Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Teething & Potty Training - Yikes!

I actually don't have very many pictures to post, surprisingly. I did however, want to update everyone on a few happenings in The Power House. :) This could be a long post. I have a lot to blab about. If you aren't interested in our children's newest physical developments, just skip it!
Halley's first tooth FINALLY broke through last Thursday. I have been able to see the teeth for over a month and a half! I guess she is going to take her precious time with teething, which means we could be in for it for the next 2 years! Her second tooth is still not through, and she is pretty miserable. She tries so hard to be happy though. Anyway, this picture shows how cute she is sleeping on her side. This is how she usually sleeps. Also, Halley has figured out how to roll over. She is pretty good at going from her back to her front, but when she gets on her belly she has a hard time rolling back over. It's kind of annoying because she doesn't like being on her belly so she has been crying during the night every time she gets stuck on her belly! Between the pain from her teeth and her new skill, I have been up A LOT at night. But, like my mother-in-law says, "Once you become a mother, you are always tired, forever more!" :) Ha ha ha . . .
Besides Halley's new stuff, Connor decided on Monday that he wants to wear big boy underwear. I was planning to really hit the potty training stuff hard in a couple weeks. We have a guest staying with us until Oct. 4. Her name is Ana. She is from Paraguay, and she usually lives with some of our friends out here, but she needed a place to stay for a couple weeks. (We love having her here, by the way. It's been really fun.)
Here's a random picture of the boys' and Wes' latest activity at night - reading the Narnia book "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." They do this every night while I put Halley to bed.
Anyway, so Connor has been doing really well. It has been pretty rough for me though. I have to set a timer or I forget to take him, and then he has an accident. He actually hasn't pooped in his underwear at all, but he doesn't really like to take the time to go pee. I wanted to wait until Bradley's two week class break started and until Ana was gone. It's hard to go anywhere when I have to take him potty every 30-40 minutes, and I didn't want Ana having to be around all the accidents. :) She's been really good about it though, and it's been fine. Hopefully it'll all be over in a week or two. :)Now that I've bored everyone with my children's exciting updates, I think I better end this post! Wish us luck in our new endeavors!

1 comment:

Cristi said...

I saw at mom and dad's house that you had posted on your blog (we were just looking at the pictures!) and I planned to check it when I got home. Then our internet was down. It's been bugging me all week! Anyway, good job for bradley he is such a good reader! And to Connor for going in the potty and for halley for waking you up all the time! I mean rolling over! :)