potty after accidents

the good news is, this week, little E has gone pee pee on the potty twice! the bad news is, they have both been after going in places where she shouldn't (poop in the tub and pee on the step stool). it's like she's paying penance after she makes mistakes. :)


also, she is just the most expressive and darling little girl. some favorite phrases these days:
* pampaw (grandpa)
* whatchoo doooing, mommy?
* so pretty!! (looking at her own reflection or at me)
* fickseh hair? (can I fix your hair?) does it hurt? (I say no) okay.
* I'm sorry, you okay?


she realized (maybe for the first time?) the other day that pampaw had no hair. she said, "where'd the hair go, pampaw?" she was really concerned about it honestly. when he said that it fell out, she said, "ooooh, it fell off, pampaw?"


she knows that I'm not feeling well these days, and she asks me concerned, "you feel good, mommy?" and she tries to comfort me. it is so wonderful. she is so caring.


she's also great at saying bless you after someone sneezes, and blowing her own nose. I've been meaning to say that for about six months. she's advanced, if you ask me.


I haven't written for so long. I also meant to write about the sickness of a lifetime. I think it was called gingivistomatitis or something like that. 2 weeks of fever and bleeding gums and mouth sores and not eating. totally hellish. so glad it's over. but she was a complete doll through it all. what a delight she is. :)

like a boss

she knows the motions to "the wheels on the bus," she can sing the alphabet song, and she can count to 10. like a boss. she's only ONE (until Thursday). :)

pee pee potty!

Moses was sitting on the potty. so Eden sat down next to him on her mini-potty. after just a second, she said, "pee pee," and sure enough, she had peed in the potty! Oct 2, 2016. less than a month shy of her second birthday! we'll see about when she decides to do it again! until then, i will continue to worry about whether she will take off her diaper during the night and pee and poop in her bed. and yes, it's happened. many many many times. :)

sentences

i'll have to look back at moses's books, but i'm pretty sure eden is picking up this talking thing much more quickly than moses. :) she's definitely picking up sentences. a couple of weeks ago, our favorites were "i got it," when she wants to do something by herself, and "i'm okay," when she accidentally falls down and gets up.

today (one month shy of 2), i heard her say "mommy backpack heavy!" that's definitely a full on sentence, not a common phrase that she hears and repeats. pretty cool, right? she also loves to call me and her reflection in the mirror "so pretty." :) and she squeals with delight when she gets to wear an outfit she likes, saying, "so cute!" I LOVE THIS GIRL!

another thing that i'm finding so precious is that she, just like moses, calls me "momma" when she's feeling playful.

as a side note, after being with the maloneys and their 3 babies last week, i came home with a space in my heart for one more of my own. is that called baby fever? i think it's been there ever since eden was a small infant because of how much of a delight she is. but now i actually feel the absence of a baby in our home. hum. i must be crazy.

Taking care of baby

I think it's really amazing how little girls and little boys learn to do different things. I am not teaching them, but they're learning! Eden loves bags, shoes, and accessories. And today, I saw her for the first time, carrying around her baby doll, feeding her water, patting her back, and giving her tender little kisses. She does something really wonderful in my heart. 

So grown up!

Recent new words that I find so adorable: "come," along with the outstretched arm and open and closed hand, and "do it," when she needs help with something. Love her. :) 

Getting undressed

Daycare is awesome in so many ways, but there is something that they have been teaching her there that is sort of stressing me out. They are teaching her how to get undressed. It is generally fine. Except now she can also take her clothes and her diaper completely off. At night. Before she falls asleep. Which means for the last week and a half, in scared at how much solid and liquid waste awaits me on my sweet baby girl and her blankets, clothes, crib, etc. tonight I put her to bed with two diapers on, the second one is backward. Hopefully it will train her out of getting completely naked. 

Also, I checked on her tonight and she had a poopy diaper, so I changed her while she kept her little forearm draped over her eyes to shield herself from the light. She also periodically lifted her arm to turn and give me flirty smiles. I am in love with her.