
Of course she has to pose for a few shots then!
Yes, she got her ears pierced again!
Of course she has to pose for a few shots then!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
I'm giving up on my dream to be a professinal bowler
A long time ago (ok, not that long ago), I was a really great bowler. I don't know what happened to me. *sigh*
Jasmine took 1st place. Jacob took 2nd. I guess that means puts me in last. They're good. They are really good.
At least we had fun. Maybe. There was a little bit of trash talking going on. Not just me. They know how to dish it out. OK, it was a ton of fun!
Jasmine took 1st place. Jacob took 2nd. I guess that means puts me in last. They're good. They are really good.
At least we had fun. Maybe. There was a little bit of trash talking going on. Not just me. They know how to dish it out. OK, it was a ton of fun!
Big Girl Jenna
I just wanted to take a minute to brag on Miss Jenna. Since our last potty post, she's only had one accident. She was upstairs playing and it was one of those "got wrapped up in playing with my toys, waited too long before I got up and didn't make it in time" accidents. She wears panties all day and Pull-Ups at night (although at least 3 times, Mommy has forgotten to put the Pull-Up on at night and she woke up dry anyway!) and is doing awesome. I'm so proud of her. She still runs out of the bathroom after every occurrence to let everyone know what business she completed. The other kids are being so great about still cheering her on, although I think they are over it.
One word of advice. Do NOT call Jenna a little girl or a baby. She is a BIG GIRL. Babies wear diapers and little girls wear Pull-Ups. Big Girls wear panties and it's OK to wear Pull-Ups at night if you are a big girl.
Once again, it just shows you that until the child is ready, it's not going to happen. Sure you can train yourself to put them on that potty all throughout the day but YOUR CHILD being fully potty trained, announcing that they have to go and doing it themselves, isn't going to happen until they are good and ready. For some that is at 20 months and others not until well after 3 years old. Doesn't matter when it happens; it is just as sweet whenever it does.
One word of advice. Do NOT call Jenna a little girl or a baby. She is a BIG GIRL. Babies wear diapers and little girls wear Pull-Ups. Big Girls wear panties and it's OK to wear Pull-Ups at night if you are a big girl.
Once again, it just shows you that until the child is ready, it's not going to happen. Sure you can train yourself to put them on that potty all throughout the day but YOUR CHILD being fully potty trained, announcing that they have to go and doing it themselves, isn't going to happen until they are good and ready. For some that is at 20 months and others not until well after 3 years old. Doesn't matter when it happens; it is just as sweet whenever it does.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
It's Official! Potty Time!
I think it's safe to post this entry. I had once before and it all went downhill. I know she has it this time though. Miss Jenna has been peeing on the potty for quite some time. She is never wet and almost always wakes up dry.
She's been very scared to poop on the potty though. We've asked but could never get a clear answer to why she was scared. I just think it was the uncertainty of what to expect. We've been bribing with Hershey kisses, a new toy (or two) all while trying to get her to understand it's OK to be scared without pressuring her.
A week ago, Jacob and Jenna were taking a bath. All of a sudden, Jenna shouts while standing up "Mommy, I gotta poop!" You can tell by her face that she's already starting to go. I yank her out of the tub and put her on the potty. She's hanging on to me, soaking wet, and starts going. She's scared but it's coming so really, she doesn't have much of a choice. She lets go some and looks in the toilet. Jacob and I are cheering her on and so excited. She goes A LOT! She even makes a comment about the tiny poops and says "Oh look at the baby poops!" in a very sing song, motherly voice. So what does a mom do? "Oh Jenna, baby poops! Yeah!" She's all done and announces "That wasn't so scary!" Yes! Woo hoo! Maybe we're onto something here. Then proceeds to tell me that she gets a toy. They don't forget a thing.
Now Jenna doesn't go everyday so two days later, in the bath again, she has to go and asks me to put her on the potty! Success again! After another successful try, that she actually wanted to do, we decide that the next day, she can wear panties. The thing with Jenna is that she never went at the same time so she's been in Pull-Ups for months although keeping them dry.
She's so excited to be wearing big girl panties and my heart just melts seeing that little heiny in them. Since the first day in panties, she's been telling us she needs to poop on the potty. Sometimes she has to go, sometimes she doesn't. She's had not one accident and has it down. I knew that the first time she went that there would be no looking back.
Oh and yesterday while she went, she said "Mommy, when I was a little girl, I wear Pull-Ups. I a big girl now, you know?"
Somehow she's talked Daddy into two new toys for her milestone...although I'm pretty sure I heard them talking and the ante is up to three.
So congratulations my sweet Jenna!
And every great milestone deserves an embarrassingly adorable picture! **Yes, she is wearing her Christmas shirt. She loves that thing!"
She's been very scared to poop on the potty though. We've asked but could never get a clear answer to why she was scared. I just think it was the uncertainty of what to expect. We've been bribing with Hershey kisses, a new toy (or two) all while trying to get her to understand it's OK to be scared without pressuring her.
A week ago, Jacob and Jenna were taking a bath. All of a sudden, Jenna shouts while standing up "Mommy, I gotta poop!" You can tell by her face that she's already starting to go. I yank her out of the tub and put her on the potty. She's hanging on to me, soaking wet, and starts going. She's scared but it's coming so really, she doesn't have much of a choice. She lets go some and looks in the toilet. Jacob and I are cheering her on and so excited. She goes A LOT! She even makes a comment about the tiny poops and says "Oh look at the baby poops!" in a very sing song, motherly voice. So what does a mom do? "Oh Jenna, baby poops! Yeah!" She's all done and announces "That wasn't so scary!" Yes! Woo hoo! Maybe we're onto something here. Then proceeds to tell me that she gets a toy. They don't forget a thing.
Now Jenna doesn't go everyday so two days later, in the bath again, she has to go and asks me to put her on the potty! Success again! After another successful try, that she actually wanted to do, we decide that the next day, she can wear panties. The thing with Jenna is that she never went at the same time so she's been in Pull-Ups for months although keeping them dry.
She's so excited to be wearing big girl panties and my heart just melts seeing that little heiny in them. Since the first day in panties, she's been telling us she needs to poop on the potty. Sometimes she has to go, sometimes she doesn't. She's had not one accident and has it down. I knew that the first time she went that there would be no looking back.
Oh and yesterday while she went, she said "Mommy, when I was a little girl, I wear Pull-Ups. I a big girl now, you know?"
Somehow she's talked Daddy into two new toys for her milestone...although I'm pretty sure I heard them talking and the ante is up to three.
So congratulations my sweet Jenna!
And every great milestone deserves an embarrassingly adorable picture! **Yes, she is wearing her Christmas shirt. She loves that thing!"
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year 2009 from our family to yours!
We had a pretty boring and quiet evening. Our neighborhood lost power for almost 4 hours, starting around 6:30, because of high winds. Right in the middle of me making dinner! *sigh* I figured it would only be a few minutes. It's rare for us to lose power. My next door neighbor has been here for 15 or 20 years and that would have been either her 3rd or 4th time of losing power in all those years!
Flashlights out, candles lit and we sit and chat. The younger kids kept asking to do things that all required power. They didn't get why they needed to take a flashlight into the bathroom to use the potty. Oh they don't realize how good they have it and how electricity really is a luxury.
By 8, everyone was pretty hungry. Jamie sent me to McDonald's. Back home, we had a little picnic in the living room.
By 9, it was getting cold fast in the house. Eek! We figured if the kids piled in bed together to watch a movie on my laptop since it was fully charged, they would be nice and warm. We got them all set up. I walk into our bedroom and lights are on. Jamie heard the cable box click on and the power was back right before 10.
I ran into the boys' room where the kids were and turned the light on. The kids cheered, turned the TV on to find something to watch and told me to turn the lights off. Go figure!
After all of that, everyone just wanted to go to bed. Jordan was the only one to make it to midnight and fall asleep soon after. We are real party animals!
We had a pretty boring and quiet evening. Our neighborhood lost power for almost 4 hours, starting around 6:30, because of high winds. Right in the middle of me making dinner! *sigh* I figured it would only be a few minutes. It's rare for us to lose power. My next door neighbor has been here for 15 or 20 years and that would have been either her 3rd or 4th time of losing power in all those years!
Flashlights out, candles lit and we sit and chat. The younger kids kept asking to do things that all required power. They didn't get why they needed to take a flashlight into the bathroom to use the potty. Oh they don't realize how good they have it and how electricity really is a luxury.
By 8, everyone was pretty hungry. Jamie sent me to McDonald's. Back home, we had a little picnic in the living room.
By 9, it was getting cold fast in the house. Eek! We figured if the kids piled in bed together to watch a movie on my laptop since it was fully charged, they would be nice and warm. We got them all set up. I walk into our bedroom and lights are on. Jamie heard the cable box click on and the power was back right before 10.
I ran into the boys' room where the kids were and turned the light on. The kids cheered, turned the TV on to find something to watch and told me to turn the lights off. Go figure!
After all of that, everyone just wanted to go to bed. Jordan was the only one to make it to midnight and fall asleep soon after. We are real party animals!
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