Potty Training

Our peanut is officially potty trained. I cannot believe how quickly it happened. We waited until 2 1/2 for a few reasons. She hasn't shown any interest or sign of being ready prior to this time. We also knew she has to be fully potty trained before she starts 3 year old preschool in August. So this seemed liked our best time. The first day I pulled out the little potty and we had one success. I didn't ask her to go or even mention it. A week went buy and Addison didn't touch the potty. After a week, we finally had a weekend we planned on staying home. I took off Addison's diaper when she woke up and showed her the potty. I basically left the potty in front of the TV for 2 days straight. She used it several times and only had 1-2 accidents a day. So far so good! We even brought the potty to church and she had successes there. On Monday we had an accident free day. Tuesday she went to school and refused to use their kid size potty. Wednesday we had a good day at home, Thursday all accidents at school. By Friday Addison was willing to try the big potty but with a kid round seat on it. She used both the travel potty and large potty with the ring that weekend. The second Monday we were accident free again. Tuesday she went to school and decided the potties were no longer scary. She hasn't had an accident at school since. At home we have 1 accident every few days. I do not ask her to use the potty unless we are getting ready to leave the house or if it's nap/bed time. She now prefers the large potties without any kid ring. We do bring the travel potty in the car in case we are not near a restroom. This girl has rocked it in the last month. We are so proud of her. She is very proud of herself as well. She still wears a diaper at night because 12 hours is a long time and she hasn't woken up dry yet. However 1 diaper a day is just not a big deal to me at her age.

Justin's Birthday & Valentines Day Weekend

A four day weekend is such a blessing. Our normal Monday- Friday schedule is so crazy that we get to the point of just needing a break. Friday morning felt so great. We got up and didn't have to run out the door by 7:30. The girls and I ran errands and had a great time just moving at a slow pace. The girls helped me pick out sun glasses, Justin's cake and decorations and even let me try on a few swimsuits. We set up the house in a StarWars theme. We went out for pizza with Uncle Wheel and then we did cake and presents. Addison has been working hard to learn the birthday song. My favorite part is when she adds "cha cha cha" to random parts of the song.

Saturday morning Justin and Alexa went to recycling and then McDonalds. I love the work and reward it teaches Alexa. She told me that the harder she works the more money she gets. Next we all went to Lowes and built picture frames with Gabriel. It was a fun time. Addison was hammering her own nails in. She has been keeping up with the big kids for awhile now. After lunch and nap we decided to go fishing on the pier in Ocean Beach. The 75* felt much cooler at the end of the pier then we anticipated. The girls had short attention spans. They both learned the basics of fishing even though we didn't actually catch anything. We made it up to them by getting them Italian ice afterwards. 

Sunday morning Alexa woke up with a fever. Justin took Addison to church and Alexa and I stayed home. Afterwards we went to Mission Bay to go paddle boarding. Alexa was nervous with the idea but had so much fun. Addison was very uneasy about it for awhile. She moved around a lot more then we thought she would. She had more fun on the sand but did request to go back out a few times. Alexa on the other hand kept wanting to stand up and help row. We even talked about her getting her own board next time. I am not sure if she is strong enough but we may let her try in the bay. It was a pretty awesome and I know we will do it again soon.

Monday morning Alexa still had a fever so we canceled our play date. Instead the girls stayed in and played. Addison had a few successes on the potty. Maybe its time to give up the diapers? It was a great day to swim and prepare for the week. We are bummed to return to our busy week but at least it's only a 4 day.