March went by way too quickly. Not that I'm complaining. I sure am ready for some warmer weather, but I'm not quite ready for how fast time seem to disappear.
We had a fun, busy month. Last week in particular was really hectic, but in a good way. We went down to Salt Lake on two separate occasions for basketball games. Monday David and I went to the Jazz/Celtics game, then Thursday the whole family piled into the car and headed down for the NCAA tournament games. I had no interest in watching the NCAA games; I'd already been to three basketball games this year, which is my limit for watching a sport for which I care very little.
So while David went to the games, the kids and I hung out at my cousin Heidi's house. We had loads of fun! My kids loved playing with her kids. Owen especially enjoyed playing with Rachel, who was a really good sport about playing with the "little kids."
We also went to the Mayan, which we discovered was a little over-hyped. Sure, the divers were cool, and the pool into which they dove was precariously narrow, but the shows were too short, the food wasn't remarkable, and the place was too dark. But the kids had fun, so that was a plus.
Saturday we got to spend some time at a park while we watched Heidi finish a half-marathon. That was lots of fun! I admit I got a little verklempt as she crossed the finish line. I just admire the dedication it takes to train and run that far. And also, it reminded me of when my cousins Carrie and Emily ran the Salt Lake Marathon five years ago, which is a memory I'll always cherish.
Also this month, I started getting more serious about toilet training Samantha. It's been a fairly smooth transition from diapers to big girl underwear, and there have only been a few accidents. I haven't even been doing rewards or consequences like I did with the boys. I think Samantha is just ready to move on from diapers, and she has a better understanding of her body's signals than the boys had of theirs.
The last couple days, though, she's been acting like she doesn't want to sit on the toilet. Instead, when she "has to go" she brings me a diaper and says, "I just wanna wear this diaper." Of course I tell her, "Nope. Just go sit on the toilet." And she'll go pretty willingly. It's thrilling to know that when the big box of diapers in our bathroom closet is gone, that's it! (Well, we might have to buy a few here-and-there for nighttime, just in case) No more spending loads of money on something that's going to get pooped in and thrown away!
Saturday we got to spend some time at a park while we watched Heidi finish a half-marathon. That was lots of fun! I admit I got a little verklempt as she crossed the finish line. I just admire the dedication it takes to train and run that far. And also, it reminded me of when my cousins Carrie and Emily ran the Salt Lake Marathon five years ago, which is a memory I'll always cherish.
Also this month, I started getting more serious about toilet training Samantha. It's been a fairly smooth transition from diapers to big girl underwear, and there have only been a few accidents. I haven't even been doing rewards or consequences like I did with the boys. I think Samantha is just ready to move on from diapers, and she has a better understanding of her body's signals than the boys had of theirs.
The last couple days, though, she's been acting like she doesn't want to sit on the toilet. Instead, when she "has to go" she brings me a diaper and says, "I just wanna wear this diaper." Of course I tell her, "Nope. Just go sit on the toilet." And she'll go pretty willingly. It's thrilling to know that when the big box of diapers in our bathroom closet is gone, that's it! (Well, we might have to buy a few here-and-there for nighttime, just in case) No more spending loads of money on something that's going to get pooped in and thrown away!
