Yesterday was a better day. We played outside and she would've stayed out all day if I'd let her. My mom asked, "What does she do outside?" Well, after swinging for about 15 minutes, she spent the next 15 minutes picking up sticks in the backyard and putting them in the wood pile in the back of the yard. Then we went out in the front and took a walk around the cul de sac. It's always a very slow ramble, as she stops at nearly every crack in the sidewalk and picks at it with a stick, picks up every stone and broken piece of cement she encounters, admires every acorn top (we have an oak tree in our front yard so there are millions of acorns!), and collects leaves. I've tried taking her bucket outside to put everything in because she tries to hold it all, drops it, and tries to pick it all up again, but she likes keeping her bucket empty! We never make it all the way around the circle.
Both yesterday and today she's come to me several times to tell me she needs a new diaper (in her own way, of course--touching her bottom and saying, "dit!" Sounds a lot like, "Mommy, I need a new diaper, please," doesn't it?!). I say, "Do you need a new diaper?" and she answers, "Okieeeee." This is new, and I'm wondering if a potty chair is in our near future? I'm in no hurry to start potty training, but neither do I want to miss the cues, and this seems like one to me.
Remember I said that she was back to one nap and sleeping in? Well....I spoke too soon, I guess. Once she started getting sick she started waking up very early again (between 5 and 6 AM). This means she's tired again by 8:00, goes back to bed, and takes another nap in the afternoon. I'm ready for the one nap/sleeping in regime.
I'm sick of the Wiggles, so today instead of Wigglydancing, I pulled out Baby Noah, an oldie but goody. She hadn't watched it in months and was completely enthralled. This time around she started doing all of the animal sounds and trying to say the names of the animals. She was very fun to watch.
Sorry there are no pictures lately....I need to be better about taking them. I'll try to get some up soon. Hopefully my scintillating tales are enough to keep you coming back! :)
Katy has been obsessed with the "potty" lately, and I do NOT want to go down that road with a newborn in my near future. But we already have potty chairs handed down from the neices, so I got one out and put it in the bathroom. When mommy has to potty, now Katy sits on "Katy's potty." (fully clothed) That's what I'm willing to do for now. I just don't wanna!
ReplyDeleteMy Doc said to get a cheap, sit-on-the-floor potty chair so we did. When Jack tells me he's "poo-pood" I change him, put his dirty diaper in the chair, we wave bye-bye to it and then I sit him on there for a while, till he gets bored.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably having no effect at all. AND, more importantly, my day care lady has told me she won't start yet as it's too early, but hey - what harm can it do? And he seems to enjoy it, so that's the main thing.