October 11, 2011 ~ Bye Bye Bubble

Teagan, my orally fixated toddler, flushed her bubble down the toilet today.  By mistake, but still.

She’s been asking to use the potty each morning and night, and most times will go a little bit. (Yay!)  She will then ask for help down – still a little too short for the step stool – and then get some paper, wipe, throw it in the bowl and flush.  When she flushes, she will look in, watch the water swirl and go down, and say bye bye pee.  Sometimes she even waves.

Tonight with Stu, she peed – a decent amount! – and at the end of the routine, leaned over to watch the water swirl.  She said bye bye, like she always does, but tonight, she had her pacifier in her mouth and it fell in.  As it was mid-flush, there was no time at all to attempt to save it.  It flushed.  Gone.

She didn’t quite understand why Stu couldn’t get it, from where, I don’t know.  I’m sure all the logistics of grey water is beyond her.  Her bubble is on a trip where it won’t come back.

She went to bed easy enough.  Down a bubble.  But with kisses and a few giggles.

October 10, 2011

Out and About

Today I was left with both girls.  Alone. All day.  Day care was closed!  Insert your standard Home Alone Culkin scream here.

So far, Stu and I haven’t left the other alone with both girls for more than a few hours.  We usually take one of them with us if we go out.  We have survived so far by always using a divide and conquer strategy.

It ended up not being anywhere near as bad as I thought.  Much better than the time I had to take both girls to the doctor and they both cried, although only one got shots.

We took it easy in the morning.  Breakfast for the girls, clandestine apple cider munchkins for me.  Books and kisses and fetched toys, with a side of Nick Jr. until nap time.  Ashlin always laughs when Teagan pulls faces.  Heck, she will laugh when Teagan simply looks at her.  She loves when her big sister brings her toys.  Teagan, so excited, is eager to oblige simple requests to bring her sister a new toy.

Before she went up for her nap, Teagan decided Ashlin needed to have her snuggle bear. Teagan, at first, was fine about the nap, but instead of actually napping, sang songs – Itsy Bitsy ‘pider, Twinkle twinkle, Rain Rain Go Away.  I love when she sings herself to sleep, or wakes up singing!

Anyway, Teagan wasn’t convinced she needed a nap, but a bit of convincing – and a little rocking – got her down.  Down she stayed for over an hour and a half!

I needed some paint for a craft project, so had to go out to get some.  I thought it would be a good good way to spend some of the time between naps, going out and then crafting a bit.  Shopping was successful.

After a quick afternoon nap, we got ready for the craft project.  Teagan got a kick out of helping me find paper, something to put the paint in.  She loved doing it too. And loved that I included Ashlin too.

The day was very good, up until around 5:00, when Teagan started breaking down.  And I started losing my patience.  Ashlin was over tired too, so she didn’t help much, unfortunately.  I would have liked to have a better ending to the day, but when I asked her, she said she would want to do it again.

I guess, that’s what really matters.