Last Saturday, Greg took Liam up to see his first baseball game. The A's were playing the Royals. So Greg got all decked out in his Royal's T-shirt. I dressed Liam up in a blue shirt and pants. They headed out at 10:00. Brianna, Grandma, and I decided to go up to Valley Fair and do some shopping.
So this is what Greg told me about his special day with Liam. They were going to get there wayyyy too early, so Greg saw a Kolh's and decided to stop on the way and get some A's stuff for Liam and hopefully save some money. Liam got a baseball cap and T-shirt. They also got some peanuts and apple juice boxes.
It was Bobble-head night, so now Liam thinks you get presents if you go to a baseball game. They sat three rows up from the Royals bull pen. But Liam's favorite part was walking all the way to the top of the bleachers and see how high up they were. On the way to the top they stopped by the A's store and Liam insisted on getting a foam #1 finger (which is now hanging from his curtain rod). They also ate cracker jacks and cotton candy (they brought home the leftovers for mommy). Liam had so much fun and didn't fall asleep until in the car on the way home, which was a relief to Greg.
The next day Liam spent a lot of time finding the exact right spot in his room for his Bobble-head doll of some guy named Travis (I think). He is sitting on his far bed post, where Brianna can't reach him. Liam also wore his new hat constantly.
On Sunday, we all took a walk to the playground and played. Then we walked to Safeway and picked up some groceries. I just love our big stroller - it can carry a ton of stuff and Brianna too. On the way from the park to Safeway, Liam asked if this was his adventure for the day. We said yes, didn't you have fun playing in the park. He said he wanted to go on a car adventure because this adventure was BORING.
Well, sure compared to the day before I'm sure it was, but it made me a little sad because he's told me a few times the things we do are boring. So now I've got to come up with something good that Liam and I can do together that isn't boring. Wish me luck!
Friday, April 25, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
Brianna and The Potty
So you know how I was just telling you about Brianna telling us when she was poopy and I had decided to break out the little potty this weekend, well it happened a little earlier than I expected.
Last night after our family walk and while I was trying to fix dinner, Brianna is pulling her pants and diaper down. She looks at me and says, "Poopy."
I think she's got poop in her diaper, so I run out to the garage and get the little potty. She was able to get both her pants and diaper down to her ankles, so I set her on the potty. As she was sitting, I striped her down to just her shirt. After a little while, she got up but no poopy or pee. I praised her a ton. Then we went and got a new diaper. I go back to making dinner. Then I see her trying to rip her diaper off again and heading for the bathroom. She only got the diaper half way down this time, so I helped her take it off. Then I went back to dinner. I heard the bathroom door close, so I checked on her (evidently she likes the door closed when sitting on the potty). When she got up, she had peed in the potty. We did lots of clapping and cheering - Liam helped with this part - oh and he wanted to help flush the potty but that made Brianna very mad. I put the diaper that had only been worn for about 10 minutes back on Brianna. I called Greg to tell him the good news. Then I notice Brianna is gone again, so I track her down to her room where she has her diaper off and is trying to figure out how to get it into the Diaper Genie. She had also peed on the carpet. She won't put another diaper on, so I let her run around nakie while I clean the carpet. Dinner is done and I'm putting it on the plates, when Brianna again says, "Poopy, poopy." Now I'm slightly frazzled because I've spilled stuff, almost burned dinner, etc. So we go back to the potty and I leave her there. She closed the door again. I get Liam at the table to eat dinner and then go check on Brianna. She was standing at the potty looking in with a big smile on her face. She had done a little poopy. So we clapped and cheered again. While the kids ate dinner, I called Greg again to tell him the news. After dinner I put another diaper on her and put on footie PJs - she can't bust out of those. At one point before bed, she was trying to get the PJs off and was getting very mad that she couldn't, but I was thankful.
Oh and I videotaped her on the potty and took pictures. She's just going to love it when she brings her first boyfriend home and I break out the home movies. Anyway, I also saved the contents to show Greg because I'd want to see it, if I missed the grand occasion. He did not feel the same way.
So now I've got to clean all the dust off the potty and really get it ready for use. Greg went out and got Pull-ups, so we're ready for the weekend.
All that's left is to get her in a big girl bed and our baby won't be a baby anymore. How did this happen? I remember thinking we'd never get Liam potty trained. Brianna was almost born before he was fully trained. Brianna is so different. She puts her mind to it and it's done - end of story - no wasting time - let's just move on to the next hurdle to over come. She really is amazing. Liam is amazing too just in a very different way. It's so much fun to watch them grow up and every time that I think I can't handle having two of them demanding my attention at the same time, I think about how cool it is to see their differences and similarities.
Last night after our family walk and while I was trying to fix dinner, Brianna is pulling her pants and diaper down. She looks at me and says, "Poopy."
I think she's got poop in her diaper, so I run out to the garage and get the little potty. She was able to get both her pants and diaper down to her ankles, so I set her on the potty. As she was sitting, I striped her down to just her shirt. After a little while, she got up but no poopy or pee. I praised her a ton. Then we went and got a new diaper. I go back to making dinner. Then I see her trying to rip her diaper off again and heading for the bathroom. She only got the diaper half way down this time, so I helped her take it off. Then I went back to dinner. I heard the bathroom door close, so I checked on her (evidently she likes the door closed when sitting on the potty). When she got up, she had peed in the potty. We did lots of clapping and cheering - Liam helped with this part - oh and he wanted to help flush the potty but that made Brianna very mad. I put the diaper that had only been worn for about 10 minutes back on Brianna. I called Greg to tell him the good news. Then I notice Brianna is gone again, so I track her down to her room where she has her diaper off and is trying to figure out how to get it into the Diaper Genie. She had also peed on the carpet. She won't put another diaper on, so I let her run around nakie while I clean the carpet. Dinner is done and I'm putting it on the plates, when Brianna again says, "Poopy, poopy." Now I'm slightly frazzled because I've spilled stuff, almost burned dinner, etc. So we go back to the potty and I leave her there. She closed the door again. I get Liam at the table to eat dinner and then go check on Brianna. She was standing at the potty looking in with a big smile on her face. She had done a little poopy. So we clapped and cheered again. While the kids ate dinner, I called Greg again to tell him the news. After dinner I put another diaper on her and put on footie PJs - she can't bust out of those. At one point before bed, she was trying to get the PJs off and was getting very mad that she couldn't, but I was thankful.
Oh and I videotaped her on the potty and took pictures. She's just going to love it when she brings her first boyfriend home and I break out the home movies. Anyway, I also saved the contents to show Greg because I'd want to see it, if I missed the grand occasion. He did not feel the same way.
So now I've got to clean all the dust off the potty and really get it ready for use. Greg went out and got Pull-ups, so we're ready for the weekend.
All that's left is to get her in a big girl bed and our baby won't be a baby anymore. How did this happen? I remember thinking we'd never get Liam potty trained. Brianna was almost born before he was fully trained. Brianna is so different. She puts her mind to it and it's done - end of story - no wasting time - let's just move on to the next hurdle to over come. She really is amazing. Liam is amazing too just in a very different way. It's so much fun to watch them grow up and every time that I think I can't handle having two of them demanding my attention at the same time, I think about how cool it is to see their differences and similarities.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Brilliant Brianna
So my beautiful daughter, Brianna, is also the smartest kid in the world. She's not even two years old yet and she can count to three. The other day she was pointing at her book and started counting - un, who, he, nen (nine). So she can count to three, but we've got to work on four thru nine. She also can sing the ABC song pretty well - you can definately tell that's what she's trying to sing, but some of the letters are unintelligible. She does really well with ABC, GH, JKL, P, TUV, Z.
She absolutely loves to sing and in general just loves music - much more than Liam did in fact. I'm not sure where she got this talent, but it has to be from the Boyd side of the family.
She also is very girly - loves to brush her hair and wear jewerly. She also insists on picking out her own socks and shoes. If you try to put on socks that she doesn't want, she just pulls them off and gives you one of her looks. She recently just started doing the same thing with the two pair of shoes she owns. Some days she wants to wear the tennis shoes and some days she wants to wear the Mary Janes. And what I'm most excited about is that she has good taste. She knows what shoes look best with what outfits. Her sock color choices on the other hand aren't always on target.
This weekend, in an attempt to keep her from wanting to climb up on the kitchen chairs and table, we put her highchair away. She is now seating at the table in a booster seat. She loves it and it's one less thing for us to clean.
Brianna just started telling us when she needs a diaper change. This Sunday she looked at me and said, "Poopy, poopy, Mommy." Since Greg was closer to her, he picked her up and checked and she was in fact poopy. So now it's time to bring out the little potty and start the potty training and then I won't have any babies any more.
I'm kind of sad about the kids growing up, but also excited about who they are becoming. It's just amazing to watch them grow and develop - especially because they are both so brilliant.
She absolutely loves to sing and in general just loves music - much more than Liam did in fact. I'm not sure where she got this talent, but it has to be from the Boyd side of the family.
She also is very girly - loves to brush her hair and wear jewerly. She also insists on picking out her own socks and shoes. If you try to put on socks that she doesn't want, she just pulls them off and gives you one of her looks. She recently just started doing the same thing with the two pair of shoes she owns. Some days she wants to wear the tennis shoes and some days she wants to wear the Mary Janes. And what I'm most excited about is that she has good taste. She knows what shoes look best with what outfits. Her sock color choices on the other hand aren't always on target.
This weekend, in an attempt to keep her from wanting to climb up on the kitchen chairs and table, we put her highchair away. She is now seating at the table in a booster seat. She loves it and it's one less thing for us to clean.
Brianna just started telling us when she needs a diaper change. This Sunday she looked at me and said, "Poopy, poopy, Mommy." Since Greg was closer to her, he picked her up and checked and she was in fact poopy. So now it's time to bring out the little potty and start the potty training and then I won't have any babies any more.
I'm kind of sad about the kids growing up, but also excited about who they are becoming. It's just amazing to watch them grow and develop - especially because they are both so brilliant.
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