Progress Report

I bet you are dying to know about our potty adventures, right? :D Well it is going great! Freddy totally has peeing in the potty down. He has about a 75% success rate with pooping in the potty. I don't think he quite recognizes the feeling soon enough, but for less than a week I say he is awesome! He was pretty excited to try out the bathrooms at the Diner and at Lucy's school. :)

I highly recommend the book and website "Oh Crap! Potty Training." The biggest take away I got from the book was to believe in and trust your child. If you have faith that they can do something, chances are good they will have faith in themselves and be able to do it. This is something that can easily be forgotten when you are in the midst of worrying about a new challenge your child is taking on. I will be chanting this to myself on Friday as we leave, with no diaper, on an almost two hour car ride to visit my parents for the weekend.

In other news, some of us are recovering from our first cold of the school year. Unfortunately some of us are just coming down with it. Dave is pretty much over it, and Lucy and Henry are on the "still runny nose but feeling better" stage. I am in the middle of the "sore throat and headache" stage, while Freddy is in the "just starting to get it grumpy" stage. His refusing to take a nap the last couple of days isn't helping his mood either.

Other than that I am trying to get organized and do a good fall cleaning, but progress is slow. I have a plan to rearrange some shelves and I got some stuff into bins to go to the basement, so I now I have to wait for Dave's help. I am also trying to get a jump start on the holidays so I have got some lists and even a project or two going- in my head! hahaha! Yes I am a bit sleep deprived today why do you ask? ;D

There is a good chance that today is the last warm day so we are taking advanage and are at the park. This is Henry's first time facing out in the sling. He seems very happy to be taking in the world. 

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I don't think I have posted a picture of the house in awhile

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On sunday mornings the two big kids get to go with Daddy to the farm and do chores. I have never seen anyone so excited to do chores. :)

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Potty training day 1! The book says to keep them naked and let them eat/drink all the junk they want. The saltier the foods the better so they drink more and therefore have to go more. The treats he chose are chocolate milk, Lighting juce boxes, donuts, strawberries, cake mix to make cupcakes later, goldfish crackers, pretzel gokd fish, fruit snacks, and m&m's. If nothing else we will have belly aches by the end of the day. :)

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Happenings

School is going great! Lucy LOVES it! Right now they are learning about nature, including how seeds grow, the parts of plants and Lucy's favorite subject, bugs. She has brought home a snail house with a snail and a worm house with a worm, so much for my no bugs in the house rule.

Unfortunately she also brought home a cold already. :( She was sniffing and sneezing for about two days and I was hoping it was just allergies since mine have been really bad. Last night Henry woke up very stuffy though, so I guess it was a cold. My poor little man keeps gagging on mucous and didn't sleep very well. On the subject of sleep, this one is like his sister, he fights falling asleep. Freddy would just pass out anywhere, he was a very laid back baby. (He's making up for that now though! :D)

Well, the big news around here is that tomorrow Freddy is potty training! I am trying to be excited  but I know it is a lot of work. It will be nice to have fewer diapers to change and buy! I am going to be using the method from this book and website: http://ohcrappottytraining.blogspot.com/  This is what I basically did with Lucy but after a little while it turned ugly. This woman has ideas to keep it from turning into a power struggle and she offers actual support. When you buy the book you get a password to her forum where you can ask her questions and get help. I asked her one question already and she replied by the next day. I think this will really help me keep my sanity! :) Keep your fingers crossed for me for a few days!

Henry is also enjoying his visit to the zoo. :)

Today we are at the zoo with Noah!

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Today was Dirt Day at school. Lucy brought home a mud pie decorated with "sprinkles" (colored aquarium stones), a bottle of dirty water which was am experiment about what sinks first, and a worm house with an earthworm in it. Also, she had paint between her toes and she said they painted their feet with paintbrushes then walked on paper. 
She loves school! I am looking forward to spending a total of 6 years here! :)

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Day 3 of school. Nicest picture yet. :)

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Oh does she love her brother! BrotherS actually, she is such an awesome big sister!

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Lucy goes to the absolutely coolest school!

Lucy and a few friends doing an art project at school this morning. 

The first day of preschool!

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This is her choice of pose for the First Day of School photo. :)

She could not love her brothers more. 

Happy Birthday Poppa!!!

Dave took a day off today and called in a substitue. ;)