Sorry We haven't blogged anything in awhile. We officially own our own home now!!! Yeah, we are in the process of moving. Saturday is the BIG day. All the heavy stuff gets moved then. Ru loves her room upstairs. She can run all around up there. Pictures to come later.
Ru Update
Ru is growing leaps and bounds. She knows her colors pretty well- especially if you show her M&M's - she has all those colors down really well. She is in the process of potty training. She has going potty down pretty good but the poopie is a battle. Any suggestions we would appreciate. She is also starting to be afraid of the dark specifically afraid of the ceiling fan. I don't know how it happened but just one day she started getting scared. From what I read that is a sign that she is figuring out that when something moves or something makes a sounds something is causing that. So Alan has been telling her that Jesus is with her and that everything is okay.
Isaiah Update
Isaiah is eating better these days !! Which is wonderful because he refuses to take bottle- ALL of them. Not one will he drink from. BUT on the plus side he eats rice and oatmeal cereal and I just gave him organic baby peas which he ate the whole jar !!! So that makes me feel tons better. My mom gave him a banana when she was here and he liked that as well but he had black specs in his poopy which kinda freaked me out. We will see what the peas look like.
Isaiah also just sat up by himself for about five seconds. Hopefully he will continue but he still LOVES to be held and to cuddle. My mom and grandma (and grandpa too) didn't know the extent until they came here. I bet he was held almost all day. Isaiah especially loved my Grandpa. They chilled together :):)(In between all the painting and moving boxes)
Well that all I got for now. Hopefully we will get pictures up of our house soon.
2 comments:
Hi, Burdettes! Congratulations on the new home...looking forward to pictures!
About the potty training...
Here's a couple of ideas that I've used with my kids, and they seem to work pretty well. For whatever they're worth...
First, let me say that you might want to wait til you're settled in your new home and in a regular routine again before you start these.
Second, I've found that these ideas work best if you can be home pretty much all day, most every day, for several days in a row (not needing to be out an about a lot).
With that said...
1) Keep her in just panties (not diapers) when you're at home. Of course you have to be very alert and be ready/willing to RUN to the bathroom at a moment's notice. Expect a lot of accidents the first couple of days (and you might sometimes...okay, many times at first...have to clean out poopy panties--you'll want to have several in stock :)). But I've found that the security of a diaper often inhibits & slows the training time, whereas just panties & a t-shirt (no shorts or pants so you don't have to do so much laundry) helps them to learn to better identify the sensations related to going to the bathroom. (And of course, this idea can only be done while at home since most people wouldn't think it appropriate to let your child run around in just panties, having accidents on their floors.:))
2)An idea someone gave me (which I used with Moriah), is to stand them in the tub and wash off their poopy bottom with COLD water...EVERYTIME they poop in their panties (or diaper). They hate the cold water and it seems to work as a pretty good deterrent for poopin' in the pants. Anyway, you might want to give it a try.
God's grace be with you.
thanks mrs.ely !! I will try them. It is hard staying indoors while the weather is sooo beautiful here but it is worth it. I will let you know how it goes
Rachel
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