This has been such a great accomplishment for us. I really wanted Tiffany out of her diapers before the baby was born, and I just kept going back and forth on when the right time would be. I guess I was just really intimidated by the idea and every little accident would make me give up. Until I finally made up my mind and decided I would try ANYTHING, not just following the "is she ready?" steps I had been reading. When she realized I was serious about it this time, it only took her a couple of weeks to give in. She did so great that it amazed me! I really thought we were done with this phase and we would never have to worry about it (even though she still wore pull up at night and some naps, but she would wake up mostly dry). HOWEVER, after she got sick and would eat (which also meant she would really go to the bathroom) for 3 days, things changed a little. She has had a couple of accidents again, and sometimes she will hold until she starts going and then asks to go potty. She is also getting her pull ups pretty full at night, so she has been waking up wet and refuses to go potty right away. That has been frustrating...having to take a few steps back and keep working on it. I hope she gets back to normal soon, but you know how toddlers are, they have their ups and downs!
We had a rough couple of weeks this month. I got sick first with a terrible cold, but I was still able to function, just rested a lot. Then right when I started to feel better, Tiffany started, but the poor girl got it so much worse. We have never seen her so sick, so it really scared us. We had to make a few trips to the Dr because at first they thought it was just viral so it would have to run its course, but then she had fever for three days and they decided to start her on antibiotics. We saw the improvement right away. I think what worries me the most is when she doesn't eat, so seeing her take one bite in three days was hard, but she went right back to her hungry self after the fever went away. It did mess us up though. I think she enjoyed being spoiled so much that we are still having to adjust back to her doing things on her own and being more obedient. She is definitely pushing limits now to see how much she test us. But after Tiffany started to feel better it was Bryan's turn. He got it almost as bad as she did, even had to miss work. Needless to say things around here have been just crazy, but I think we are finally starting to get back to normal.
Now to end on a good note...my growing belly. I know I haven't been taking pictures every week like I did with Tiffany. Life is just busier and I just forget. So yesterday I got ready to go to the Dr to check on our little boy, and decided to have Tiffany take some pictures. She loves playing with our camera and can actually take some pretty good shots, except she didn't seem able to get my head in there. So after we all got home, I asked Bryan to take a couple more. The visit to the Dr was good. She said I'm doing great with my weight (only gained 13 lbs so far), the baby's heart beat is good, and next time I'm going to do the glucose test (blah).
This has been such a great accomplishment for us. I really wanted Tiffany out of her diapers before the baby was born, and I just kept going back and forth on when the right time would be. I guess I was just really intimidated by the idea and every little accident would make me give up. Until I finally made up my mind and decided I would try ANYTHING, not just following the "is she ready?" steps I had been reading. When she realized I was serious about it this time, it only took her a couple of weeks to give in. She did so great that it amazed me! I really thought we were done with this phase and we would never have to worry about it (even though she still wore pull up at night and some naps, but she would wake up mostly dry). HOWEVER, after she got sick and would eat (which also meant she would really go to the bathroom) for 3 days, things changed a little. She has had a couple of accidents again, and sometimes she will hold until she starts going and then asks to go potty. She is also getting her pull ups pretty full at night, so she has been waking up wet and refuses to go potty right away. That has been frustrating...having to take a few steps back and keep working on it. I hope she gets back to normal soon, but you know how toddlers are, they have their ups and downs!
We had a rough couple of weeks this month. I got sick first with a terrible cold, but I was still able to function, just rested a lot. Then right when I started to feel better, Tiffany started, but the poor girl got it so much worse. We have never seen her so sick, so it really scared us. We had to make a few trips to the Dr because at first they thought it was just viral so it would have to run its course, but then she had fever for three days and they decided to start her on antibiotics. We saw the improvement right away. I think what worries me the most is when she doesn't eat, so seeing her take one bite in three days was hard, but she went right back to her hungry self after the fever went away. It did mess us up though. I think she enjoyed being spoiled so much that we are still having to adjust back to her doing things on her own and being more obedient. She is definitely pushing limits now to see how much she test us. But after Tiffany started to feel better it was Bryan's turn. He got it almost as bad as she did, even had to miss work. Needless to say things around here have been just crazy, but I think we are finally starting to get back to normal.
Now to end on a good note...my growing belly. I know I haven't been taking pictures every week like I did with Tiffany. Life is just busier and I just forget. So yesterday I got ready to go to the Dr to check on our little boy, and decided to have Tiffany take some pictures. She loves playing with our camera and can actually take some pretty good shots, except she didn't seem able to get my head in there. So after we all got home, I asked Bryan to take a couple more. The visit to the Dr was good. She said I'm doing great with my weight (only gained 13 lbs so far), the baby's heart beat is good, and next time I'm going to do the glucose test (blah).
4 comments:
Audrey, menina, q mes horrivel pra voces!!! felizmente, agora parece q todo mundo ta bem e saudavel neh? q bom!!!!
A rachel tem tirado umas fotos minhas tambem e ela ta ficando cada vez melhor.
E acho q todos nos estamos na mesma fase de potty train as criancas neh? a rachel finalmente ta totally potty trained e eu nem acredito as vezes!!!! rapidinho a Tiffany pega o jeito novamente. Eu acho q ela foi muito mais rapido q rachel, porque a gente tava tentando auqi faz quase um ano..Pensa!!!! Ficar doente tira a gente de qualquer ritmo neh? entao rapidinho ela volta ao normal.
beijao pra vcs
Glad you guys are feeling better, I'm seriously sick of this cold/flu season. I'm ready for it to be over cause the girls got sick too many times this winter.
Yay! for Tiffany's accomplishments in potty training and hopefully she'll get back to her old trained self :)
Your belly is cute, and slowly getting bigger. Did you guys pick a name yet?
Audrey I felt like reading my own life in your post. We have been through almost the same things. I started potty training Sadie and we are still in the process, she did pretty good other than got sick 3 times in 4 weeks and it makes her training go backwards. She's never been this sick before and it is very exhausting when you throw potty training in the middle of it all.
You are looking great!, I have very little left and I wouldn't mind if he decides to come early.
You are looking great! ...and AWESOME job on the potty training!! I am glad you were able to finish Tiff's hat, it is a tough one :)
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