My newest thing

Ok everyone, we are starting potty training for real. In the past there have been only a few weak attempts at potty training baylie- but not any more. My goal is to have it mostly done by her 3rd birthday on march 9th. I am also starting daisy as well. I hope that the competition between them will stimulate them to try harder with more success each time. So wish me luck. I will continue to use this to update on everyone and everything, but for the next few weeks it will be like the "Potty Chronicles- Tales from the Toilet" and i will be using it to journal our successes, failures, and challenges. I hope this will help those that are getting ready to start or have started already. I am also hoping for a little advice from those who have been or are in the middle. So today's first entry:
SUCCESS: Baylie 1, Daisy 2
FAILURE: Baylie started to pee on the carpet- but i caught it and she finished on the potty- which counts as both I guess
CHALLENGE #1: Getting both children to tell me that they have to go. I think bay will come along with that pretty easily as she is now very verbal, but daisy is just learning words it may take longer with her- but so far just the sit and wait method has worked with her!

Hello all. Well I find that we are now at the end of January 2009-hard to believe. So here is our fun family update. James is still working for Arch Coal at Black Thunder. He is now on rotating shifts, he likes it but it is a little hard on me. Other than that he is pretty much the same as always. He had a tooth removed this last week-that is his big news for the month. I am still doin the stay at home mom thing. Had 2 fillings put in my teeth. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I would like to go back to work part time, but daycare here is outragous if its good and hard to find. My step dad will hopefully be here by mid february working for L & H. And with any luck my mom should be here by early to mid summer. So YAY!Baylie started preschool this month. She goes once a week for 30 minutes, and until she turns 3 in March, then she will go 2 times a week for 3 hours each time. Yes I said she will be 3 in March! WOW!! Time flies, it is astounding to me. Daisy is on the waitlist to start perschool at the CDC (Childrens Developmental Center) when she turns 3. Yes, unless you quailify for thier services, the waitlist for preschool is several years. She turned one in December, and I think she may never walk *sigh*. The physical therapist at the CDC says that late walkers are actually better developed than early ones. Apparently their legs are straighter and stronger, so I just need to be patient. It is hard though, because she weighs 25 lbs and it get hard to carry her around. She has started mimiking words- so that is exciting.Other than that we dont have too much news. That is our January update!!

time to update the old pics for everyone

okay so these are fairly recent pics of the girls...one is compliments of aunt jenni the official picture taker! Thanks anut jenni we love you!!!!

christmas

Well we had a ton of people at my house over the christmas week. My mom stepdad sister and grandparents all flew in from florida. I hosted the christmas day dinner at my house and we had just shy of 20 people at my house. It was a little cramped but came out beautifully simply because everyone was there! I am sad to have sent them all home this monday, but everyone made it home okay. We had our picture taken by george dunlap on friday...the whole group of 20, I proofed them yesterday and they came out good. I had to have daisys head replaced...lol. There was one pic that simply was the best for everyone except daisy who was off in la la land somewhere looking at the ceiling. So for $20 they offered to take her head from a different pic and replace it. Ha ha ha it still amuzes me- the whole head removal and replacement thing- if only it was really that simple! Well anyways it was amuzing and hectic and I loved every minute of having my family back together- probably for the last time as my grandparents just can't take the cold anymore. But i must run as james needs to get to sleep so he can go to work tonight. the next post will probably be in the new year. Wow!!! Welcome 2009, I hope it brings good fortune and joy to everyone!!!

1 year old

Well our daisy ann celebrated her first birthday on wed. as did james his 24th. we had the party on sunday, the turn out was good and i wanted to thank everyone who made it special for my baby. hard to believe that a year ago today we brought her home. she really is a precious little angel. they get so big so fast. for all you first time moms- dont rush your babies into getting to big too fast, i did that with baylie and regret it very much. let them be little as long as you can cuz one day you'll wake up and they wont be anymore.

Birthday for a baby!

Hey ya'll! I just wanted to give an open invite to all those who would want to come to Daisy's 1st birthday. its dec 7 at 2pm at our house. if your going to come using this as an invite i would really like it if you would rsvp so that i can make sure we have enough cake and drinks. just let me know!
sam

So our internet has been down up she's up an running again! The trip to SD was fun and it went well. We are now gearing up to take Baylie back to Denver for a sleep study this time. I have been diagnosed with gastroparesis. Which is litterally a moderate poralysis of the gastric (stomach) muscles. There is no cure for it and the medications dont work for me. So the holidays will still suck for me where food is concerned. On the other hand, my family will be here from florida mom, stepdad, sister and grandparents! my sister and grandparents have never met daisy. daisy is getting her top two front teeth, she has her bottom 2 and the top side 2...its hasn't been easy on her. lots of pain an ear infection and moderate fevers (102) I feel bad but luckily it will be over in a couple days. i hope the others go easier for her. baylie has all the teeth she will get until she is between 5-7 so yay on that one. baylie has now started therapy - it doesnt seem to help her much but i guess we just started. anyways thats about it.