Mar. 1, 2006
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Sorry, I didn't realize how much time had passed since my last post! Let's see if I can get caught up now... First: our mold "issue" seems to have been taken care of. The landlord's agent came and checked it out and luckily it was not in the walls. He had me spray the walls with bleach every other day for a week and then wait a few days to see if the mold came back. It did not, so he had some painters on stand-by and they came over and treated and painted the whole room and Emeline's closet. So hopefully that will be the last of that. It hasn't really rained all that much since then until this week so we will see how it holds up now that we've got more moisture in the air again. Second: I have been doing lots of babysitting lately (part of the reason I haven't kept up to date here...dh wants some of my time too so he gets the evenings...unless I get a night time babysit). At first I was just doing a few here and there, but in the last week or so I seem to have gotten quite popular. I think having Emeline with me is part of the attraction as she seems to help distract the kids when the parents are gone. As of this week I now have two regular day time jobs. One on Wednesday afternoons for a mom who tutors and one on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for a mom who is getting ready to move in the next month or so and is also trying to write some books. I also have a regular every other Tuesday night (that was my first one when I started). I may have a Thursday morning one soon too for another mom who tutors. It's kind of nice to be contributing to the finances again, and also nice to relieve a little of the stress from Sean (he's a worrier...luckily, I am not). Emeline is doing really well with the babysitting too, she is really into how the kids are feeling and helping to keep them happy. She is such a blessing!! Third: Potty training...ugh! She will sit on the potty but only if I tell her to, and then she will sit on there until she actually goes...which is not always as great as it sounds. I had read that you should encourage the child to sit on the potty, but do not make them stay on for more than 5-10 minutes if they don't have to go...HA!! She sat on there for almost an hour the other night and would not get off because, as she put it "I'm still waiting for the tinkle". I just keep checking on her, bring her more books, give her some bubbles, and go with the flow. Her daddy on the other hand starts to go a bit bonkers when she is sitting in there singing nonsense stuff and talking and yelling questions from in there that we can't hear...all while he is trying to work...very distracting! (His office is at home, and our computer is in the living room...small house). We are having some small differences of opinion on how the potty training should be going. He is sure that she is smart enough to be able to just get it and that if I put a bit more effort in and had her sit on the potty every hour or half hour then she would be trained in no time. I however while having her sit on the pottty frequently throughout the day, am not quite sure that she is actually ready. She will sit there and she will poop and pee, but when she is not on it she will just go in her diaper. I don't think she knows that when you get the urge that is when you go to the potty. She doesn't tell me when she needs to be changed and her standard answer when I ask her if she does need to be is "no, I'm just fine" (which she usually isn't). All potty advise is welcomed at this point, any pointers, tips, I'll try anything. We even do MM's when she does go, and she gets a sticker to put on her "potty tree" (a picture of a tree on a big piece of paper taped to the fridge). But that does not seem to be enough incentive to make her actually do it on her own. Fourth: We are going to the dentist on Monday. It will be Emeline's first dentist visit and she actually seems pretty excited about it. I, however, am not, I hate having my teeth cleaned...can't stand the feeling of them scraping on my teeth. I bring a CD walkman with me and a CD of hymns that I blast as loud as it will go...doesn't drown it out completely, but it helps a little bit. The funny part is, we are going to a dentist that is about an hour and a half away. He is the dentist Sean and I went to when we lived in Santa Cruz, and as much as I hate having to go to the dentist...if I have to go, he's the one I want to go to! When Sean got his dental coverage stuff from work I checked to see we would be covered going to him and I was very excited to find out we were. So we are planning a dentist and visiting day to make the trip extra worth while. Our friend Uncle Stevie is going to meet us there and take Emeline on a lunch date while I have my appointment (hers is at 11 and mine is at 12). Well, guess that is all for now. I'll have to keep this more up to date, I like going back and reading the old stuff I put in. |
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