Finally some sunshine!

It feels like it has been weeks since we had a sunny day so when it cleared today, I knew Madelyn and I had to take advantage of it. We went back to a favorite, the splash park and then spent the afternoon playing in the backyard. It was sunny but not too hot!

Potty Training

I had big plans for Madelyn this summer. I had planned that since she was turning 2, she was going to become a 'big girl' and get potty trained as well as make the transition to a big girl bed. At the beginning of the summer I would have told you that of those two things, the big girl bed would have been the hard part. Boy was I wrong. It is now only a week until she starts daycare and she is doing wonderfully in her big girl bed. As for the potty training, it is not going so well...

Madelyn had been showing signs of being ready for potty training near the beginning of the summer so I thought this would be easy! One morning, I decided she was going to go sans diaper and take potty breaks every 30 minutes. This went well for maybe the first hour. She went potty right when she woke up and get got to playing. She started to refuse potty breaks because she was too busy playing. She had a few accidents but did not really seem to care. After her getting upset because I made her stop playing to potty, I decided to take a break for a while.

Since then it has been hit or miss to say the least. There are some days that she will take her diaper off, run to the bathroom and potty. Then there are days that she wants nothing to do with it at all! I have decided that she is not ready for this and we are going to continue to support it but not push it. The new daycare where she is going to start next week will support potty training and they are confident that being around other kiddos doing the same thing, she will become potty trained as well!

Another rainy day, another fun playdate...

Although we are enjoying the rain and cooler temperatures, it is getting harder and harder to entertain Madelyn when we cannot go outside. We have been trying to spend as much time with friends as we can to entertain ourselves inside. My friend from work, Jennifer, recently had her 2nd precious little girl that I had yet to see. When I found out another friend that I used to work with was going to come play and see the baby, Madelyn and I had to go too. So it was 3 mommies and 4 babies/toddlers ranging in age from 2 weeks to 2 years! It is so funny to me and kiddos at this age do not really play 'together' but more just around each other. The mommies had a great time catching up while the little ones played!

OB Appointment - 35 Weeks

This doctor's appointment was FULL of information. I will try and remember it all and hope it makes sense! First of all, my blood pressure is still very good and I actually lost a pound from last time!

I was not expecting an ultrasound at this appointment so I was surprised when they put me in the ultrasound room. Dr. Patton explained that she wanted to do an ultrasound every week until Mason was born to check for several things. Each time she wants to look at his size, heart rate, practice breathing, fluid levels and position. She also took blood from me today to make sure I do not have an unseen infection. She is still concerned as to why he is so big and I have so much fluid but everything she is doing is coming back normal. She did warn me that there may be something that cannot be seen on ultrasound that may come about after he is born. But we will deal with that, if that is the case, when he is born. She did also say that I could just have big babies because everything that she is seeing is normal...

We also talked about when and how he will be born. Because of the 'trauma' caused by Madelyn's birth (I had a 4th degree tear) I am a candidate for an elective c-section should I choose that. She did say that a 'regular' birth could be possible as well and at this point was up to me (unless he gets over 10 pounds). We are going to wait 2 more weeks (when I am just about 37 weeks) to make a decision. If I decide c-section, she will take him at 39 weeks. So we could possibly be meeting our little boy in just over 4 weeks! WOW!!

So, all-in-all, we had a good appointment today. Lots to think about but I am not overly concerned. Just getting really excited to meet our little Mason soon!

I have not taken a picture of the bump in a while so I thought I would post one tonight...I am extremely large because of my fluid levels and his size. Dr. Patton said that I am only going to get bigger as the weeks go on! YIKES :)

Just Like Mommy?

School is starting in a few weeks and with baby Mason also coming in a few weeks, I am getting anxious about getting my classroom and lesson plans ready for a long term sub (I will probably not be back to work until right before Thanksgiving...). I decided to brave it and take Madelyn to work in my classroom for a little bit today. I was very hesitant to do this because it did not go so well last summer but Madelyn did very well this year! She spent her time coloring, playing with foam number dice and watching some Max & Ruby on Mommy's computer (this was a life-saver!). I brought some things home to work on so Madelyn will probably not be making any more trips up to school with Mommy.

Washing Dishes

In an attempt to keep Madelyn busy and increase her pretend play, we went outside to wash dishes. She loves the water and likes to have a task so she of course loved the idea of being a big girl and helping Mommy wash dishes (even if they were only tupperware containers :)).

Playdate at Boomerang's!

Today we went to Boomerang's with our neighbor and her 2 year old, Cruz. The kids had such a great time and were worn out when we were done. Cruz has never been here before and was a little hesitant at first but Madelyn quickly showed him the ropes...They played together for over an hour and a half before they were finally ready to go!

Wendy, Cruz and Madelyn sliding down the big slide!

Riding the train before we left!

Cool Temperatures

I never thought I would look forward to temperatures only in the 90's but after LOTS of days with 100+ temperatures this 'cold front' is a nice change. Madelyn and I have been enjoying this nice weather with lots of outside time because we know that it will not last once we get into August...

Mobile Library

I watched Madelyn play with these books for almost an hour today and had to document it! We recently put her big girl books (books that we did not want to her to destroy when she was little) on a bookshelf in the hall. She will sit there, pulling out every book and looking at it. Today she decided to make her library mobile...she put them in her firetruck and pushed it to her room. She then sat and looked at every book again! She loves looking at books...