potty training continued...

well, the reason i haven't given a closure to my potty training posts since January 27th, is because nothing in terms of potty training was done! To tell you the truth i really don't know for what reason exactly it happened, but my little girl started to simply HATE, (yes, hate is the correct word) sitting on the piniquinho or any word related to xixi and the such!! So one day while sitting on the bathroom floor watching Julia crying or rather screaming, i decided to let it go and give it some more time. So, we went on vacation in February and I just accepted the fact that it wasn't time for potty training yet.
However, I started noticing that Julia seemed to get frustrated at times with her diaper in our hot summer days and she would often try to take her diaper off. I felt that that was my sign to try the big task again. Once settled at home after over a month away, i decided to take up the challenge once more. This time i was psycologically prepared for the many 'accidents' to come and had my rag and detergent-hylex water prepared before-hand. I was ready! On Monday, March 22nd as soon as she woke up, i took her diaper off. Yes, all my preperation was needed as many accidents did happen, however this time it wasn't such a big deal as I had my mind set for the task. She still, however, didn't want to go anywhere near the piniquinho. Tuesday came along with hopes reneiwed as I got to stay home all day Tuesday. I then took my time sitting on the bathroom floor reading stories from her favorite books there, and slowly she started to like the whole idea again. That day, she actually did xixi in the piniquinho!!!!!! I could hardly believe my eyes!!!! It truely is a satisfactory feeling, believe me! And to my suprise and joy today she did coco too!! Although we still have some occational 'accidents' and tantrums, i think we are on the path to a successful potty training experience number 2! I think this time there is no going back...or at least i hope not!!

potty training - DAY #2

Day #2 went by very fast. In the morning very few accidents happened, but nothing was done in the toilet, :- ( . In the afternoon we took the last trace of company from the weekend (tia Mara) to the bus station in Pelotas and than went off to Bagé to visit one of Neval's clients there. Since we were in the car most of the day, Julia spent the rest of the day with a diaper on. We got home at about 10:30pm and Julia was already asleep.

that was it for day #2.

more to come!

potty training - DAY 1

Yes, yesterday i decided to start potty training oficially. Last week i took Julia's diaper off a few times during the day and let her see what it feels like without one. It seemed to go well.

The morning started out okay. I explained to her that she should call mommy whenever she needed to go xixi or coco. At one point she actually called me to the bathroom, only to sit on the piniquinho and do nothing. I figuered that was a great start. In the afternoon things started to change. Julia started getting annoyed at me for calling her to the bathroom all the time. Whenever i said 'xixi' she whould say very emphatically 'NO!!!'

Than the first episode happened. I was cleaning the room with her playing around me and she suddenly said 'xixi mommy' and kept pointing to the floor. Sure enough there was a little puddle of xixi on the floor and her panties were completly wet! No problem right, that's part of it! Later on in the day, i was cleaning something else and felt a strange smell. That was when i put my hand lightly on her panties and felt a round ball....yes, coco!!!! Thankfully it wasn't runny!!..hehehe. That was episode #2. Than came #3. I found Julia sitting on our guest's bed looking very guilty...she was going xixi!!!

Well, DAY #1 didn't seem very promising, but we can't give up, right!!

Another great day at the beach!

Little Angel

I've always thought that kids sleeping with teddy bears was so cute, but never had the courage to give one to Julia just because I was afraid it would distract her instead of help her sleep. Well, one day I was going through her stuffed animals and found such cute ones that I decided to give it a try. Turns out, she really likes it!! Although some days it does seem to distract her somewhat, other days it seems to help her cuddle in bed! Thus the picture to show you her new friend. I present to you "Mr. Quack"!

summer = company

The pictures above are of the first Saturday in summer that we went to the beach. It was so much fun because we decided to go about 4:30 and after putting everything together got there about 5:30. It was great!! Julia had a lot of fun, and since there was some wind, i just let her go in the water with her clothes on...she had a blast!

Summer has come and with it the certainty that there will be lots of company! Living in a beach town has many advantages, and one of them is that you suddenly become everyone's best friend!! My last year's experience was very stressful because besides having company all the time, i already had people living at home with me, so having other people come was just overwelming. But this year is different, and i have decided to be the best host i can possibly be with NO complaining!!!

So, as i was saying, we have a full weekend ahead of us. On thursday Luiz (neval's first spanish teacher which became our friend and also worked at Global Way with us) and his daughter are arriving, as well as Gel, Fabe and from what Gel said, his car is coming full, so I'm supposing + 3. That's just on Thursday. On Friday, neval's nephew Matheus is coming with his girlfriend. On Saturday we are expecting 2 more family's of 4 people each...besides that we had another 'great' friend call and ask if we were going to be home on the carnaval in february and if not, if he could use our house! He also asked if we would be home THIS weekend...hahahha..that one neval was able to get out of!!! As you can see, i have a lot to prepare for! On the weekend after this one, we already have another family booked from Friday through Tuesday! That is of course the first family we know of... from the looks of things, you never know who could show up!! I honestly wish it were my family coming instead. Any of you intrested?! Love to have you here!!

bye for now, got lots of work to do!!

First Post of the Year!

Well, this is another attempt to make this blogging thing actually work! I've discovered a few things about myself that help explain why i never really kept on with my blog. The first reason is that i generally have a hard time keeping up with something i've started. Like reading a book without stopping it to start another one that for that specific moment looks more attractive. Or staying for a whole year at a gym, and actually going regularly, or even doing exercises at home for that matter. So blogging was another one of my 'uncontinued' things.

But now we are in 2010, and with a new year there are always new ideas, new goals, new hopes, new everything! So, hopefully this time, i'll actually stick with this project, not for myself, but mostly for my daughter, so that the cute things she does everyday, and the new words she says, or new things she learns will not be kept just for me, but be shown off to her tias and grandma (to which this blog is really for)! I know it is time-consuming to stop and read blogs ( i know it because it's hard for me too) but whenever you do have the time, i'd love for you girls to see new pictures of her, and love her for the cute things she does and now says too!

love you all

patricia