Potty Training - Day One

First of all, I must say that I am feeling much better then I was yesterday..thanks goodness it was just a 24 hour virus!! Today, I started the 3-Day Potty Training with Adrianna and so far I guess it is going well. We had tried potty training a few months ago and Adrianna did go on the potty some but it just wasnt' working that well and I was doing it totally different then this 3-Day potty training does it so I decided to give it a try and hopefully by the end of Wednesday she will be fully potty trained :). She has been in underwear all day so far and even for nap right now. She did poop in her pants once and part of it got to the potty...(I had to run her there...she didn't ask) but she hasn't peed yet today so I am hoping that she will be dry when she wakes up from her nap. She has had fun this morning coloring, putting puzzles together, reading books and "throwing away" her diapers.
Part of the potty training was for her to throw all of her diapers away at the beginning so I had her put them into a clean bag in the trashcan and then I will save them for her little sister but Adrianna thought it was pretty fun to throw her diapers away.
I will update tonight about how the afternoon went....hopefully I don't go too stir crazy with being in the house for 4 days in a row :)!!!
Well, Adrianna woke up from her nap wet, unfortunately. We continued to work on the potty training through the rest of the afternoon and she had a few more accidents on the floor...she never actually made it to the potty once for pee and only went in the potty once for poop. I had to call Josh and have him pick up some carpet cleaner on his way home so that I could clean up all of the messes we were having...fun, fun. Hopefully, it will all be well worth it.
When I went down to put Adrianna's wet laundry in the washer I had a wonderful surprise waiting for me......
how sweet my husband is...it brought tears to my eyes

So Sick.....

Well, late last night around 11 or so I started to not feel well at all. Josh was up doing some stuff on the computer and I decided to go ahead and go to bed. I didn't sleep well at all...kept feeling like I was going to get sick. I ended up vomitting 3 times throughout the night and once more again today. So needless to say we didn't make it to SS or Church today...Adrianna woke up not feeling that well either but quickly seemed better. Josh had already had plans for a while to do his Fantasy Baseball draft today...which takes about 6 hours...which is such a big deal to these guys...it is like Christmas to them :). Of course, he didn't want to miss it and I didn't want him to miss it either...so fortunately, Josh's Dad and StepMom were going to be home today so Josh took Adrianna over to their house to hang out so that I could just rest and hopefully feel better tomorrow...ugh!!! There is no way that I would have enough energy to keep up with her with the way I have been feeling today. So I am just taking it easy...the only problem is I think my cell phone must have gone with Adrianna in the diaper bag and we don't have a house phone so I hope I don't need a phone really bad...blah. Well, off to see if I have enough energy to take a shower....

Easter Egg Hunt!!!

This morning we braved the very windy weather to take Adrianna out to the Easter Egg hunt at our church. She had a blast....such a difference from last year...when she wasn't even walking yet. She knew exactly what to do and enjoyed picking up the eggs and putting them in her bucket.

After the egg hunt, she enjoyed going inside for a great puppet show complete with music and some glowing puppets at the end.

After nap time, we headed back out for a surprise birthday party for a friend of ours from Church, Kimberly. The party was full of pink stuff and a lot of fun. Kimberly seemed to really enjoy the surprise as well. Adrianna enjoyed playing with Anthony on his train table and with other toys. Kimberly even let Adrianna take home her Birthday Princess Tiara...which Adrianna loved!! Happy Birthday to Kimberly!!

Indoor Fun with MOPS Friends!!

This morning, we meet our MOPS group at the Playnasium and Adrianna had an awesome time. They had gotten a new slide from the last time that we were there and she spent a large portion of her time sliding down that. It was pretty crowded when we first got there but after a little while some people left and she seemed to enjoy herself even more. From the majority of the pics that I got you would think that she was having a bad time...she just wouldn't look at or smile for the camera much for me today....



Adrianna of course feel asleep on the way home from the Playnasium...so of course she didn't take a nap once we got home. She did hang out in her crib for a while for some quiet time though and this went much better then I expected. She actually just talked and played for a while. Josh had play practice tonight at church so Adrianna and I were on our own for the evening. We went out to Target tonight to pick up a few things including her new underwear that we will be using when we start our Three Day Potty Training on Monday. Adrianna loved picking out the Dora and Elmo underwear. On our way home, we stopped by the church to see Daddy before heading home for bath time and bed. Josh ended up getting home earlier then expected so Adrianna got to see him before heading to bed and she had fun showing him and trying on her new underwear...in all kinds of ways but the correct way :).

What a difference a day makes!!!

Today, has been a complete opposite of yesterday both in Adrianna's behavior and the weather. Adrianna has been a little angel all day and the weather has been beautiful. We went to Little Gym today and of course Adrianna had a blast walking on the balance beams, hanging from the bars, doing rolls, kicking balls, playing with bean bags and shaking the bells.
After Little Gym, we headed over to Friendly's to meet my Godmother who treated us to a yummy lunch complete with ice cream of course. Adrianna enjoyed every minute of her lunch. My Godmother also spoiled her with an Easter treat complete with a cute dress, fun book, and lots of fun and creative activity books to keep her busy..I am looking forward to working on those with her and doing some of the crafts with her too. Adrianna has really started to enjoy working on crafts and other projects at her table. We then headed to Weis to stock up on some groceries where Adrianna was just a little angel the whole time..calling out the names of the food as we walked passed (crackers, fish, pretzels, pizza, etc.). She enjoyed smiling and waving to all the other people in the store as well. On the way home, she fell asleep and stayed asleep while I carried her to her crib.
Wow!! What a difference a day can make...I prefer this little Angel compared to the little girl that I had yesterday at the mall :).
After nap, it ended up raining outside so we never made it out to enjoy the nice weather....but Adrianna enjoyed looking at/reading her new books that my Godmother gave her earlier today.

On a side note, Adrianna has really started to enjoy putting little purses/bags on her arm and walking around saying bye-bye...I guess she knows that we never leave the house without taking a bag/purse with us :).

Rainy Day = Mall = Bad Idea

Yesterday, was Adrianna's day to hang out with the Ailey and Brea. Brea wasn't able to get together with us so we just got together with Ailey and decided to meet at the mall. Adrianna did alright at first and was even fine with staying in her stroller for a little bit. But that didn't last long...she didn't want to stay in her stroller anymore which I was fine with and let her out to walk but she kept running away from me...refused to hold hands or help push the stroller and just wanted to go where she wanted to go. So we decided to head over to the play area at the mall which worked for a few minutes but then it was back to running away from me. I tried to put her back in the stroller since she wouldn't listen and she just made her self stiff and had a full fledged temper tantrum right in the middle of the mall....so needless to say after fighting with her for a while we decided to head home early. I felt bad for leaving Libby and Ailey at the mall but the mall just wasn't working for Adrianna. She just really doesn't like to be confined anymore at all...she does well with still sitting in high chairs and riding in a shopping cart..but doesn't really like the stroller that much at all.
Once we got home she was an angel the rest of the day. She loved playing with all of her toys, reading books and using stamps for the first time (an early b-day present from my cousin).
She ended up taking a 3 1/2 hour nap, so I guess she was just really tired and wanted some time to just play at home.

Too Many Appointments.....

Well, yesterday I felt like I was running all over the place..I will remember to not schedule appts. all for the same day. I had my 28 week check up and everything is going great...right on schedule and our little baby girl is growing healthy and strong. Can't believe I only have 11 weeks until my c-section is scheduled...time is just flying by. Oh, we do finally have a name picked out as well....Chloe Faith Hykes. We are excited about Chloe joining our family on June 11th.
The only problem with my check up appt. was the fact that they were running 30 minutes behind schedule (which is unusual for them) and I had a dentist appt scheduled right afterwards and I had to call and push that appt. back since i would never make it there on time. Well, I never like going to the dentist and I had my regular cleaning and then I have been having very sensitive teeth and I have been avoiding getting the recommended bonding done on them...well, I finally broke down and scheduled an appt. to get that done towards the end of the month..not fun at all and it will be $830 out of pocket...ugh!!
Josh worked from home so that I could get to my appts and he could try to work some while watching Adrianna. I finally got back home right about lunch time and I had to hurry up and get something to eat and then make the hour trip down to close to my parents house for an appt. I had with my cousin to sign papers to have a timeshare that I inheirted from my Aunt to be transfered in my name....I should get the paper work on that soon and we will see how everything works with having a vacation week. I am very grateful for this wonderful gift. Since we were pretty much 5 minutes from my parents house we then stopped by there and spent the afternoon/evening with them and had dinner with them.
Adrianna's favorite place to hang out at my parents house....

Josh continued to work from home and then met a Friend to play golf in the evening...he got a pass to go to Whitetail as much as he wants for one price this entire season...so I am sure he will be playing golf any chance that he gets there.
Well, I did make it to all of my appts. but it was a crazy day and I don't think I will try and make it to that many appts. in one day again...especially when I am pregnant and I felt to be lacking energy more again lately.