Easter Happenings

Sorry this is a little late. Unfortunately, during Easter weekend, I was VERY ill and could not participate in the planned activities which included a trip to Show Low to see all the family. Really, I couldn't participate any any activities that are typically essential to daily life. I was in bed...for days...but doing better now! Anyway, since I was so sick, when we knew we'd have to cancel the trip to SL, Justin stepped up and made sure that Brenna still had a fun Easter! Of course (thanks to some planning ahead) the Easter bunny brought a basket of goodies for Brenna on Easter morning and she had a blast with her new stickers, gardening gloves, bath crayons, plastic eggs, jelly beans, etc. Daddy got her dressed up in her pretty Easter dress, sandals and asked our helpful neighbor to come do her hair (acknowledging that he wouldn't have done her hair very well). Then they went off to a nearby park to hunt for eggs. From what I hear, she had a blast. She got to spend some really good quality time with Daddy during that weekend and the days that proceeded and has become quite the daddy's girl. I'm so thankful that I have such a great husband - he took good care of me and our little one, talk about a demanding job!

Potty Time!

We are pleased to announce that our little girl appears to be potty trained!! Last week, she was moved into the 2B classroom at daycare (basically, the 2 1/2 year olds) and they have a rule of no diapers. We were advised to bring extra underwear and lots of extra pants and there would only be pull ups worn during nap. Although she had an accident once a day for a couple of days, by the end of the week, things were going very well! She went accident free all day Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, Brenna and I met Aunt Jamie for some shopping and I was anxious about doing the potty training thing while we would be out and about all day. We visited the bathroom of every store in the shopping center, many times with no luck. Finally, at Kohl's, we found a family style bathroom that had a grown-up toilet and a little toilet. Brenna was excited that there was a little toilet that was just her size. Mommy and Aunt Jamie were very happy for her!! Brenna is much more aware of the urge to go and instead of having a full accident, she'll run to the potty. I have to admit that I'd been pretty lazy about the whole thing - hoping that she'd eventually just "get it". Sometimes it was easier to just change a diaper or pull up than deal with the trouble of finding a toilet. While she's still in pull ups at night, she is definitely making great progress and we are so proud of her!