NICE!!!

Since we have a mini tape recorder named Ramey, who repeats everything, I try to control my potty mouth... GD/D it are popular ones for me. I've managed to replace it most times with "NICE"

I would have to say I've been successful in keeping Ramey from saying "GD" but when something falls/spills/drops she says "NICE" and in that sarcastic way too. This morning some milk dribbled onto her leg and she promptly said "NICE"

Guess it's better than the alternative!!

Another new favorite word is "stuck" If she falls or somehow gets into a weird position, she'll start saying "stuck, stuck..." or if a ball roles under a chair/couch and she can't reach it, she'll say "stuck"

Everyday she surprises me with new words and how's she is starting to make 2-3 word sentences. She still generalized a lot of things... any fruit/veg that is red and round is an apple... pancakes are waffles... shorts, skirts and pants are pants (or her version of the word)

I'm really bad at calling Ron "dadda" when I need him or his attention... thus Ramey has learned dadda's name "Ronna" Which she likes to yell (wonder where she learned that) and has a certain attitude about it.

I love how she has renamed objects.... a camera is now a "cheese"... a phone is now a "hey yo" (hello in Ramey speak)

She makes me laugh everyday!!

37 Weeks... Full Term!!!

Let the count down begin!! We have 2 dates... July 23rd we are on a wait list, hoping we get a time slot but if not we are all set for July 26th at 830am... either way we are under the 2 week mark.

I know I'm ready to be done being pg but not exactly ready for 2 under 2!!

Little Mommy

I know Ramey is going to make a great big sister!! She has been taking excellent care of her baby doll.

For the past week or so Ramey has become attached to her baby. She found some of her old shes which she insisted on where, but because they are too small we had to put them on the baby, now it's baby socks... The other day I caught her trying to feed baby, she was sharing her snack with her.

Have video of her putting the babies to sleep (still need to download it). She laid them down covered them with blankets and started to pat their backs (just like they did at school)

Since we've started getting some of the baby gear out, Ramey either sits in it herself or puts her baby in it... Hopefully she'll share everything with the little guy when he arrives.

Potty Training... the beginning

We haven't completely/officially begun the process, but someone is starting to show some sings of readiness...

I know I'm not ready (mainly because I can't bend over to clean up the messes LOL!) If I could bend over, now would be a great time to potty train, being that I have to pee every 20 mins!! Plus would be nice to have only one in diapers

A while back I got Ramey her own potty chair... she wouldn't even sit on it!!! Over time we worked on that, first with clothes still on then just diaper... I only let her play with stickers while on the potty, so that was/is a big motivator for her, by the end of the day the dog and I have our fair share of stickers on us

We are at a point where she asks for the potty and takes her pants off (just started taking the diaper off too! I'm in trouble now!) She has the process down: pants off, diaper off, sit, ask for toilet paper, wipe and wash hands... Now we just need to catch the pee! We have been going thru a lot of diapers because once she takes it off, she says "yucky" and throws it in the trash... So basically if she asks, we go sit... when I go, she tends to follow and wants to sit too... We've only hit the mark once (pure luck) I'm just following her lead for now.

She won't put her Elmo underwear on yet, but we're working on it. She does only want to wear the pampers with Elmo on them. (Luckily she hasn't caught on to my switcher-oo.) Once I can get her to wear the underwear, I would like to go diaper free (except nap & night) but that depends on how I'm doing. I have a feeling I may have a newborn and be potty training a toddler at the same time (Or may be Nana and Aunt Donna will be here to help!!)




Cute story:
A few weeks ago we were in the bathroom, she stood up and peed, looked at me and goes "juice!"