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November 2011

Another Passenger Aboard the Potty Train

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I’ve heard tale of a mythical creature also known as The Child Who Potty Trains Herself.  Up until a couple of months ago, I was sure such a creature was only found in legends and folk stories.

Now it appears I have one living with me.

After the disaster also known as Trying to Potty Train Brooke, I was in no hurry to tackle potty training Caroline.  She was afraid to even sit on the potty, so I helplessly shrugged my shoulders, threw my hands in the air, and gave up without even trying.

Then a friend loaned us a kid potty.

Then Caroline sat on the potty.

Then Caroline went on the potty.

Then Caroline demanded she wear panties.

At all times.

Despite my best efforts to keep the kid in diapers, she wouldn’t relent.  So I put her in panties and gave her zero support.  And things have been going pretty well.  For reasons known only to Caroline, she usually only has accidents when we are at our house and she goes into the bathroom alone.  If someone goes in with her, she’s fine; if she’s alone, well, we may have a puddle to deal with.  I don’t get it.

In any case, it’s been glorious to have such a relatively easy potty training experience.  I can only hope the upcoming ordeal of Potty Training a Boy is similarly uneventful.

I think I’ll start crossing my fingers now.

Potpourri

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We had a lovely Thanksgiving.  Want to see proof?  Here’s the one and only picture we took:

Spencer with his Great Grandma Golden.

I wasn’t very good at documenting Thanksgiving, nor have I been good at posting pictures to our blog.  Here are some pictures I have stored up.

First snow of the year.  Thrilling for the kids.  Sort of annoying for the mom who has to bundle the kids all up and then clean up the snow mess afterward.

Caroline is an edamame fiend.  Here she is building a tower with the empty pods:

Dallas has started taking the girls to Lowe’s every other Saturday to take advantage of their kids’ projects.  The girls love going to “the hammering store” and making things.  Recently they made a science project kit.  Brooke made Wacky Mud (cornstarch and water).  Caroline never made it past the cornstarch step.

Brooke’s toys playing Ring Around the Rosie:

Spencer trying to decide whether or not he likes leaves:

Little baby in a big bed:

Father and son:

Happy baby:

Bug eyes:

The girls were ladybugs at the first Halloween party we went to.  Costumes courtesy of our friends, the Fraziers.

Brooke got creative with rocks and sticks one day:

Spencer outgrowing his swing:

Brooke made Santa (Bear) with his reindeer:

Caroline thought it was hilarious once when I put Spencer in her crib with her:

Brooke likes to arrange all her animals and dolls just so:

Whew.  I had more pictures than I thought.  I’ll end with this one.  Read to your kids!

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