Pottying at the Park

I met my friends Leslie and Kelly at the park today with our girls (who were all three born within 5 months of each other). Because I didn't want to interrupt the flow (no pun intended) of Emerson's potty training today, I packed up the little potty seat and took it with us. When we got out of the car, I set it on the ground next to the back tire, and she plopped down and did her thing. Same goes for leaving the park. I am so stinkin' proud of my little pottying munchkin! It's like I'm seeing her in a whole new light today... she seems so big and grown-up. And boy, has it been nice to see poo-poo being flushed down the toilet vs. up close and personal in a diaper.

Also, Daddy fell down in the closet tonight when he got home. All four of us were in the there together as he was changing clothes, and he stepped on the hem of his sweat pants and literally fell to the floor. I almost peed myself laughing. The funniest part? Emerson went over to comfort him, and she stepped right on the family jewels. Priceless.

Potty Training Day #2

Success! As of this morning...

7:30 - Tinkle
8:15 - Poo-Poo
8:55 - Tinkle
10:00 - Tinkle
11:15 - Tinkle

No accidents & no fussiness. Yes!!!

I KNOW all of you were just dying to get an update on my child's bathroom habits, but come ON! I'm excited about this!

Potty training

Emerson has been a CHAMP the last two days. She's wearing big-girl panties and has finally been excited about going on the potty! And I'm talking tinkle & poo-poo! Pray for us... I really want her to get it this time around.

Lights out

Tonight we lost power for about two hours. Mind you, we had nothing more than rain coming from the sky, but out it went. This happened right around 6:30... I had champagne chicken sauteing on the stove and Emerson was playing with Jax in the living room. It immediately got chaotic for me. Boomer took Emerson's stuffed Elmo under the bed (the devil dog knew he had the cover of darkness by which to run his covert op), she started crying, then Jax started crying when I left the room to retrieve Elmo. I put Boomer in his kennel, saved Elmo from a certain death, and came back in to comfort the babes. The next 30 minutes I spent lighting every candle we own and strategically placing them out of Emerson's reach. She thought they were the most beautiful things she had ever seen! She even said I was a beautiful princess! I called Daddy and asked him if he could come home early, and he obliged, much to my delight. Since the champagne chicken hadn't cooked long enough, I treated him to bologna sandwiches. He's one lucky man, I tell ya!

I'm glad the power is back on now, but I have to say it was a nice little break from normalcy tonight. Feeding the kids by candlelight was precious... Jax's little cherub cheeks and Emerson's bright eyes took on such a magical glow. Building with Legos in an almost-dark living room proved to be no big thing for Emerson - her tower was taller than ever. And watching out the front door for Daddy's headlights reminded me just how much I love and cherish that man and need him to rescue me on occasion.

Jax's domestic violence

So I've been finding these really long, blonde hairs on the floor that have a strange, waxy quality to them. Yesterday I discovered the culprit (victim) is Emerson's doll that Pa-Pa and MeMaw gave her. Jax, in about a 2-minute span of time, did the following:

1) Grabbed the doll's hair & pulled it out from the roots
2) Goughed her eyes with his thumbs
3) Tried to throw her around by her wrists

All he needed was a tight white tank top to complete the look.

I'm enjoying having a boy.

Summary of a week

This week has been a good one thus far, just a little hectic. My days have been pretty normal... get up, breakfast, playing/books/Jax's nap, lunchtime, playing/Dora, naptime for both, more playing/occasionally running errands, etc., getting dinner ready, Daddy home, dinner, playtime, bathtime every 3 nights or so (don't judge me... I'm not one of those every-night bathtime mothers unless my kids are really dirty... I don't think it's necessary), bedtime.

Monday I watched my friend's little girl, made meals for two other friends, then that night went to another friend's house to watch The Bachelor finale. I don't even want to blog about it, it was so disappointing. He undoubtedly picked the wrong girl, but only time will tell, I guess. Tuesday night I had Bible study, yesterday I had some girls from my MOPS table over for a playdate in the morning, and tonight is our MOPS Moms' Night Out at the bowling alley... with an 80s theme. Yes! I have my tie-dyed t-shirt, boyfriend rolled jeans, beads, big bangle earrings, and neon eyeshadow all ready to go. And who doesn't love bowling?! I'm not very good, but my form doesn't suck too much. As long as I don't drop the ball on my wind-up (I'm guessing it's not called a wind-up, but I have no idea), I'm a happy camper.

We went to the park today after lunch and enjoyed this beautiful weather! I'm so glad to see the temperature in the 60s... I'm a 60-degree kind of girl. Sometimes even the 70s are a little too warm for me. I really enjoy a mild day with just a teeny bit of coolness in the air.

Off to catch a quick cat nap before the kiddlets awaken.