22 and a Happy Dance

Was having a really rough week last week. Ashlyn was fighting going to bed, she was trying to climb out of the crib with one arm, I was majorly hormonal from the pregnancy and feeling fat and gross, worrying about getting things done for Baby #2, and missing my mom. So...........luckily.......

Have a lot to do the happy dance for this past week.

1.) Potty training is an official success. Less than a handful of accidents over the last week and a half. The girl sure is proud of herself everytime she uses the potty....it's sweet and adorable. Here she is enjoying her piece of candy.

2.) Got to see my girlfriends Katie and her beautiful daughter Annabelle. Scary to hold a baby that small again, not sure i'm ready.

3.) We got all the furniture from my dad's house for Ashlyn's room and her big girl bedding arrived. Ashley came down and helped us paint the nursery (it's grayish with a yellow stripe). Nesting has officially started for Baby #2.

4.) Ashlyn's cast was removed this morning. We were expecting a shorter cast, but the bones are healed enough that they didn't put another one on. Have to wrap it in bandage for a week or two to remind her to be careful with it. We are back to enjoying the pool and taking normal baths in the bathtub. YIPPEE!!!!!

Ashlyn is now 22 months and blossoming leaps and bounds all the time. She is talking more, if that is possible, even talking to people on the phone now (used to stay silent). She is also doing a lot more imaginative play. Today she put her baby on the potty, made pee noises, told baby to sit still while she got a paper towel, wiped and gave baby a big hug and said you did it. It's fun to see her mimic things I do, like make cookie dough, and have little conversations while she plays. She continues to make me smile.....all the time!!

Week 1 in Training

So I can't say "1-2-3 we're trained", but I can say that for 21 months she is certainly getting the hang of it quickly. Pooped in potty all week, although she had already started wanting to do this prior to this week.

Day 2: Peed in chair while neighbors were visiting, I sat her on potty about every hour, peed through her underwear on the potty

Day 3: Peed while standing in kitchen with no warning, sat and peed on potty through her shorts and underwear (was so proud), still not really telling me when needed to go

Day 4: Told me "pee" while dribbling a few drops in her undewear then peed fully on the potty (happened about 3 times)

Day 5: Ran errands and she stayed dry and peed at the store and when got home, only 1 dribble accident

Day 6: Spent whole day in Dayton, told me when had to go and had no accidents

Day 7: Told me when had to go, stayed dry while out and peed at restaurant, Randomly fully peed herself when playing outside just before bath time.

Overall she has the sensation, is telling me, and holding it to make it to the potty. She wakes up from nap dry and goes on the potty. Is in a diaper at night and wakes up very wet. This morning she woke up at 7:20 saying "mommy pee", but had already peed the diaper. We are certainly getting this down though. I have to say....1 week and only about 12 wet pairs of underwear......not horrible.

*Cute side note: She says with a huge smile...."I did it" after everytime she goes and then wants a high five and a hug. (and a piece of candy, haha) I love it!!!!!

Planes and Potties

We had a fun playdate with our new friends Rylee and Parker last week. It was our first trip to the Dayton Air Force Museum. Ashlyn liked running around more than anything, but it was a fun day out. Hoping to go back on a day when it isn't pouring out so that we can walk through some of the Air Force One Planes.

We started Day 1 of potty training today. My intent is to not leave the house for about 3 or so days and see how well we can conquer this new challenge. She has shown a lot of interest in the potty and tells me when she is going to the bathroom, so figured with #2 on the way, I should hop on board and try this.

We've been talking about saying bye bye to diapers all weekend, and bought "big girl underwear" to get her excited. We went the no pants route. Wore only a shirt and big girl undies all day. I would sit her on the potty about once every 30-45 minutes to try also. We only had 3 accidents, the first time she was standing on the stool by the potty....second was sitting in her booster seat for lunch and she goes "pee peeing"......the last time she sat on her little potty with her underwear on and went (oops) HA HA! We did not have any accidents after nap time from 3-8:00 and she went pee on the potty about 4 times in that span. She'd say "good job Ashlyn" smiling HUGE and then "flush pee pee down potty". Rewarded with a piece of candy each time she went in the potty. I am very very impressed.

Hoping day two brings more of her telling me she has to go, instead of sitting her down or asking and then she does it. I think she's catching on quickly though, and this might not be too crazy difficult. Don't plan on leaving the house in big girl undies anytime soon though, baby steps!

Emotionally Drained!!!

Ashlyn broke her wrist on Friday!

I Was carrying all the laundry upstairs and she wanted to help, I gave her a shirt to carry. I was behind her and all the laundry was falling so I ran up to set it at the top of stairs. As I am walking back to the steps i hear "boom boom boom" and see her land on the step. She fell about 5 steps, not going all the way down to the bottom. I could tell instantly the cry was different and she was holding/not moving her arm. It was more of a shocked look, cry out, then get quiet and looked scared while grabbing her arm. Thank god matt was working from home that day!

Luckily we live right next to the children's hospital, so we were at the hospital right away. They did x-rays and found that both bones in her wrist were broken. The one was a clean break, but the other bone was over and down a bit so it would have to be set. Their orthopedic team couldn't see her that day so they sent us to the downtown hospital.

She was such a trooper! They put in her IV shortly after we arrived and then played for an hour while we waited for the ortho team. Watching her be put under was the scariestand hardest thing i've seen. We had to leave the room right after, and it looked like she was lifeless on the table. Both Matt and I had to keep ourselves together! She was totally drugged and out of it for awhile when she came too, which was hard to watch also. Overall just not a fun experience!

She's in a temporary cast until Wednesday and then hopefully we get a permament one. They said it would be 3-6 weeks if all goes well. We can't go to the pool, and she's lost a lot of her independence, needing me to help with getting into a chair/ect. I can't seem to get over this horrible guilt that this is all my fault. I am a 7 month pregnant, emotional mess.

Thankfully I know she doesn't really remember the incident, and she is quickly adjusting to life with one arm, but it makes me so sad for her.

To make it all worse, she choked on half a grape yesterday and i had to swoop it out of her throat (first time i've ever had to do that). I just started bawling and said, "I can't handle this"! I need a 15 hour nap, a drink, and a normal day!

Thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers during this ordeal.

Ashlyn-isms

So it occured to me the other day that Ashlyn sounds a lot like Yoda, or an Indian Chief when she talks. I find it amusing the way the toddler brain puts together thoughts and sentences. Here are some of the cute and funny things she says with the translation:

"Daddy go work"- Daddy is at work

"Banana Butter"- Banana with Peanut Butter

"Cracker Bite Break"- Break the cracker in half with my teeth

"More poop please"- Let's go pick up Bailey's poop in the yard

"Mommy get it"- Go pick it up mommy

"Mimi car please"- Take me to mimi's house in your car

"Bathing Suit" or "Water Shoes"- Let's go to the pool

"Baby paci"- Holding paci up to my tummy for baby to suck on

"Ashlyn toot toot"- I just passed gas

"Bailey pancake?"- Can i throw my pancake on the floor for bailey to eat

The best, and scary part, is that she repeats almost anything we say. So while it's sweet when she says, "home run daddy"......repeating "oh Jesus" or "holy crap" is a little different. Guess we have to start watching everything we say out loud.

Here are some other things Ashlyn is loving this summer:

Walking around in mommy and daddy's shoes

Doing anything and Everything with Papa!!!

Being in the water, and having her first popsicle at Mimi and Papa's house

Patrolling the backyard for dog poo, random I know!!!

Update on me. Here is a picture of me at 28 1/2 weeks (excuse my after exercise look). Ashlyn thought it was funny i was taking picture against the wall, so she kept running over to be next to me. Hence the front shot this time. I'm feeling good, but getting more tired and out of breath each week it seems. The baby feels like it is sitting a lot lower on me, which is an odd and sometimes uncomfortable feeling. My tummy also feels tight, like it is stretching, which i'm sure is from the more rapid growth of the baby. Overall, can't complain though- no major bumps to hurtle thus far.