Great News!!!

Okay, so some of you may think I am crazy trying to potty train Milan right before Dean comes. Maybe I am???

But, tonight we had TWO successes! We started round three of training on Friday. Our nanny, Ofie, did not have any luck. She said that she thinks Milan is ready, but that she would probably be stubborn about it.

Friday night we went to Tanya's house and her very accommodating 3 year old daughter, Ava was very willing to show Milan the ropes. Since then, Milan has been much more willing to sit on the potty, but still no successes.

So, tonight, I asked Tanya if we could hang out again to see if it would help the process. Again, Milan sat, but nothing came of it. UNTIL, we came home tonight, and she went "pee pee" in the toilet.

We celebrated with the pancakes she has been asking for all day! Then, to our surprise, she went "poo poo" in the potty right before bed!

Sorry if this story is too graphic for some, but I am sure any parent can understand the joy of this breakthrough. Now, if it only keeps going:) Thanks Ava for your help! Yay Milan - we are so proud of you:)

Progress at My Gym

Some of you may be so tired of hearing my My Gym stories. Well, at least my tune is changing. Over the last few weeks, Milan has made a lot of progress with her listening and following directions. It has taken a lot of effort from Jay, myself, and the teachers at My Gym. Before we go, we remind Milan that she is going to sit during "circle time". She knows that if she does not, she will not get stamps at the end of class. She has been getting her stamps for Circle time!!!

Now that she has moved up in classes, she also has to wait her turn during gymnastics. Again, she has been told if she does not listen, no stamps. Last week, she did not get stamps. She did a pretty good job, but I felt I needed to follow through on the consequence I told her about. She asked for stamps about 4 times, and I had to talk to her about why she did not get them. She seemed to understand and we left with no complaints. We will see how she does this week:)


Here is Milan participating in gymnastics - walking on the balance beam.She really does like to play!



Here she is participating in circle time.
Little Monkey:)
She is listening to story time.