Dancing Face

Our kids love music - and tend to dance in all situations upon hearing it. Though not the most appropriate behavior at the dinner table, we let Miles let a bit loose while dealing with his diarrhea (see next post).

"I want a yogurt"

Miles woke up this morning crying at about 6:10. I went into his room to ask him what was wrong and he told me he wanted a yogurt. I am not sure how wanting a yogurt at 6:!5 in the morning came about, but not having one was very upsetting. I rubbed his back, put his blanket over him, and he quieted down... for about 10 minutes until he had to pee. But then he quieted down for about 10 minutes until he woke Amelia up and gave her books.

Morning start early in our house...

On-point, but unrelated, about 5 frozen yogurt shops have popped up in Burlingame over the last 3 years. We have it as a stand-by treat when they behave themselves at dinner. It's gotten to the point that if "Fozen Yogie" is on the line, they'll do anything....

Pull-Up Hat

The other night, Amelia took tremendous delight in wearing her brother's Pull-Up "underwear" as a hat. She has always loved an accessory of any variety, but this may be stretching the bounds of acceptable...

Pick Me Up, Dangit!

Amelia sometimes settles for nothing less than what she requires.

A victory?

Dare we call it done? After Tuesday's accident, Miles has been accident free! He's peed at an open house for what might be his new school, in Target, and even held it all the way home from the park on Sunday since the line was too long. He is just as comfortable telling us he has to #1 as he is with #2 and is now trying (operative word) to keep his pull up dry at night. He gets the brightest little smile on his face when he actually pees - its almost like it surprises him every time. "I'm peeing!"

Clearly he was ready and the transition has been smooth with minimal tears. I was expecting a MUCH bigger deal for training him than we have gotten and am just thrilled with our little man.

It couldn't last....

After a mostly successful day at Mama Sue's, Miles had an accident. Right after peeing on the toilet, he pooped in his underwear. I think he learned from it, but we'll see. When he got home last night, he actually told Tim he had to pee and did so very successfully in the potty. It's a big deal when it is self-initiated and what we need to continue to work on. Having said that, we are still unbelievably proud of our little guy who has only had 2 accidents since we started on Saturday morning. Well done, you!

The "joys" of polite children

Here's the scene that took place last night after we put the kids to bed.

Miles goes and gets a book to read. He also gives one to Amelia to she has something to "read", she is grateful.

"Thank you"

"Your welcome"

"Thank you"

"Your welcome"

"Thank you"

"Your welcome"

"Thank you"

"Your welcome"

......

It went on for over a minute.

He then decides she needs more books - and gives her ALL the books.... which is just a little too much for her crib. Needless to say, a little parental intervention was required.

I love that he shares so well, and he knows that giving her a book will make her happy -- so all the books will make her really happy. We always kiss the kids before we go to bed, and we usually have to remove a book or 2 from underneath their warm and perfect little bodies.