Potty Training Update

After 6 days of potty training, we have not had too many successes:( We have gone from sitting on the potty every 30 minutes, to every 45 minutes as Milan was getting really frustrated (and so was mommy). Each time we go is a struggle. Milan's favorite phrase is , "No want the potty!"

That was until bedtime tonight. She was in the crib and she was standing which is unusual for her. She normally lays down. I asked her what she needed and she said, "Poo poo in the potty." So, we quickly went to the bathroom. She did not want to sit on the toilet ring, so I brought in the training potty.

She sat there for 10 minutes looking at a magazine (US) and pointed to every picture saying, "Mommy" or "Daddy". Mind you, P. Diddy was the first "Daddy";) While it was nice having Milan sit on the potty for a while without a fight, I could not help feeling a bit manipulated when nothing happened and she did not want to go to sleep afterwards. The question is, who is training who????

Finger Painting!

While daddy was making the sausage dressing for Thanksgiving, Milan created her first finger painting project.

Even though I tried to get her to use her whole hand, she was very dainty, clean, and careful. She never used more than one finger at a time.

She did end up using both hands and different fingers seperately:)

She also seemed to stay in that same general spot on the paper.

She loved the project - and her apron. She insisted on wearing it with her dress to Thanksgiving dinner! She kept saying, "Wear 'M', wear 'M'!" So wear the "M" she did!

Potty Training Take Two

Today was the first day of our second try at potty training. I think it was a successful day...Milan sat on the potty several times, and only one accident! We are using chocolate chips and iPod music as incentives for sitting on the potty and for using it. Tomorrow there will be no diapers during waking hours - if we are lucky, the potty will actually be used. For those of you who have potty trained before or who are doing it now, keep us in your thoughts over the next weeks;)

Halloween:)

Better late than never! Being a working pregnant mom can be so busy and tiring...I just have not had the time to blog! I promise with this next week off to be better;)

On Halloween, Jay and I took Milan to a local church to play games and Trick or Treat.

She also got to go on a few kiddie rides.

She insisted on carrying her own bag. Needless to say she got a hole in it before we got home.

Jay carved the pumpkin - I liked it because I like anything vampire:)

Cute little Tinker Bell getting ready to go Trick or Treat around the block.

We ran into Harry Potter (Callan) on our walk:)