ANNA WENT PEE -PEE IN THE POTTY!!! FIRST TIME EVER!!!!
I missed it. Ryan was home with her and she told him that she had to use the potty. I guess she was just beside herself in excitement when she did it. As soon as I got home she ran up to me and told be what she did!
It is a night for the record books.
Ryan and I were wanting to get out of the house tonight and do something we had not done in quite sometime. We had decided earlier in the day to go check out the Pearl District’s -First Thursday night. It is a art event that occurs every 1st Thursday. In the summertime it is jam packed and swamped with all sort of people strolling the Pearl District, visiting galleries, sampling wine etc.
I left our house to meet Ryan and Anna at her daycare. On the way there it started pouring rain in typical Portland fashion. We decided it was too rainy and too cold of a night to really be fun strolling the streets with Anna. So we bailed on the idea and decided to get some dinner. We had never been to Ken’s Artisan pizza on SE 28th so chose to go there. It is a lovely space and has GREAT Pizza. The problem was it was a bad idea to try to take a 23 month old. Anna has reached that point where going out to dinner at most restaurants is not enjoying. She is a toddler. Ken’s was a bit too cramped and tight of a space and not that kid friendly ( in the sense of small toddler kids). She would not sit still, did not want to eat and was overall squirming all over the place. Cannot blame her, she is only acting as she should. It was Ryan and my fault for attempting it in the first place. No– it seems going out to dinner as a family will have to be put on hold for sometime because it just isn’t worth the stress it causes us. One day it will be better I know, but for right now–it is what it is.
I do miss those nice nights Ryan and I used to have where we could easily pop into any restaurant we wanted, have a nice glass of wine and dinner. At this time those nights are few and far between. We need more date nights.
Let’s face it….being a parent is one of the most wonderful gifts in life. But, it can also be quite challenging at times–even out right frustrating. Sometimes, it can burn even the best of us out and leave us feeling like we want to pull our own hair out. I have been doing some research on various outlets, groups, etc around the Portland area—as it is a very progressive city with many good people offering good things, services, help, support.
Check out a few below:
Took Anna to the Portland Children’s Museum this morning. It is a great place to go on a rainy day here in Oregon.
She was however in rare form and was acting like a VERY terrible toddler. She was not sharing with other kids, and even was taking swings at them when they got in her way. She pushed a little girl, yelled at several others and was overall acting like a little STINKER. We ran into some friends there and she was even mean to them. What to do? I know it is very normal but it so frustrating. We ended up leaving a bit early because she was acting so naughty.
So– for this next baby we are thinking about doing cloth diapers. I had meant to do it with Anna but I think the whole bedrest thing through me off and in the end I got lazy and never made much of an attempt.
A friend of mine compared disposable diapers and cloth diapers to that of eating off paper plates vs nice china. I like that analogy.
It just seems so awful that disposables are likely on this earth -sitting in land fills for 500+ years! It is crazy and sad. I think we need to be more environmentally conscience. Although cloth diapers appear to be more work up front, I think once you get used to them they aren’t that hard. In the end you save money, and help the environment.
here is a website to get some info about cloth diapers.
www.pinstripesandpolkadots.com
I was thinking about doing an all in one pocket diaper–maybe Happy Heinys or Bum Genesis.
Any suggestions??
Also had to put the plug in for gdiapers–which I LOVE. We used these quite a bit with Anna. They are a great alternative to disposables. They are eco-friendly diapers. They seem like a cloth diaper but function really like a disposable. You have to check out their website below:
not much to say.
feeling good. another week closer and another week not on bed rest completed.
things are moving a long.
taking Anna to swim lessons tomorrow.
We are slowly starting the potty training process ( kind of) with miss anna ( she is 22 months old). She got an “Elmo goes potty” video and a new toilet seat for our toilet. The first night we got it– it was all she wanted to do all night. Now the excitement has worn off a bit. She is sitting on the potty at school and is sometimes good at saying when she has to go poo-poo ( although she has yet to go in the potty yet).
Anyone with any suggestions??
Appointment tomorrow with the OB-gyn . Had a cervical ultrasound Friday and I guess my cervix was okay –measuring at 3.7 cm. I guess it grew.. Weird.
Anyway things seem to be nice and quite and stable… exactly what we want! Hopefully no BEDREST this time!
Conan O’Brien, last “TONIGHT” show. Ending song… Free Bird with Will Ferrell, Ben Harper, Beck.
More Cow Bell please…
Ryan just found this food blog that looks to have some interesting recipes.
Check it out.
So funny seeing people in Portland driving around in the rain all winter with their studded SNOW tires on. Weird shit. get a grip people.
In college I used to drive a rear wheeled drive pick up truck ( no 4 wheel action) up a treacherous mountain road with no guard rails to go skiing and work. It was insane but manageable. People here can be sissies.
Back from St. Louis and thoroughly exhausted. I had an appointment with my Ob GYN the morning of the flight. I had been anxious about things and she checked me out. Sort of made me feel like I was just being a worry-wort but oh well. I’d rather do that then ignore symptoms or fears. She said it was fine so off we went. Of course, however Anna was also coming down with pink eye and a cold so luckily I was able to her some antibiotic eye ointment for the road. It was a long day to say the least. Anna was overall well behaved as any 22 month can be but it is just tiring flying all day. We had a lay-over in Minnesota and then finally made it into STL at 930 that night. My back has been hurting from being pregnant and then sitting on the plane holding Anna in my lap all day did not help. We had a great time in STL. Lots of action, family and friends. It was fun to have everyone together but also feels very nice to be back home to our own schedule, lifestyle and house. I don’t want to fly anywhere again for a long time ( unless it is a romantic vacation to Hawaii sans kids). We won’t be flying any where anyway until after the baby arrives now. I am 22 weeks along. I actually have an ultrasound again this friday to check everything out and make sure the cervix is behaving. Funny how when you are pregnant these personal body parts become a topic of conversation and something you share with complete strangers.
Going to St. Louis tomorrow if the Doctor gives the go ahead!! Appointment in the morning.
