10.18.2010
Happy Fall!
Look at who is so big!! Here are some pics from this week:
Abby had a big first today. She went poo poo in the potty. We are going to start the formal potty training process next week. The only thing we need to do before that is wait for the Paci Fairy to come and take her pacifiers to the little babies. I think that the fairy is going to come tonight. I'm not looking forward to her withdrawal period; however, I am looking forward to her addiction being over. She really will be a big girl soon.
Now that the weather is perfect, we have been enjoying spending as much time as we can outdoors. We are regulars at the Zoo, and we are starting to go to some of the Fall festivals. We also play at our friends' houses often.
I'm back! I've recently changed jobs and I'm really happy and finally I am not too tired to start thinking about things like posting the cute pictures that I've been taking. This weekend I've posted all of our pictures from June until now on our Shutterfly account. Our camera was at Mel's house for a month, but we were still able to take some pictures.
I'm sad because I went through and removed all of the cute videos that used to be posted on our blog from the site. Motionbox (where our videos were stored) was bought by Snapfish and they removed all of our videos. I know that there is still an error on the page... and I haven't figured out where that is from yet. I'll find it eventually. I learned that I was able to upload videos to Shutterfly, so I will be posting new ones on the blog. Other videos will be uploaded the the site as well. Anyone interested can download the videos from our Shutterfly account.
Abby had a big first today. She went poo poo in the potty. We are going to start the formal potty training process next week. The only thing we need to do before that is wait for the Paci Fairy to come and take her pacifiers to the little babies. I think that the fairy is going to come tonight. I'm not looking forward to her withdrawal period; however, I am looking forward to her addiction being over. She really will be a big girl soon.
Now that the weather is perfect, we have been enjoying spending as much time as we can outdoors. We are regulars at the Zoo, and we are starting to go to some of the Fall festivals. We also play at our friends' houses often.
I'm back! I've recently changed jobs and I'm really happy and finally I am not too tired to start thinking about things like posting the cute pictures that I've been taking. This weekend I've posted all of our pictures from June until now on our Shutterfly account. Our camera was at Mel's house for a month, but we were still able to take some pictures.
I'm sad because I went through and removed all of the cute videos that used to be posted on our blog from the site. Motionbox (where our videos were stored) was bought by Snapfish and they removed all of our videos. I know that there is still an error on the page... and I haven't figured out where that is from yet. I'll find it eventually. I learned that I was able to upload videos to Shutterfly, so I will be posting new ones on the blog. Other videos will be uploaded the the site as well. Anyone interested can download the videos from our Shutterfly account.
8.12.2010
Big First
I haven't posted any pictures in so long because I have lost my camera and all of the pictures on it. :( I keep hoping that it will turn up somewhere... but I haven't seen it since July 4th. I plan on getting a new camera soon so that I can start posting cute pics again. The following one was taken last weekend and sent to me from a friend.
Abby's big first today was that she let me know that she had to go potty. This happened as I was dropping her off for school. She said "Mommy, I go pee pee in the potty?" I thought she was telling everyone that she had done that and I corrected her by saying, "No Abby, you haven't done that in a few days." She walked over to the door (leaving the classroom) and said it again. I walked her to the potty because she seemed pretty determined and as soon as she was sitting on the potty... she went. You can't imagine how happy this made me!!
I have no illusions that this will happen all of the time now or anything, but it is a great first step. The new school year starts in September and she will actually have a potty in her class at that point. I think maybe in October I will start her official potty training... I guess we will have to see how it goes.
Quick update on everything else:
- The summer is going great we have been playing in the pools on the weekends and keeping cool.
- Kim went on a girls weekend last weekend and Jason did great with Abby.
- Abby hasn't been drinking a bottle since her second birthday... but she is still sucking on her pacifier. We tried to get rid of them one day and we just didn't have the heart to listen to her cry for more than an hour.
- We had a great birthday party for Abby at Melanie's house with the whole Allen side of the family.
- We went to La Hacienda with my parents and Angela, Dylan, and Levi for her birthday in town.
- She used to think that her birthday was everyday (since we had so many different parties for her).
- She is talking all of the time and is getting better at talking on the phone (she used to just look at it and nod when someone asked her a question).
- She is really good about brushing her teeth and letting me help her each night.
Motionbox (the company where our movies were stored) was sold to Snapfish. Therefore, none of the links to the movies on this blog work any more. I will find the movies and re-post them through blogger. This will probably take me a while.
Abby's big first today was that she let me know that she had to go potty. This happened as I was dropping her off for school. She said "Mommy, I go pee pee in the potty?" I thought she was telling everyone that she had done that and I corrected her by saying, "No Abby, you haven't done that in a few days." She walked over to the door (leaving the classroom) and said it again. I walked her to the potty because she seemed pretty determined and as soon as she was sitting on the potty... she went. You can't imagine how happy this made me!!
I have no illusions that this will happen all of the time now or anything, but it is a great first step. The new school year starts in September and she will actually have a potty in her class at that point. I think maybe in October I will start her official potty training... I guess we will have to see how it goes.
Quick update on everything else:
- The summer is going great we have been playing in the pools on the weekends and keeping cool.
- Kim went on a girls weekend last weekend and Jason did great with Abby.
- Abby hasn't been drinking a bottle since her second birthday... but she is still sucking on her pacifier. We tried to get rid of them one day and we just didn't have the heart to listen to her cry for more than an hour.
- We had a great birthday party for Abby at Melanie's house with the whole Allen side of the family.
- We went to La Hacienda with my parents and Angela, Dylan, and Levi for her birthday in town.
- She used to think that her birthday was everyday (since we had so many different parties for her).
- She is talking all of the time and is getting better at talking on the phone (she used to just look at it and nod when someone asked her a question).
- She is really good about brushing her teeth and letting me help her each night.
Motionbox (the company where our movies were stored) was sold to Snapfish. Therefore, none of the links to the movies on this blog work any more. I will find the movies and re-post them through blogger. This will probably take me a while.
6.26.2010
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.
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.
6.03.2010
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!"
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!"
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