March 22, 2010

I usually start at the beginning of the day, but the end of the day was so fantastic, I have to start there. After brushing her teeth (she was just in her diaper), Kaylynn opened the potty and asked to sit on the big girl potty. So I took her diaper off. She hung out there for a little bit, and 2 farts later, she pooped - right there in the potty! Just like that! I knew she had to go because of the way she was (or wasn't) walking around the bathroom, but I had no idea she'd produce in the potty. How exciting is that?!

That little girl sure was tired out this morning. I opened the door so she could hear the household noises. She didn't budget. I turned lights on in the hallway and bathroom - nothing. I opened her blinds. Nada. It wasn't until about 10 minutes after I opened the blinds that she woke up and said "hi!" It was 7:10 - over 30 minutes later than usual.

Her school report said, "Kaylynn had a great day! During grouptime, we did puzzles and listened to tape stories. For art, we each got our own egg cartons and planted wildflowers in them. We will keep them here until they start to grow! Kaylynn had fun playing in the sandbox outside today!" When I got home, she was having a snack and was in a pretty good mood. She had chicken & peas for dinner - lots of it! She must be in a growth spurt.

She and I ran a few errands. We borrowed a stroller from some friends and then went to the store to get me some cough syrup. Trying to let Kaylynn be helpful (and avoiding a meltdown), I let her hold the bag. I told her it was heavy - it was too heavy and she dropped it. It didn't occur to me until we got home that the cough syrup bottle was glass. So much for that endeavor. Julian said my cough is the wrong kind for that medicine anyway. Lesson learned - I'm the adult, she's the child, and she can have a fit if I decide something is too heavy for her to hold.

She had a few pieces of oatmeal cereal before bed. She couldn't really settle on a book to read, though she did pull many off of her shelf. She took a little longer to settle down, but, of course, she did.