What a month we've had! We left our house with the noisy swamp cooler in June, and came home in July to A/C w/no noisy, flapping vents every time the wind blew. It has been so nice, especially since it has been somewhat humid out here (swamp cooler doesn't work well in humidity). Bill's mom flew back with Shannon and the kids so she wouldn't have to fly w/them both by herself. She then stayed to help unpack the house. I'm happy to say that within 3 or 4 days we had all but a handful of boxes unpacked (most of them books going in the library), and pictures hung back on the wall. While we weren't eager to move out and then back in, I have to admit that it was relatively painless (except for the nights spent in temporary housing w/the mice & roaches).
While Carolyn was here, we decided to try to potty-train Maddie. Carolyn spent a total of about 5 hours in the kitchen working intensively with her on teaching her to use the potty. Unfortunately, at the time, Maddie had just been diagnosed with a UTI, which made it hard to get her excited about going to the potty. Despite that major obstacle, I'm happy to say that she has had great success. She still needs reminders to go, but she is getting better about going every day. She's even had 2 days w/no accidents!
She's also communicating a LOT more. She repeats everything you say (so we really have to watch what we say). The other day she grabbed the squirt bottle, pointed it at Charlie, and said "Enough!". Poor dog, but that's exactly what we say when he barks incessantly. She's enjoying working her puzzles, playing outside in her water table or swimming, and playing with her brother. She can't get enough of that kid! We're very blessed that she loves him so much.
Hunter has become much more active. Since we got home, he has rolled over from his belly to his back and has come very close to rolling completely over from his back to belly. He's grabbing at toys, sitting up in his bumbo seat, putting everything in his mouth, drooling non-stop, and still smiling all the time. He's a very happy baby. As of his appt last week, he was 15lb 6oz!!! So, he's a solid little boy!
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congrats on the potty training success. Consider yourself blessed! Ana does great except still won't poop in the potty. Beth gets so discouraged. She's so hard-headed and simply isn't going to do something until it's her idea! She tells Beth when she's ready to go and goes and puts on her own pull-up! Beth tells her to go in the bathroom and let her know when she's ready to be cleaned up then Beth tells her to put her panties back on. Funny, kinda - but not to Beth!
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