Birthdays and Potty

Abby is two years old as of June 17th. I can't believe how big she is getting! Yesterday was my Dad's birthday. It was also Jason's Mom's birthday. Happy Birthday to both of you!!

Yesterday Abby used the big girl potty for the first time. I noticed that she hadn't gone before bath time, so I bribed her by letting her know she could have a chocolate (M&M) if she went in the potty. We had spent Friday with a bunch of kids a little older than her that were all in the process of being potty trained. Abby asked me to hold her hand on the big potty (without her potty seat on top) while she went. She went very quickly like she had been doing it her whole life. She received so much attention and she was so proud of her treat, that she went again on the potty right before bed time. I think I'm going to need to buy a few more bags of M&Ms as I'm sure she will be expecting one (okay I gave her two) every time she uses the potty. :) I'm hoping that I can get her potty trained before the end of the summer.

More posts and pictures to come today.

Cute Sayings

Abby talks more and more each day. She is constantly suprising us with how much she understands. I have remembered or written down a few conversations with her that have been really fun/funny to me.

1. This first conversation was in the car, on the way home one day. I had already let her know that Jason was sick at home. This was the first "real" conversation I feel like we have ever had.

Me: "Abby, did you have a good day at school?"
Abby: Nods. "Green nose."
Me: "Did someone tell you that you had a green nose?"
Abby: "Yes."
Me: "Who told you that?"
Abby: "Marta." Marta is one of her teachers.
Me: "Abby, if you have a green nose it means you are sick."
Abby: "Abby, green nose, is sick. Daddy, green nose, is sick"
Me: "Daddy is sick, but he doesn't have a green nose."
Later at home when talking to Jason...
Abby: "Daddy sick, no green nose. Abby sick, green nose."

2. This one was on a different day but was already related to her nose.

Me: "Abby, do you need a tissue?"
Abby: "No Mama, eat buggers."

Yuck!! Who taught her that word??

3. There are a few shows that I let Abby watch with us that are not cartoons or G rated. This makes me realize how much the base on what they learn on TV.

Me: "Abby, do you like the parts in the movie where they are singing?" We were watching the Hannah Montana movie (no making fun of me).
Abby: "American Idol!"

4. We were sitting down to breakfast one morning and Jason was leaving for work.

Me: "Bye Honey!" - to Jason
Abby: "Bye Daddy Honey!"

She calls him Daddy Honey all the time now. ex. "Wake up Daddy Honey!"

Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's Day. Jason cooked for me all day. He made Abby and I eggs for breakfast and chili for lunch. Then, my parents came over for dinner and Jason made us ribs and corn. Everything was wonderful!!

Boy Friends

Most of Abby's good friends are boys.

Here is a cute pic and video of Abby and Austin:



Abby and Dylan had fun one night playing house:

Pictures Since January

In March we went to the beach with Jason's parents and Mel, Randy, Megan and Chase.



We spent Easter weekend with Jason's family. We relaxed Saturday at his parents house and then ran around all day Sunday (church, Aubrey's birthday party, and then a big family reunion party).

Yesterday's Drama

Abby, Hannah, and I were playing at the park yesterday. One of the games we play at the park is to pick up some of the leaves off of the ground and throw them in the air. Hannah loves this game and jumps super high into the air to try to catch the leaves. We had a bit of bad luck today because when Abby threw up the leaves, Hannah and her had a collision and Abby got hurt. She got a scratch on her face. I was scared that it could have been worse then it was, so I pretty much swept up Abby and Hannah and ran home. I was happy that the scratch wasn't bleeding at all (it was really red but no new blood was coming out). Once we cleaned her up at home we realized it wasn't as bad as I thought it could have been. Abby cried for a few minutes but afterwards she seemed to forget that she was hurt. Now she only remembers that she is hurt when she sees herself in the mirror.

Here is a picture of my poor baby right after we cleaned her up yesterday:

Big Girl Bed

This weekend we took down Abby's crib and moved the guest bed into Abby's room (her first big girl bed). Abby took her first nap on it yesterday and slept in it at night last night. She was a little scared of the dark in her new bed, but after I put a night light in her room she did very well. When she woke up, she played and sang in her bed without trying to get out (as she did in her crib). My baby is becoming a big girl!!




After Abby becomes comfortable with the transition to her new bed, Jason and I are planning to wean her from her pacifier and her evening bottle. In the last few months, Abby has become addicted to her pacifier. She started asking for it any time she was at home. If we didn't have it close by or were going to wait to give it to her until after we finished what we were in the middle of (ex. dinner or changing her clothes), Abby would throw a huge fit. Last week I explained to her that she could only have her paci at night (when the moon is out), she has accepted that, and now she only uses it now for naps and sleeping at night.

We had stopped the night bottle right after Abby turned one; however, last fall/winter season Abby was sick for a week at a time every other week. During that time we let her drink from her bottle so that we could ensure she was getting enough fluids. The night bottle became a habit again and she is not yet ready to give it up. One thing at a time, right? Our goal is to have Abby sleeping in her big girl bed without her paci and with no night bottle by the time she is two in June.