Bug & peanut

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Night time for Bug

Well, the bottle tossing game didn't last much longer, whew! She's still not crazy about night time though - some nights she still cries when we leave her, but it's never for more than a minute or two.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Daddy doodles

Well, bug has a new game that isn’t scoring her any points. She’s been absolutely amazing when it comes to bedtime, until the last few weeks (months?) She just doesn’t like going to bed any more, and usually it takes about 5-10 minutes of crying before she nods off. She’s fed, clean, dry, and completely happy, not to mention loved like she’s the last kid on Earth. BUT, not so crazy about that crib idea.
So this new game – since of course we’re just clueless parents that haven’t gotten the hint yet, she throws her bottle out of the crib just before we close the door. Well, you can only go back and scold and give the bottle back so many times. Today’s resolution is that every time she throws the bottle, she loses a toy from the crib. So tonight (ie right now) she’s without her Dora, baby, puppets, and Elmo. And her bottle is on the floor.
The worst part is she’s singing / crying DADDY DOODLES! DADDY DOODLES! The one thing she knows melts my heart. So what’s a Daddy Doodle to do? Blog of course! Mommy is getting out of the tub and should join Daddy Doodles and Peanut soon. Maybe we’ll watch a movie downstairs since Daddy Doodles just got the home theatre hooked up. More likely, we’ll watch American Idol. Oh well. Actually, in the 2 minutes that have just passed, things have gotten quiet. I’ll wait a few minutes until I’m sure she’s just about comatose, and I’ll glide in and place the bottle in her hands.

FOLLOW UP... When I went in I quietly grabbed her bottle and placed it in her hands. She started drinking immediately, so I grabbed her Dora and Elmo and placed them in there. All went well.

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Potty time!

Bug has been 'bugging' us more and more to go to the potty. Mommy has given her one smarty every time she sits down for more than 10 seconds. So we've been unsure of Bug's motivation... Is she just addicted to the smarties now?

So from time to time we get tired of multiple trips to the bathroom for smarties. Well yesterday, Unckie and Mommy were playing with the kids downstairs (Unckie is there for the week to help due to Mommy's shoulder surgery recovery) and Bug was really harping on the potty thing. She took her pants off, she took her diaper off, and was pulling on arms to have someone take her up. Well, Unckie took her up and she proceeded to pee in the potty after about 5 seconds!

Wonder how long until we just have one baby to diaper???