Baby boy was here all weekend. He is as tall as Bubba now so not such a "baby" anymore but that's how he will remain in my heart. It was so good to see him. He really seemed so excited to be here. He and Batman got along pretty well which was great. Bubba loved having his "brother" here for the weekend too. All in all it went well, except for Baby boy biting Bubba, Bubba's black eye and......Bubba swallowing a penny.
We had our family over on Sunday and Monday and it was great to enjoy one another. Everyone is so supportive of our family (as crazy as it is.) It was really crazy walking through the hallway on my way to bed. I just stopped at each closed door and thought "two little ones in that room, two in this room, one in this one, and one in this one." How blessed we are to have the room. I also felt blessed that all six went to sleep before 10 p.m. each night.
Big Daddy is now done with school for a week and a half, it's such a relief to have him home to help. I was able to go and get a pedicure today and have my eyebrows threaded. You know it's bad when the lady doing your toes asks "you want me to wax your eyebrows too?" I didn't even tell her my next stop was the eyebrow place. I didn't want to admit I was going somewhere else. Now I have pretty toes and shaped brows, bring on the kids!
The littles have a visit tomorrow while Goose and Bubba are at school so Big Daddy and I are going on a lunch date. I couldn't be more thrilled to actually have some time with just the two of us. We are also going to a PTA fundraising even this weekend. Two dates in one week, I must be spoiled. It probably won't happen again for a few months so I'll take it.
Goose has started swim team this week, practicing every night. I'm so glad the homework this last week of school has been light. There just isn't enough time after school to play outside, go to a practice, eat dinner, do homework and be in bed by 8. I really cherish the 8 o'clock bedtime, I some days I look forward to it from the time we get up.
I've started potty training Peanut and let's just say she's winning. I know so many people have so many ideas/thoughts about potty training. Some say wait unit they are ready, some say you should let your child lead the way. Well, I guess I don't fit into that group. Kids get trained around here when we decide they are ready, and when a kid can tell you they pooped and then go get you a diaper and lay down to get changed, I think they are ready. Now that being said I know that her life is so hard right now and potty training is just another stress. The reality is I don't know when her life won't be stressful. It's one more skill she could have under her belt when she is returned because it might not be something her birth parents commit to and help her with. We are only two days into and I can already tell this isn't going to be easy. She's the type of kid who will sit on the potty for quite awhile without complaining and then when you let her off and put the pull up on she pees immediately. It's as if she's letting us know she is in charge of her bathroom functions. The truth is she's right, it is one of the few things in her life she has control over. you can't make someone go potty and you can't make them eat. Often foster kids have issues with both.
Anyway, we will be consistent and offer rewards when she is successful and hopefully she will be trained by the time she's 4!
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