double trouble mom

Ryan and I feel they did pretty darn well for the 1st night.  They stuff I have read says it takes 4 days to really get over it.  I keep telling them how proud we are of them and how they are big girls now.  They have big girl bikes and the other kids at daycare don’t use pacifiers and their cousin Jackson doesn’t either.  They seem to get it. 
 
Ryan is home with them today and it will be interesting how they do with nap time.

So for weeks and months the girls have been doing really really well with the potty business.  Emily still does good 98% of the time.  This week Erika started to go backwards on her progress and I’m not sure why.  She has had a few accidents in the past week.  There are times where she just has a little wetness and then the other day at daycare it was a lot of wetness. 

There haven’t been any changes that would make her regress.  I’m at a lost and not sure what to do or if there is anything to help her.  I tell her she needs to be a big girl and use the potty or she will have to ware the pull ups or diapers and she tells me she goes potty and she does not need a diaper.

I hope this weekend with a little more attention from Ryan and I will put her back on track. 

We are also going to start the pacifier weaning process.  Wish us luck!

This is a posting of funny things my kids say.

Back ground - When the girls are crying or upset about something and I can’t get them to use their words to talk with me about what is upsetting them I tell them to take a big breath a few times and just breath and then tell me with their words what is wrong.  It usually works. 

So the other night we were all sitting at the table eating dinner.  Ryan and I eat faster then the girls’ because we spend less time talking and playing with our food.  So Ryan is sitting there after a long day with his head propped up by his hand and his eyes closed.  Emily looks at him and says “Just breath daddy.”  It was great.  I couldn’t help laughing out loud. 

Back ground - We have a neighbor the girls LOVE.  His name is Jed and really there is nothing spectacular about him.  He’s just a guy and our neighbor.  We really don’t’ socialize all that much with them.  The girls, especially Emily are in love with him.  She walks outside and always wants to see Jed or say HI to Jed.  It’s so cute.  Keep in mind he has a very nice wife and 7mth old daughter that loves seeing the girls.

The other day I started to pick the girls up from daycare.  Some days this can be a chore.  They don’t want to leave or they are crabby.  So this particular day they are in good moods and don’t’ want to leave.  I use all the bribes I have.   1) go see daddy 2) go let Cody out of his Kennel 3) get a freezey when we get home.    The bribes are much easier then hauling 2 screaming kids home.  So I’m lost on what else I can use, candy is out of the questions since its dinner time.  Then I think of Jed and how he has the week off and might be outside.  I tell the girls we should go home and see if Jed is home.  This works and off we go.  We turn into the driveway and Emily immediately sees Jeds truck.

Here is how it went down.

Mom, Jeds home.
No Emily he isn’t home.
Yes he is mommy, there is his truck.
He isn’t outside so I don’t think he is home.
Yes he is.
Well lets go eat dinner and come back outside and maybe he will be out.
I want to see Jed.
Let’s eat 1st then go see him.
OK

How did she get so smart all of a sudden?

Back ground - I don’t usually allow the girls to take their toys to daycare.  1) there is enough there to play with 2) they get upset sometimes if its left there over night 3) less to keep track of and loose.

The other day the girls both wanted to take stuffed animals with them.  Mommy was tired so I let it go.  Well they were left at daycare over night.  I got home from work and asked Erika if she remembered her kitty.

Did you remember your kitty Erika?
No, it’s at Renee’s
You will have to remember it tomorrow.
You go get it mommy.
I can’t go get it Renee is done for the night.
You can go mommy
Renee will take care of it tonight she likes your kitty
OK

Subject is changed and 2 hrs pass.  In the 2hrs I went to the grocery store and when I came home….

Emily - where did you go mommy
Erika - to get my kitty
Mommy - no I went to the store
Erika - you go get my kitty?
I called Renee and she said Austin (her son) will take care of it tonight is that OK?
We get it tomorrow its ok

The Kitty was OK and we picked it up the next day.

Back Ground - Heading north for the 4th.  Just picked up dinner from Burger King and about 30min down the road Emily says she is done and asks me to take her bag.  I ask Erika if she is done and she screams at me when I go for her bag.  Then she tells me she needs to go poopie.  Daddy pulls over at the next gas station after verifying several times if Erika has to go poopie and its more then just gas.

I bring the girls into the bath room and leave Ryan in the truck.  Erika sits on the toilet and says “mommy no poopie I just farted” Good to know and glad we made the stop.  I asked her if she is sure and she confirms it was just a fart.

We get done going potty and head back to the truck.  The second Erika sits down she asked for her hamburger.  Daddy tossed it while we were going potty.  I could have screamed.  Erika did and she cried.  So mommy saved the day by going back in and buying a double char broiler - if you know what this is I feel for you.  The girls both ate 2 bites of course and were done.  We get to Ryans parents and I’m telling the story to his mom when Ryan comes in and tells me he didn’t’ actually toss the burger of Erika’s he put it under his seat and forgot. 

OK - so we were inside going potty for maybe 5min and he forgot that he put burger under his seat instead of tossing it.      I again want to scream.