Thursday, April 23, 2009

So, I haven't been keeping up with my personal journal very well and I'm trying to back track and catch up a bit. Here is something I just wrote from a few days ago that I thought might give you all a laugh at my expense. The only compensation (and the main reason I'm sharing this) is that I know all of you have had days and moments like this!

Thursday, April 23, 2009
Today was awful. McKayla woke up with a fever and didn’t sleep well last night. I canceled my VT appointment and decided to take her into the doctor instead of to pre-school but . . . we had a flat tire. So, I had to get a tow truck and get our van over to Les Schwab. The crazy thing is that it only cost $12.50 to fix and there wasn’t a nail or anything. It was just leaking air. The receptionist said that there might have been some dirt that was holding the tire open and allowing a leak. Well, after that I took McKayla over to the doctor. I told him I thought she might have a UTI since she’s been refusing to go pee, so he asked her to leave a urine sample. I used all my mommy magic to convince her to go but she refused to potty. Unfortunately, I really had to go and just as I sat down McKayla lunged to open the door. I darted off the potty to stop her but couldn’t stop the flow of pee . . . I am pregnant. So, I proceeded to pee all over the floor. Mortified is the only word I can think of to describe that. I cleaned it up with paper towels but I still had to tell another adult what I had done. Ugh. Thankfully the doctor was very understanding . . . he can just add it to his list of crazy things that have happened at work.

Where have I been?

Some of you may have been wondering what happened to me since I haven't posted anything for several weeks. We've definitely been busy lately and tired! It's way past my bedtime but here are a few pictures from Easter Weekend. All the pictures loaded in the reverse order (if anyone knows any secrets for fixing that I'd love to know!).

Easter evening we took the kids to the park to play and run off some of the sugar they ate. McKayla loves to hang from the monkey bars but she hates to drop!

Here's Becks on the slide.

McKayla's favorite thing to do is swing, swing, swing!

I just love this picture of Beckham on the toys.

After church we had quite the ordeal getting the kids to take pictures in their nice Easter clothes. Thanks mom . . . they looked adorable despite these horrible pictures.

Mommy, McKayla and Beckham.Kayla Sue

McKayla pretty much dominated the entire egg race on Saturday afternoon and she loved sorting through her loot.

Beckham and Aiden looking for eggs.

Beckham just getting started looking for eggs.

Beckham, Sadie, Aiden and McKayla all waiting for the egg hunt to begin. You know, I feel really blessed. I wanted to do Easter dinner and most of the celebrating on Saturday this year so that Sunday would be more focused on the Savior and so that I wouldn't be in the kitchen all day. The weather was supposed to be rainy but it was absolutely beautiful all afternoon. When our friends went home . . . it started to rain. Coincidence, I think not. We had a fabulous ham and lots of other great food. Sunday we just enjoyed the leftovers. It was a great Easter.

Friday, April 11th. I tried dying eggs with my kids. After 4 cracked eggs I decided to color the eggs and let the kids eat the broken ones. McKayla was afraid to touch.

Beckham took a big old bite, didn't like it and continued to destroy his egg. He squished it and threw it all over the floor. Good times! I'll try to write more soon.

Who says Bribery isn't healthy?

Two weeks ago, Lonnie and I went to a Home and Family Conference at BYU-I. In one of the classes we took, the teacher talked about not bribing our children. Well, I'm sure he had good reasons for that and scientific data to prove it but . . . McKayla has been doing awesome at going pee in the potty but poops her pants everyday. So, this morning we went to the Dollar Store and bought 5 new toys that she could only have when she went poop in the potty. Well, not less than 15 minutes ago she looked like she needed to go. I reminded her that she'd get a toy if she went in the potty. She thought about it, walked over to her chair and went #2. She was so excited to pick a toy . . . she chose her princess pom-poms. She has been running around the house playing with them ever since. I love bribery.

Beckham

Last year for my birthday Lonnie gave me a Willow statue of a woman holding a baby. It was titled "My Little Angel" and was supposed to represent Beckham. I've always thought of Beckham as my little angel and he lives up to his title. Sure he's becoming more adventurous and asserting his little toddler will to make mischief. But, overall he's just a little joy. He eats with a spoon and will help you put toys away. He's mellow and funny. He loves to dance and laugh and watch Shaun the Sheep. He's a snuggler and the sweetest little guy I could have asked for.

Coming in October

Well, my little secret is mostly out of the bag. So, for those who don't know . . . I'm expecting our 3rd baby. We had our first appointment yesterday and I am due on October 27th. Yeah. Here is our little gummy bear for your viewing pleasure.

New Cell Phone

Hello all! I just got a new cell phone number. I've been trying to spread the word but . . . it's hard to contact everyone. So, if I've neglected to send you the number, please leave me a comment and I will send it to you privately. :)

Pee & Progress

Well, I'd just like to thank everyone who has given me ideas to help with potty training. McKayla is doing better. Today she peed in the potty three times and only twice on the floor. She's walking around the apartment in her "special pairs" of undies which she mostly doesn't like unless I ask her to take them off to sit on her potty. At that point, she will do most anything to keep them on. She is very strong willed. I've learned that she is motivated by big girl drinks like Capri Sun and juice boxes, as well as, privileges such as going outside, ABC time on the computer, helping mommy make dinner or riding around on daddy like a cowgirl. She despises sitting on the potty but always looks so pleased when she actually goes in the right place. Go figure. I am looking forward to the day when I know she is really fully trained. I feel so tense all the time wondering if she needs to go. I am even dreaming of potty training. I wake myself up yelling, "Oh, not there!" or "McKayla, you did it!" I don't really think that's a fair reward for working so hard to help my child become a big person. Dreams should be saved for more relaxing things like sitting on the beach or eating really fattening brownies.