Potty Trained!

I can officially say that the girls are potty trained! Well, for the most part anyway! No accidents in two days. They still wear pull ups for nap and bed but otherwise are potty going experts. So proud of them! Now the tricky part, leaving the house and getting back into our everyday activities.

We went to Target this morning...no accidents. We went to the park as well...no accidents. I think today and tomorrow I'm going to focus on quick outings so the girls can get used to being potty trained while outside of their comfort zone. Hope it goes well!

Such a relief! And the best part of it all is that I will never have to buy another box of diapers, that is until #3 comes along, but I'll cross that bridge when we get there.

Potty Training: Day 2

Today has gone MUCH better! We had the breakthrough with Sophie that I was hoping for. Ava is still on point too. Two questions have come up since yesterday though.

The first is about nap time. What am I supposed to do, pull ups, big girl underwear? Yesterday I did pull ups and it worked well. Both kids left them on and slept. Woohoo! Today went a little differently. I just poked my head in and Ava was awake and naked from the waist down. I decided that I wasn't going to fight her about keeping the pull ups on so she is going commando! This leaves me more than a little nervous as I know I will likely have a wet surprise waiting for me when she wakes up. What to do, what to do?

The second question I have is about bed time. At what point do I need to cut off liquids to ensure a dry diaper in the morning? I realize I've done this a little backwards in that many people don't even begin potty training until their child wakes up with a dry diaper. Due to the diaper removal issues we've been having I had to pull the trigger, so I guess I'll just figure it out as I go. Please, please send me your thoughts!

Overall, day two has proven to be much easier than yesterday...Thank God! I was ready to give up yesterday. More to come...

Potty Training: Hr. 3

After several incidents of poopy bottoms dragging on crib sheets and carpet and many more incidents of diaper removal followed by peeing on the carpet, hard wood, dining room table, cribs, Daddy's recliner (you fill in the blank, they've pissed just about everywhere), I decided it is time. Woah. Pottery training may be the most difficult thing I've done with the girls since they've been born.

It is hour three. Feels like we've been at it for a week. Ughh! Ava is doing awesome: peed in her potty at least ten times this morning (really pushing the juice today) AND pooped too! Still three accidents on the floor, but all in all a solid performance! Sophie, oh Sophie. She dribbled in the potty about 15 different times, I'm talking one or two drops. And, she had giant pees, think man who just finished a six pack, in every other room of the house. No really, Sophie marked her territory in every single room downstairs in the three hours we've been working on this. In and of itself VERY frustrating, but what kills me is that she is so capable of doing this, she is choosing not to.

I just laid them down for their nap in pull ups. Hopefully this afternoon we'll have a breakthrough with Soph. Fingers crossed!

I welcome any suggestions you may have.

I LOVE White Cabinets!

Most of the time I am consumed by some sort of interior design dilemma, idea, or in this case, dream. My current obsession is a white kitchen. Note that this has been an obsession for some time now. Five years ago I went so far as to paint the cabinets in our old house white. Turned out great! I would paint our cabinets white in this house too, but I'm having a hard time justifying covering already updated wood cabinets. Would it ruin them? Would it look cheap? I don't know.

This is my dream kitchen.



I love the watery blue walls, dark counter tops, dark hardwood floors, and of course, the white cabinets. I think the only thing I would change is the black hardware, I prefer a brushed nickle. I relax just looking at it! Until I get my dream white kitchen I'll just keep drulling over this one.