31.10.09 / My Kids / Author: Anna / Comments: (0)
Tags: Honeywell barcode scanner, potty training, potty training a toddler, potty wars
I can’t believe it but my little baby girl is potty training right now. I have so many mixed feelings about it all!
I am so glad that she is healthy enough to be potty trained, but it has just gone by way too fast. Seems like I was just bringing her home from the hospital last week.
Well, I have read and watched so many things about potty training because I wanted to do it right. Of course, all of my well meaning friends give me great advice on what to do and not to do!
I started about 6 months ago, buying a potty and letting her get use to seeing it, letting her get used to watching me go to the bathroom, and talking to her about it and what it all means.
I started potty training her 5 days ago and since that time, she has had about 25 accidents and has used the potty by herself about 12 times.
For the first 2 days, I put panties on her, but it seemed like every time I did that, she peed in them. We went through 8 pair of panties the first day. Of course it was a good thing that I had already bought a couple of packs of panties in preparation for this or else that Honeywell Barcode scanner would be very busy!
I bought pull-ups for night time use and when we go out, but I am not entirely convinced that I will be using them much at all. To her, they feel like a diaper and so she feels like she can pee in it.
The only thing that really seems to be helping is to put a long t-shirt on her and let her run around being naked from waist down. A lot of the time, I don’t even ask her if she needs to go, she will just come and tell me that she went. But we have still had a few accidents even with this method.
One of the main things she is struggling with is going #2 in the potty. She has no problem squatting down and letting it go, but put her on the potty, that is a different story all together. Even when she had diapers, she would find a corner, squat down, and use #2. I am going to have to figure something out on this one.
Overall, I think she is doing pretty well. I will be so happy when the Potty Wars are completely over. I know that could be a long wait, but I am hopeful!
31.10.09 / Family / Author: Anna / Comments: (0)
Tags: espresso, espresso machine, make your own espresso, Nespresso, Starbucks
Have you ever had one of those days that you wake up and you KNOW you need a cup of coffee?
I woke up to one of those days this morning. The cobwebs in my mind took a lot longer to get rid of than usual. The kids were more rambunctious than they normally are, and of course, the potty wars aren’t helping at all!I was not in the best of moods and really didn’t want to face the day yet. I felt that I needed a few more hours of sleep!
I went to fix me a cup of coffee and was thinking to myself how great would it be if I had my own Nespresso machine. Make my own espressos and cappuccinos. I mean think about it, how great would that be.
I wouldn’t need to go running to the closest Starbucks or coffee shops, I could have my very own whenever I wanted it, no matter what time of day it was.
Now that I am really thinking about it, I think I am going to put that on my Christmas wish list. Then on mornings like this morning, I will get up looking forward to my cup of coffee and would be excited to make it!
Hey, its a thought!
30.10.09 / Family / Author: Anna / Comments: (0)
Tags: floor tiles, new carpet, redecorate, remodel your home, traveling, when visiting family
I absolutely love to go visit my sister, her husband, and my new niece, who, by the way, is only 4 months old. And yes, I spoil her every chance I get! After-all, isn’t that what Aunts are for.
I was just up visiting with them a couple of weeks back and I must say, I had a blast. My sister is not one to stay at home and just ‘hang out’. Oh no, we are constantly on the move when we are there.
They live up in North Carolina, which many of you know is where I am from. To be honest with you, it is where my heart is. I love it there and have even thought of the possibility of moving back there someday. Well, if God opens those doors, I certainly would not hesitate in moving.
She has been doing some remodeling lately. New carpet, new floor tiles, new paint, and so on. She definitely has a great sense of color and style when it comes to redecorating her home. She has done a fabulous job.
She has everything ready for the holidays and my hat is off to her for doing it all in record time. I know her home will be filled with lots of fun, love, and laughter this holiday season as it is on any day of the week.
It is just so refreshing to be so close to someone in your family that you can go and visit whenever you want and their home is always ready for you and open to you and your family!
Thanks sis!
29.10.09 / Meme / Author: Anna / Comments: (0)
Tags: Luna Nina. the beach, Meme, Pleasanton motorcycle accident attorney, running with scissors
Hi folks. Here is the meme for this week. I am a little late getting this one out but you don’t have to wait for me to get them out. You can always count on Luna Nina to get them out on time, every time, every week, without fail.
So here is this week’s meme! have fun with it!
I say … and you think … ?
- Redskins :: football players from Washington
- Show :: Pleasanton motorcycle accident attorney will show up for you
- Smoker :: what I used to be
- Bad movie :: ‘Running With Scissors’…very bad movie!
- Play :: Shakespeare
- Jaguar :: expensive car
- Click :: point and click
- Production :: company
- Sand :: and water, and the sea…as in the beach!
- Foreign :: land
Until next time! Have fun!
24.10.09 / Health / Author: Anna / Comments: (0)
Tags: Christmas dieting, diet, eating healthy during holidays, holiday dieting, holiday weight loss tips, Thanksgiving eating
I recently posted a blog discussing the holiday season and what you can do to help keep those unwanted pounds off during this busy season.
I am going to give you another suggestion to help with any diets you may or may not be on right now. Even if you are thinking of a diet, these suggestions may help you.
In the previous post, I discussed drinking water as part of helping to lose weight and to keep it off.
My next suggestion that may help you during these stressful times is this. Eat several small meals a day! Now during the holiday season, this may be a very easy thing for you because there always seems to be an abundance of food around.
Now when I say eat several small meals a day doesn’t mean you stuff yourself each time you eat. It means that you eat until you are satisfied! Then you stop.
Now I know this may be hard for some of us, but you can do it!
Doing the little things will help keep those extra holiday pounds from creeping up on you and still allow you to enjoy the season with your loved ones!