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| Potty Training Day 3 |
- Today is Day 22 of potty training, and it's gone unbelievably well.
- We had 14 tough days, and then it clicked completely (as of now anyway!).
- Daycare was not as supportive as we thought they would be. After two big pooping accidents (one where they had to close the playground to all kids), they suggested that he wear pull ups for outside and gym time, whenever he was far from the potty. We feared he would regress, but he did not. They did make is seem like he was unusual for having accidents, which cannot be true! As our babysitter said, "That is potty training."
- In week two, I thought he was developing a serious pooping hang up. Luckily, he was not.
- By end of weekend 1, he had gotten peeing down and would ask us to pee on the potty.
- By the end of weekend 2, he got pooping down, including asking to "go poop" and "it's coming," and "Ah, there it is!" AND he used his potty in the car and peed and pooped out at a public restroom. Done. (Not really, I'm sure, but still!)
- Of note: We converted his bed from crib to a bed with a rail. He needed to be able to get up. That seemed to disrupt the cozy feeling of his crib and cause some of our night time problems.
- He's had 1 accident during nap time and overnight. One. One. One! He immediately began holding his pee all night. The downside here was 5-7 days where he woke at 4:45 or in the 5am hour and did not go back to sleep. All were a little sleep deprived. :( We've definitely obsessed over his disrupted sleep, but it's nothing in the grand scheme!
- We learned that closing his door at night seemed to make a difference. He feels safe and cozy like he did in his crib.
- Key concepts seem to be: you're just learning; this is hard; and of course "We're so proud of you!" This works for other things too!
- Thanks for Auntie Em for helping with laundry on that first weekend!
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| Zach loves his UGA football |
- Continued nice long walks to/from daycare by the fire station or by the Zumba gym. One morning on the way to daycare, we got to go inside the fire station again and see Fireman Josh again!
- He's wrapping his legs around me often when I pick him up now.
- We've also enjoyed stopping in Whole Foods and/or CVS on certain evenings when we walk home and stopping by the fountains
- A man at the store asked what aisle I’d found Zach in... and said he's “so cute.”
- Frank and Zach crashed the Montessori School's festival one Friday afternoon, and they had a blast. Zach rode their "train" four times!
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| He’s really loving hanging and dropping |
- Zach fell running up some stairs and split is lip, bruised his teeth, etc. Frank had to take him to doctor, dentist, and pediatric ER. Yikes!
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| Injured Zach :( |
- Zach told Frank today that he would “be nice to his sister.” Awww…. Neighbor, Teddy, and daycare friends are getting younger siblings (Noalie, David, Evie, etc.)
- Zach is not a fan of storms, “I don’t like thunder,” and he'll ask, "Where did the thunder go."
- Zach says, “Stop talking." We're trying to get to something nicer. During a Dino Dana episode, we were reminded of the Cure song, “Enjoy the Silence,” so we're trying that out.
- We've been talking about our vacation, and he’s saying, “I want to go to Michigan” and "I want to go to Michigan right now."
- He mimics back, "I'm so proud of you. Good job, Mommy. Awesome!"
- Frank and I had a date night and went to Beltway Brewing for tasters and a Nordic Knot pretzel and to Enyate for Ethiopian.
- Date night of Dogfish and the movie, Solo.
- Asparagus and mushroom cream sauce with pasta
- Smashed potatoes
- Strawberry mint chocolate chip milkshakes!
- Meatballs with zucchini
- Frittata
- Lentil apricot soup from French Kids Eat Everything
- Goat cheese tart
- Melodious blend, rice, olives, greens with fried leeks on top
- Finally, on 6/16, yummy strawberries from the farmer's market. Thank you, Auntie Em
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| Zach's flip |
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| Family photo from May trip to visit Marney! |
- Emily Rogers came over for dinner, and we all ate together with Zach. Very nice!
- Kathleen and brunch at Red's Table. Yum! Also, a good walk.
- Emily and Jeff walked with us to the favored Lake Anne playground.
- Lunch with Anna
- Grandad
- Indoor picnic with Emily, Jeff, Mom, and Dad on weekend two of potty training
- Emily, Mom, and I went to see Barry Manilow, and it was AMAZING!
Fun Stuff (Personal & Professional)
- I took Sandra to N'Used, and we both hit the jackpot!
- Calls with Jeanne; she's helped me in a bind twice!
- Our AC meeting was a lot less enjoyable than normal, but I did have a nice chat with Frances.
- My ATD webinar on DEI went really well. Angeline said it was particularly great b/c I had 10 participants. 11 had been registered and all stayed to the end, which doesn’t always happen!
- Fantasic work trip to Houston. The best trip in a while. I got to see Sofia, I enjoyed learning from the women, and I got to take a couple nice walks, particularly on Tuesday morning when I walked to Shipley Do-Nuts and Starbucks.
- Field Ops Team Retreat. I'm hopeful.
