Friday, December 10, 2010

YOU TOOK YOUR FIRST POOP IN THE POTTY THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY. WOW. TOTALLY PROUD. YOU’VE BEEN ASKING TO GO POTTY FOR A WHILE NOW, AND WE’VE PUT YOU ON THE TOILET (YOU DON’T WANT YOUR TODDLER POTTY, YOU WANT THE GROWN UP POTTY, SO WE GOT YOU AN ADAPTER SEAT), BUT YOU HAVEN’T DONE ANYTHING… UNTIL NOW. YOU SAID POTTY, I PUT YOU ON, AND YOU HAD A TINY TURD. NO PEE. 1 SOLITARY POOP. AND I LOVED IT. IT WAS AWESOME. THAT’S ALL YOU’VE DONE SO FAR, BUT IT’S AMAZING. I HOPE IT CONTINUES TO BE A FAIRLY NON-PAINFUL PROCESS. WE AREN’T PRESSURING YOU OR ANYTHING, WE’RE JUST TRYING TO LET IT HAPPEN. WE’LL ACTUALLY START FOCUSING ON IT AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, BUT UNTIL THEN, IF YOU WANT ON THAT POTTY, THEN BY GOD WE’LL PUT YOU THERE AND WHETHER ANYTHING COMES OUT OR NOT, IT’S JUST COOL.
I LOVE YOU BABY
♥ MOMMA

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

WE TOOK YOUR PACI AWAY AGAIN. YOU CALL IT A “FAFA.” I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THAT WORD CAME FROM. ANYWAYS, I SNIPPED THE ENDS OFF ALL THE FAFA’S IN THE HOUSE. YOU’LL GRAB ONE AND SAY, “BROKEN” AND THEN PUT IT DOWN. YOU’RE HAVING A HARD TIME ADJUSTING. THE FIRST NIGHT WASN’T TOO BAD, BUT LAST NIGHT WAS TERRIBLE. I THINK IT’S B/C I’M ALSO NOT LETTING YOU HAVE BOTTLES OF MILK OR JUICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. IF YOU ASK FOR A BABA, I HAVE ONE WITH WATER IN IT AND YOU HATE THAT. SO LAST NIGHT WAS A SCREAMING HISSY FIT A COUPLE TIMES. ABOUT 4:45 THIS MORNING CONSISTED OF YOU KICKING YOUR DADDY IN THE NUTS, PUNCHING ME IN THE FACE, FLAILING AROUND IN THE BED AND THEN ME CARRYING YOU AROUND THE HOUSE AND ROCKING YOU, JUST TRYING TO GET YOU TO GO BACK TO SLEEP SO WE COULD REST AT LEAST A FEW MORE MINUTES BEFORE WE HAD TO WAKE UP AND GET READY FOR WORK. I TOTALLY DREAD THE DAY WE TAKE THE BABA AWAY ENTIRELY. I’VE BEEN TOLD, BY PEOPLE WITH OLDER KIDS, THAT IT CAN TAKE A COUPLE WEEKS – AND I UNDERSTAND B/C IT’S A HABIT THAT YOU HAVE TO BREAK AND HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK – BUT A COUPLE WEEKS SEEMS LIKE FOREVER!!! I FEEL LIKE AN ASS ENOUGH AS IT IS. I JUST HOPE IT REALLY DOES GET BETTER.

WE’RE GONNA START POTTY TRAINING AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, SO THAT’LL BE INTERESTING. YOU DON’T WANT TO SIT ON YOUR POTTY, YOU WANT TO SIT ON THE GROWN UP POTTY. SO WE HAVE TO GET ONE OF THOSE ADAPTER SEAT THINGS. I JUST PRAY IT ISN’T TOO HARD ON YOU (OR US). YOU’RE JUST GROWING SO FAST. I KNOW I SAY THAT A LOT, BUT IT’S SO TRUE. AND I KNOW THAT WITH GROWING COMES SO MUCH CHANGE THAT IS HARD TO COMPREHEND. I KNOW YOU’LL GET IT, I JUST HATE THAT IT HAS TO BE SUCH A CHALLENGE. BUT LIFE IS JUST THAT, A CHALLENGE – IF IT WEREN’T IT’D BE CALLED SOMETHING ELSE. CHALLENGE AND OBSTACLES HELP US GROW – AND THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE DOING.

YOU STILL END UP IN BED WITH US. I JUST CAN’T HELP IT. I SLEEP LIKE ABSOLUTE CRAP WHEN YOU’RE NEXT TO ME, WIGGLING AROUND LIKE YOU DO, BUT I LOVE HAVING YOU NEAR ME. WE HAVE TO STOP THAT SOON TOO. ONE THING AT A TIME THOUGH. BUT IT’S COMING SOON.
YOU’VE BEEN REALLY INTO YOUR DADDY LATELY. I CAN’T HELP BUT FEEL A LITTLE TWINGE OF JEALOUSY, IT’S ONLY NORMAL. I’M SURE HE GETS JEALOUS WHEN YOU’RE INTO ME TOO. AND I KNOW THAT DADA’S MORE FUN THAN MAMA, AND DADA DOESN’T PUT YOU IN TIME OUT LIKE MAMA DOES, SO THAT MAKES HIM COOLER – BUT IT’LL BE OK.

SPEAKING OF TIME OUTS – YEA THAT’S NOT WORKING. SO YOU STARTED HITTING A FEW MONTHS BACK. I TRIED TIME OUTS, THEY DID NOTHING, I TRIED SWATTING YOUR HAND, IT DID NOTHING BUT MAKE YOU CRY AND HIT ME BACK, I EVEN HIT YOUR BUTT – AND YOU CALLED ME MEAN AND IT MADE ME CRY – SO WE WENT BACK TO TIME OUTS. IT’S BEEN MAYBE 3 DAYS SINCE WE STARTED THE TIME OUTS AGAIN. YOU’LL HIT ME AND SAY, “TIME OUT?” IT’S RETARDED. YOU WANT TO BE PUT IN TIME OUT. WHAT THE HECK, LO? IT CAN’T BE ONE OF THOSE “BAD ATTENTION IS BETTER THAN NO ATTENTION” B/C I GIVE YOU ATTENTION ALL THE TIME.

YOU’VE GOT SO MANY MORE NEW WORDS NOW. SO CUTE. ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS YOU SAY IS “HERE MAMA” WHEN YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING. IT’S JUST THE SWEETEST SOUNDING PHRASE, “HERE MAMA”. I JUST LOVE IT SO MUCH. YOU STILL ONLY SAY, “I YOU” INSTEAD OF “I LOVE YOU” WHICH IS ALSO CUTE. HELL, EVERYTHING YOU DO IS CUTE.

CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE. THIS WEEKEND YOU’RE GONNA GO STAY WITH YOUR NANA AND PAPA, SO DADDY AND I CAN GO BUY THE TREE AND DECORATE IT, AND BUY YOU SOME PRESENTS. AS IS USUAL, WE CAN’T GET YOU EVERYTHING WE WANT TO. BILLS AND GROCERIES JUST SUCK SO MUCH OF OUR INCOME. BUT WE’RE GONNA DO OUR BEST. I KNOW THIS YEAR YOU’LL CARE ABOUT IT MUCH MORE THAN YOU DID LAST YEAR. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. I THINK YOU WILL. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE SO MANY TOYS, BUT MOST ARE FOR INFANTS, NOT TODDLERS – SO ALSO THIS WEEKEND WHILE YOU’RE GONE, WE’RE GONNA CLEAN OUT YOUR ROOM OF ALL THE TOYS YOU DON’T USE ANYMORE (AND PROBABLY DON’T EVEN REMEMBER YOU HAVE) TO TRY AND MAKE ROOM FOR THE MASSIVE STUFF YOU’RE GONNA GET THIS YEAR. YOU’RE NANA’S GETTING YOU A KITCHEN AND A TOY ORGANIZER THINGIE THAT’S GONNA TAKE UP A LOT OF ROOM. WE’LL HAVE TO PUT UP YOUR DORA HOUSE, BUT I DON’T THINK YOU’LL CARE B/C YOU DON’T USE IT.

OK, WELL, I GOTTA GO. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THIS ENTIRE UNIVERSE, BABY.
♥ MAMA