Everyday life

Not a lot of news to report. I've noticed that Lynsey is asking for TV more, which is a bit distressing to me, but I can hardly blame her - there just isn't much to do in the house all day long! I try to get out with her at least once a day, but some days we just don't, and on those days, her TV watching has increased a bit. I'm still not letting her do it whenever she wants, instead telling her we have to play instead, which she does accept eventually. I made her some play dough the other day, and she got some entertainment out of that. She just doesn't stay interested in any one thing for very long unfortunately. We did go to Edmonton the weekend before last and she had a great time at Grandma and Grandpa's. She actually got to see both sets of grandparents, which was really nice. She now talks about going to Edmonton from time to time. She is becoming quite the conversationalist, now using pronouns (my, I, etc.) sometimes, and in the right context even:). We started swimming lessons again last week, and the first week was a bit tough. She just wanted to go off and do her own thing. I explained to her after that we have to listen to the teacher, and this week went much better! She said a few times she was "all done" and "no more teacher" but overall it was much better. When we got home, Brian asked her about her lesson and she said "Lynsey listen to teacher" - it was really cute:). She's growing up so fast!

My pregnancy continues to go pretty well. Still going to chiro regularly, and I had a massage today, which was fantastic. The midwife says the baby is in a great position right now, head down, good to go. Only 7 weeks to go! I am still sleeping reasonably well, although my bladder doesn't quite make it until morning most nights anymore:).

Putting the potty training on hold, turning two, etc.

We had a fun week of potty training! Well, not really, but it actually wasn't that stressful:). She actually did pretty well the first few days. We saw a lot of progress, even to the point where she would sometimes go to the bathroom, climb on the big toilet by herself, and pee without us even being there. I thought, "Surely this is it - she's getting it!". She was even dry after her nap most days! Well, unfortunately, while she seemed to be catching on and learning how to do it physically, mentally we just didn't get there. After her nap, I had to beg and plead with her to go pee - it was so frustrating. She obviously had to go (it had been two hours!) but she just refused - stood beside the toilet and cried, and eventually peed on the floor. She stopped telling me before she had to go by the end of the week, and she was only going when I asked (and coaxed!) her to go. By Monday, I was so tired of constantly coaxing her onto the potty and after three consecutive afternoon accidents, I put her back in diapers. I am not the right person to be dealing with this - I think it was just a bit too soon. I said in my last post that this was an experiment, that I just had to see if she was ready, and I am willing to admit that she is close but just not quite there. She never did get the pooping thing - she pooped on the potty a few times, but she was just not catching on. We'll give it another month or maybe even wait until after the baby comes to try again. Everyone has a different opinion on how this should happen, but I know what I can handle, and I know she won't be 3 before she gets it, so I can wait a few more months. At some point if she doesn't show interest I will have to maybe fight some battles to make it happen, but at the ripe ole age of 2 we are not at that point.

Joyce and John and Lexi came to visit us on Monday! Lynsey has been in love with baby Lexi since we saw them in La Crete, and she was just thrilled to have her at her own house:). She got lots of hugs and kisses, and there were some tears when she left. It's nice to see how much she loves babies - here's hoping she loves her baby brother half as much!

We celebrated Lynsey turning two yesterday! A few of my friends (and Lynsey's BDR aunties) came over and we had some cake and presents:). She actually got her present from us on Saturday already - she loves her kitchen! It was a fun evening, and I'm glad she's still young enough to not care that we didn't have a big party with lots of kids. I figure I have several years of exhausting parties ahead of me, and I will treasure this time where I can just have a few friends over for dinner and cake. Maybe she will look back at this someday and tell me I depraved her, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there!