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After Elder Ballard's very inspiring talk yesterday I have decided to potty train Amelia and teach Max to drink from a cup today. (Between you and me do you think Elder Ballard wants me to quit the Diet Coke because it really does make me go a lot faster and get more done..hmmm)
Whatever. I'm just sick of diapers and nursing.
10:00 am. Put Ariel panties on. Set microwave timer for 30 minutes. Practice what we'll do when the timer goes off.
10:17 am. Ask Brad to set the "Potty timer" watch which will play music and is cooler.
10:30 am. Microwave timer goes off. Decide to ignore it and wait for potty watch.
10:31 am. Amelia pees on floor. Put Nemo panties on. Clean carpet. Smile.
10:37 am. Potty Watch goes off. Reset.
11:07 am. Potty watch goes off again. Sit on potty.
11:15 am. Amelia goes in the corner and makes a "download". Smile. Put Winnie the Pooh panties on.
11:30 am. Sit on potty. At least she likes the potty dance. Can't blame her. It is super fun.
12:00 pm. Sit on the potty.
12:05 pm. Pee on the floor. Ask which panty she wants. No tanks she says. Agree to do this commando style.
12:30 pm. Sit on the potty. Mommy brings the little bouncy ball and we laugh while we see if we can make it hit all walls.
1:00 pm. Sit on the potty. bouncy ball fun.
1.30 pm. sit on the potty. Put pull-up on for nap. (as per Abbie's request). Notice the flowers disappear upon contact with her body. Smile. At least I don't have to do more laundry.
1:50 pm. I'm downstairs in the basement with Max and Brad. I hear mysterious footsteps on the main floor. I go upstairs to investigate. Amelia is sitting there watching TV. Says, good morning Mom! I'm all done. I say no you're not. she says, I say hi to daddy. and kiss one more time. And kiss Max one more time. I notice she is walking funny. She has put the rings on her feet and arms from Max's toy. The blue ring does not want to come off.
2:00 pm. Amelia is back upstairs in her bed with the blue ring on her foot.
4:00 pm. I wake Amelia up. Take off pull-ups. Sit on potty. I get ring off her leg while she sits on the potty.
4:30 pm. Amelia sits on the potty. I decide that I should maybe think about giving her more to drink.
5:00 pm. Sits on the potty. Goes without the big song and dance. grabs the potty ball and hops up on the potty.
5:07 pm. Pees on the floor. I smile. and sigh.
5:30 pm. goes to sit on the potty all by herself. doesn't want the potty watch because "it scares me." Is probably stoked at all the gummy bears she has eaten today, the juice with the fancy straws, and all the attention.
5:40 pm. Is listening to my ipod and singing a bushel and a peck while sitting on my lap. I am very nervous about having her bare booty on me. Decide its no big deal because I haven't been to the gym yet so I haven't had a chance to work out.
After Elder Ballard's very inspiring talk yesterday I have decided to potty train Amelia and teach Max to drink from a cup today. (Between you and me do you think Elder Ballard wants me to quit the Diet Coke because it really does make me go a lot faster and get more done..hmmm)
Whatever. I'm just sick of diapers and nursing.
10:00 am. Put Ariel panties on. Set microwave timer for 30 minutes. Practice what we'll do when the timer goes off.
10:17 am. Ask Brad to set the "Potty timer" watch which will play music and is cooler.
10:30 am. Microwave timer goes off. Decide to ignore it and wait for potty watch.
10:31 am. Amelia pees on floor. Put Nemo panties on. Clean carpet. Smile.
10:37 am. Potty Watch goes off. Reset.
11:07 am. Potty watch goes off again. Sit on potty.
11:15 am. Amelia goes in the corner and makes a "download". Smile. Put Winnie the Pooh panties on.
11:30 am. Sit on potty. At least she likes the potty dance. Can't blame her. It is super fun.
12:00 pm. Sit on the potty.
12:05 pm. Pee on the floor. Ask which panty she wants. No tanks she says. Agree to do this commando style.
12:30 pm. Sit on the potty. Mommy brings the little bouncy ball and we laugh while we see if we can make it hit all walls.
1:00 pm. Sit on the potty. bouncy ball fun.
1.30 pm. sit on the potty. Put pull-up on for nap. (as per Abbie's request). Notice the flowers disappear upon contact with her body. Smile. At least I don't have to do more laundry.
1:50 pm. I'm downstairs in the basement with Max and Brad. I hear mysterious footsteps on the main floor. I go upstairs to investigate. Amelia is sitting there watching TV. Says, good morning Mom! I'm all done. I say no you're not. she says, I say hi to daddy. and kiss one more time. And kiss Max one more time. I notice she is walking funny. She has put the rings on her feet and arms from Max's toy. The blue ring does not want to come off.
2:00 pm. Amelia is back upstairs in her bed with the blue ring on her foot.
4:00 pm. I wake Amelia up. Take off pull-ups. Sit on potty. I get ring off her leg while she sits on the potty.
4:30 pm. Amelia sits on the potty. I decide that I should maybe think about giving her more to drink.
5:00 pm. Sits on the potty. Goes without the big song and dance. grabs the potty ball and hops up on the potty.
5:07 pm. Pees on the floor. I smile. and sigh.
5:30 pm. goes to sit on the potty all by herself. doesn't want the potty watch because "it scares me." Is probably stoked at all the gummy bears she has eaten today, the juice with the fancy straws, and all the attention.
5:40 pm. Is listening to my ipod and singing a bushel and a peck while sitting on my lap. I am very nervous about having her bare booty on me. Decide its no big deal because I haven't been to the gym yet so I haven't had a chance to work out.
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As for the "addicitive substances", I just have to brag for a minute. I am down to the diet cokes maybe once or twice a month and, not counting the homemade root beer in Oklahoma, Lin has not had soda of any kind since January. It's an uphill battle, but we will prevail!