Pictures & Potty

I took some pix of my kids, surprise surprise. (check out some of Ethan on his page... newritenourangel.blogspot.com )

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The other night, Diella was real tired, it was time for bed... ya know how when ya get tired, you can get a lil clumsy... well we were in the bathroom right after she just brushed her teeth, and she stumbled a bit and bumped into the garbage can... she goes "sorry garbage" lol!

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The other day she was watchin TV, I dont remember what we were watching, but she puts her hands over her mouth and says "oh my gosh, oh my gosh oh my gosh" ... hehe... oh yea, and then last night she said "holy mackrel!" lol, I didnt realize I said either of these often, but apparently I do.... Oh, and One More! ... I must say "fine" alot, (not as is 'that's fine'... but like when she wont do something, I say "fine!" like... 'have it ur way')... and now she's saying it.... oops :(

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One time, I dont remember what we were doing, but something cute & loving, and Diella goes "family." ... I wasnt sure what she meant by it, but then yesterday was huggin Ethan, like our cheeks touching & I smiled, and Diella goes "family" ... aww, she saw us loving each other & was calling it family!

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She was playing with one of her toys phones the other day, and alot of times we'll pretend certain people are on the other end, like Ahna, or Aria, or Elmo, or Dora, etc.... well I handed her the phone the other day and it jus made me laugh cuz she put it up to her ear & then held it there with her shoulder, like an adult would... i'm sure she picked it up from any one of us, but I thought it was funny!
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We're still battling a bit with naptime & bedtime... it gets a lil better everyday (like last night she Finally went right down! prayin that happens more!)... and I think something clicked to her a few nights ago... I think she finally realized 'wow, I'm in this room with all these toys!' ... and so she'll bring a toy or two in bed with her, which is fine, cuz then usually she passes right now... and I always check on her right before I go to bed... and the other night I went in there, and she's got this big musical farm toy, and she's sounds asleep, with it sitting right on her chest, haha! Then last night, she was asleep with this lil toy keyboard, also on her chest, hilarious!
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Before bed, every night Diella asks us to tell her a story. Whether its Jake or myself, we usually just start making stuff up off the top of our head. So then the other day I was pretending to fall asleep and I asked Diella if she would tell me a story. She nodded and said "Frog. Kiss on the nose." ... so I later asked Jake if he even told her a similar story, and he had. How cute! She remembered the story her daddy told her & she passed it on to Ethan!
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And the biggest new of all!!! She's using the potty!!! Consistently!!! On Thursday, she peed on the potty & got all the rewards we always have promised her (a cookie, money, a stamp, stickers, etc.)... then the next day she went again, twice! And then again on the third day.... and then yesterday she pooped on the potty! And then just did again today!!! So it's happening! The beginning of successful potty training! YAY!!!