Day 3 of potty training went great! Ana Kate only had 2 accidents and the first one didn't happen until 5pm today. We even made a trip to Walmart and she did great, of course we went to the restroom 3 times while we were there, but no accidents. I am so proud of my big girl! I have to say I'm not looking forward the the public restroom thing and constantly going potty when we're out. I did buy one of those folding travel potty seats today. We haven't actually used it yet, but I'm hoping that helps with the public restrooms.
So that was our big outing for the day and I didn't want to push my luck by going anywhere else! We came home and had lunch then I tried to put Ana Kate down for a nap, she laid down for a long time....but no nap again! So I'm super tired today! After her non-nap we played outside, blew bubbles, and watched the birds....and I got lots of photos.
So today was potty training day 2 and it went MUCH better than yesterday...yay! So far we've only had 4 accidents, so we are definitely making progress. I make her try every 30-60 minutes, so she still needs to figure out when to go on her own. Usually when she goes on her own it's already too late, but we'll get there eventually. She gets so excited about going and today she told me that she doesn't wear diapers anymore. We got her a new book called Princess Potty by Samantha Berger and she loves it! It's really a cute and funny book and it comes with a tiara (which she loves to wear) and stickers for a potty reward. I think it has helped to motivate her.
Well, today we were back to potty training...so we didn't go ANYwhere. Ana Kate stayed in her training pants and t-shirt all day and we had limited success. She did go once in the potty and she sat there several times...but we had LOTS of accidents. She does immediately tell me when she's wet, so the cotton training pants are working. She just needs to figure out how to hold it until she can make it to the potty. I'm hopeful that she will improve each day. She didn't wear a diaper all day, but we did have to do a load of laundry to keep a clean supply of training pants. : )
Tonight we grilled hot dogs and hamburgers and Doug's parents came over. They are headed back to Iowa tomorrow, so we visited for a while after dinner.
Pictures were from outside after dinner...taken very quickly.
Not much activity here today. I had an appointment with Amanda today for a haircut, so Grandma came over to watch Ana Kate. When I got back home she was trying to go down for her nap...but she just never would go to sleep. So....no nap today and she's still going strong! I wish I had her energy!
Pictures are from outside this afternoon. I was really trying to get her to pose for me, but she was interested in everything but the camera.
First of all Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband Doug! It's been 6 years today! I almost can't believe it's been that long, but it's been an amazing 6 years! Today is also my Dad's birthday, so Happy Birthday to Papa! Ana Kate called and left him a voice mail today and sang Happy Birthday...it was cute!
We had planned to get up early and do the 5k race for the cure this morning....but it was raining very hard when we woke up, so we decided not to drag Ana Kate out in the rain. I'm a little bummed though because I always enjoy the race and it's just a fun day for the whole family. Maybe we'll have to do another 5K sometime in the near future.
Ana Kate and I hung out with Grandma for most of the day while Doug and Grandpa worked on the rental house. I even took a nap with Ana Kate which was wonderful! I can't remember the last time I took a nap and actually slept.
Tonight we had church and toddler class. It was fun, but you could tell it rained all day because those kids had a lot of energy! We only had 7 though, so it was pretty easy to keep them under control. Our service at church tonight was wonderful (as usual) and really gave me a lot to study on this week.
Pictures are from before church and it was actually sunny for a brief moment.
Ana Kate slept so well last night. She didn't cry at all and stayed in her bed all night....yay!
We got up and watched a few cartoons then got ready and headed over to Amanda's to go for a walk. Amanda babysits for a co-worker on Thursdays, so we decided we'd meet up at her house and all go for a walk. Ana Kate loved it because I let her walk and she got to hold the dogs' leashes. Ana Kate loves Birdie and Divot! After our walk we hung out in Amanda's backyard and talked while Ana Kate played and baby Farrah napped. I got some really cute pictures.
Ana Kate took a great nap when we got home from Amanda's house and I made double chocolate chip cookies while she was asleep. They are SO good, but not really good for my diet....although I have been doing really well this week with my food diary (down 3 pounds). Doug's parents got into town tonight, so we went out to dinner with them and just got back home a little while ago. I really need to get some embroidery projects done tonight....so I am off to work on that.
