We are reluctantly entering the realm of potty training. I say "reluctantly" because things are just so much easier with diapers. No waiting on anything, no having to pull over and find a potty. But it is what it is. To help motivate baby girl, we've come up with a sticker chart. She gets a sticker on her chart every time she uses the potty. She has taken to saying she "really, really, REALLY has to GO!" every evening juuuust before bed time. Coincidence or stall tactic? Hmmmm...
Anyway, tonight she was sitting on the potty and she really wanted that sticker. So she started giving her pee a pep talk.
Ali: Come on, pee, LET'S GO!
:::nothing:::
Ali: Come on, PEE, LET'S GO!!
:::nothing:::
Ali: Come ON, PEE, LET'S GO!! TIME TO COME OUT!!
:::nothing:::
Ali (getting frustrated): I want the pee to work, mommy!! I want the pee to work on the potty!!
Me, too, baby girl. Me, too.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Conversations with Ali
Ali: Mommy, what happened to my water? Did it melt?
Me: No, your ice melted into water. You see, ice is verrrrry cold. When it touches warm air, it warms up and turns into water. It melts.
Ali: Oh, okay. And then when I drink my water, it melts into a cup, and then flowers, and then popcorn, and then cheerios.
Me: Um . . .
Ali: And then we get into the car and go to the gym, and then to the store, and then into someone's tummy, and then we're a baby, and then we cry because our water melted.
Me: Oh, really?
Ali: Yeah, but that's okay. We should not cry because our water melted because it's JUST WATER. And then flowers. And then popcorn. And then cheerios.
Me: . . . I agree.
Me: No, your ice melted into water. You see, ice is verrrrry cold. When it touches warm air, it warms up and turns into water. It melts.
Ali: Oh, okay. And then when I drink my water, it melts into a cup, and then flowers, and then popcorn, and then cheerios.
Me: Um . . .
Ali: And then we get into the car and go to the gym, and then to the store, and then into someone's tummy, and then we're a baby, and then we cry because our water melted.
Me: Oh, really?
Ali: Yeah, but that's okay. We should not cry because our water melted because it's JUST WATER. And then flowers. And then popcorn. And then cheerios.
Me: . . . I agree.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Conversations with Ali
Last night, driving home from a friend's house.
Ali: It's very, very dark outside!
Me: Yes, it is! It's late.
Ali: But not too late? I can still watch a video when I get home?
Alex: No, baby, I don't think we're going to have time.
Ali: We will have time, Daddy! Your clock is wrong!
Me: Sweetie, I'm sorry, it's too late for a video.
Ali: It's not too late! It's only 8!
***It was actually only 7:17.***
Me: 8 o'clock?? Man, if it were 8 o'clock already, it would be way past your bedtime!
Ali: Oh. It's not 8 o'clock! It's only 7!
Me: Ali . . . you blow my mind every single day.
Ali: Yeah.
Ali: It's very, very dark outside!
Me: Yes, it is! It's late.
Ali: But not too late? I can still watch a video when I get home?
Alex: No, baby, I don't think we're going to have time.
Ali: We will have time, Daddy! Your clock is wrong!
Me: Sweetie, I'm sorry, it's too late for a video.
Ali: It's not too late! It's only 8!
***It was actually only 7:17.***
Me: 8 o'clock?? Man, if it were 8 o'clock already, it would be way past your bedtime!
Ali: Oh. It's not 8 o'clock! It's only 7!
Me: Ali . . . you blow my mind every single day.
Ali: Yeah.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Conversations with Ali
Ali: LOOK! THE MOON!
Me: That's right! There's the moon. Wouldn't it be cool if you could throw a rope around it and climb all the way up there?
Ali: Yeah. But not tonight. Maybe Tuesday.
Me: That's right! There's the moon. Wouldn't it be cool if you could throw a rope around it and climb all the way up there?
Ali: Yeah. But not tonight. Maybe Tuesday.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Ali TV
If there was a channel that just showed Ali videos all day, every day . . . I'd pretty much watch it all day, every day.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Ten on Tuesday
1. Baby girl turned TWO!
2. Two is a freaking awesome age. Yes, there are tantrums and power struggles and boundary testing and all of that. But seeing her learn things at the rate that she's learning them makes up for all the other stuff a thousand times over. I try and note each day how long it takes before she says or does something to impress me. Yesterday it was about 32 seconds.
3. Ali knows all her letters and their sounds, her numbers from 1-20 (thought she still gets tripped up through the teens), and she can sight read Ali, Sam, Mom, and Dad.
4. She had a great 2-yr check-up. She is still maintaining her supermodel stature, measuring in the 80% for height and the 30% for weight. The doctor was highly impressed with all of her skills, and we don't have to get any more shots until she's 4! Hooray!
5. A typical dinner these days, complete with gagging, showing off, story telling, pooping, and the sweetest sign-off ever:
6. Little man turned 4 months old!
7. He is SUCH a strong little guy. He is already rolling both directions (a full two months ahead of when his sister did that) and trying to sit up unassisted.
8. Sam's teachers at school say that he's already ahead with his verbal skills. I'm guessing this means that he babbles like a 6-month-old instead of a 4-month-old. I'm also guessing that means between him and his sister, we're never going to have a quiet household. Ever.
9. We are in the midst of deswaddling. I can't believe my baby is already old enough to sleep unswaddled. We have started wrapping him with one arm out, and so far, it hasn't really affected his sleep. He still wakes up once a night, which isn't bad!
10. Ali was never a giggly baby. Oh how I love love love having a giggly baby now. How Sam spends dinner time:
2. Two is a freaking awesome age. Yes, there are tantrums and power struggles and boundary testing and all of that. But seeing her learn things at the rate that she's learning them makes up for all the other stuff a thousand times over. I try and note each day how long it takes before she says or does something to impress me. Yesterday it was about 32 seconds.
3. Ali knows all her letters and their sounds, her numbers from 1-20 (thought she still gets tripped up through the teens), and she can sight read Ali, Sam, Mom, and Dad.
4. She had a great 2-yr check-up. She is still maintaining her supermodel stature, measuring in the 80% for height and the 30% for weight. The doctor was highly impressed with all of her skills, and we don't have to get any more shots until she's 4! Hooray!
5. A typical dinner these days, complete with gagging, showing off, story telling, pooping, and the sweetest sign-off ever:
6. Little man turned 4 months old!
7. He is SUCH a strong little guy. He is already rolling both directions (a full two months ahead of when his sister did that) and trying to sit up unassisted.
8. Sam's teachers at school say that he's already ahead with his verbal skills. I'm guessing this means that he babbles like a 6-month-old instead of a 4-month-old. I'm also guessing that means between him and his sister, we're never going to have a quiet household. Ever.
9. We are in the midst of deswaddling. I can't believe my baby is already old enough to sleep unswaddled. We have started wrapping him with one arm out, and so far, it hasn't really affected his sleep. He still wakes up once a night, which isn't bad!
10. Ali was never a giggly baby. Oh how I love love love having a giggly baby now. How Sam spends dinner time:
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