The Bi-weekly Apt.

My bi-weekly doctor apt was this morning, much to my surprise. I thought it was for tomorrow at 9am, which should have clued me in that I was wrong since tomorrow is a stat holiday. So this morning shortly after 10am her office calls me to ask if I'm ok. heh I told her it was one of those mornings. I asked when I could be re-scheduled and she said I could come in anytime today, so after the locksmith left, I got N dressed and headed to her office.

During my long wait (which I won't complain about bc I was the one that missed my original time of 9am) N had one major temper tantrum (a pg woman actually said "What did you do to her?" oiy), that had me so frazzled I'm shocked my blood pressure was still within the normal range. I'm talking a nasty tantrum, so bad I took her out into the hallway to calm down where she continued to screech so loudly I'm sure they thought I was beating her. sigh.

Anyway, weighed in at 55.6kg (122lbs) so I've only went up .2 from two weeks ago. No idea why I'm keeping track, I have no idea what my original weight was prior to getting pregnant. If I had to guess, I'd say 118? I know I was still carrying weight from my pg last fall that I did not bother to try and get rid of.

She did another cervix check (wee!) and it's still long and closed. I'm hoping it's one of the last 'physical' checks. She mentioned at the end of my appointment that starting at 21/22w she will start sending me for weekly u/s's to check my cervix. So if we do not find out at our 18w u/s what the gender is, we should find out soon enough at one of the weekly u/s's. Owen's first reaction when he heard was "Oh do I need to go to all the weekly ones?" followed by "Ooo now if we do not find out you are not going to harass me to let you pay for one!" hah. Yes, my sweet little mr. cheapo.

In other news I tried to find the heartbeat at home yesterday morning and managed to find it for a few seconds. I got a reading of 147bpm and today Dr. E said it was 140bpm. I do not remember N's being that low. It seemed to go in between 145 and 155.

I don't care if it's a boy or a girl, all I care about is that baby stays inside until at least 29w. However, because we are finding out this time around, I'm super excited for the u/s and not only curious but very anxious to learn the gender. I think I'm more excited to find out at the 18w u/s then I was when they told me N was a girl when she was born. ha!

Well that was fun..not

So I'm sitting downstairs pinning up a blanket, GSN humming in the background to keep me company when I get this sharp pain in my upper chest, right between my breasts. My first thought was "Oh no, not heartburn!" I got up and went and poured a glass of milk and went back downstairs. I took one sip (I hate white milk but the internets says it helps with heartburn. must get some zantac!) and sat back. The longer I sat still though, the sharper the pain got, and the more scared I got. I also noticed it did not feel like the heartburn I had last time.

It got so painful that I was having trouble breathing and almost in tears. It was at that point that I decided to get up and walk around while sipping my milk. Pain kept getting worse, then I burped and before I could even think "OMG I'm going to throw up" I raced to N's potty and did. Again, and again. :0( I hate throwing up. I should feel thankful her potty was there bc I would not have made it to the 1/2 bath upstairs. I have no idea what it was that brought it on or what I ate that the baby did not like. I've not ate a lot today - grilled cheese sandwich, some KD at lunch, a strawberry mento, some soda, a chicken sandwich..I think that's it. I'm hoping it is not the veggie rolls I had last night. I've been craving them like crazy for the last 3w and would have trouble giving them up.

Good news, the sharp pain in my upper chest is gone now.

15w0d!

Continuing the march towards normal proportions, baby's legs now outmeasure the arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Your fetus is squirming and wiggling like crazy down in the womb, though you probably still can't feel the movements.

I've become a bit obsessed with checking size of baby each week. I did not check any of this stuff out when I was pregnant with N. I read pregnancy week by week but there are a lot of little things I did not pay much attention to. Check in on growth of baby and what parts are developing gives me something to look forward to each week. :0)

I was reading a blog earlier and some of her posts actually made me a bit nostalgic for my first pregnancy. Deciding on furniture, crib bedding, the stroller and bucket seat, what colour paint for the walls..I am still doing those things this time, but that first pregnancy, it's so much fun researching and checking out those things for the first time.

My next Doctor's appointment is next week I think! I lost my apt card before I even got home and now can't remember. I know they are every 2 weeks and I booked it for wed. at 9am so I'm pretty sure it's next Wed. since I just saw her last week. I need to call and confirm.

No further progress has been made on the receiving blankets. Fabric is all cut (but 2 patterns), but I need to pin/press and sew. I've also decided that all but 4 of the patterns I'll be giving away for gifts to O's Aunt and his Sister for their Twins. I'm hoping I won't be giving away the super cute Amy Butler flannel I bought, it's cherries on one and pin strip on the other. Maybe once we learn what the gender is I'll be more motivated?

Fluttery flutter

I keep feeling flutters this morning. I'm thinking it's way too early, even though I know with 2nd and subsequent pregnancies ppl feel much sooner, I'm the skeptic.

I called my doctor's office on Friday and found out they were finally able to get through to the Clinic and get my u/s booked. They were able to get me in on a Friday, however it's at 7.45am! I need to drink close to a litre of water (I just drink a full sigg bottle) and be done 1hr prior to the appointment, that means I need to get up at 6am on that Friday to get my water drank. I'll just put it on my nightstand the night before and that way I can stay in bed and drink it between dozes. :P

I'm starting to feel less stressed. I'm at the point where I was last time that the dreadful spotting started, and so far none this time. As much as I hate the Prometicium, I think it's doing it's job.

14w!

Your baby, now as long as a lemon, weighs about 1 1/2 ounces. (Length: 3 1/2 inches, head to bottom.)

Wee! I'm over half way to to viability.

I had my doctor's appointment this morning. Not much weight gain, still holding at 55.5kg. For the first time though it took her some time to get the baby's heartbeat.

Jellybean was kicking a ton though whenever she got close to him with the doppler. :P Her heart rate was 145 today. After she checked the heartbeat, she checked my cervix and it's still long and closed. :0)

She also updated me that studies are showing that the medication I'm on is showing that it helps more then the cerclage or bed rest. Early studies are showing that those women that did bed rest or had a cerclage done vs women who take the progesterone are still having a higher rate of pre-term labour. Her telling me this definitely eased my mind.

Jessica tried to book my 18w u/s but the number you call to book was not working (just beeped after you dialed) so they are going to try later on today and call me with my appointment date. I put in a request for a Friday. I can't get it for sure, but it never hurts to put the request in.

My kid is just weird..

So from what I've heard, most kids pee in the potty but hate pooping. For N, it's the opposite. She was doing great at pee'n in the potty, but then we had a set back in that she did not want to pee on the potty (or flush) so we decided to take a step back and go back to diapers. Well she had other plans and asked for panties the next day so I we were like "why not?" and put her back into panties.

Her new ploy though is she holds in the pee until nap time or bedtime when she knows she gets a diaper and will pee then. However, when it comes to pooping, she races for the potty. Not that I'm complaining, I just find it weird.

Tonight her "poop time" happened once O was home from work and he said the same thing as I did the first time she pooped for me "how can such a little being have so much poop!"

It really is a shrimp!

This is how big jellybean is right now at 13w. Considering JB is this small, you'd think my stomach would not be expanding so quickly. :P

Boudoir session yesterday rocked. B is an amazing photographer. I was worried I did not have enough variety for the photos (I bought a lot of bustiers to hide da belly) but she loved all my stuff and said it was all very sexy! I guess she had a client show up the day before who bought all black lingerie. =\

I was also not the only pregnant woman doing it, she had someone the day before who was 17w along. However, it was her first and B said you could not even tell she was pg. Makes me remember how the first pg we are so excited for the belly to show up and it seems to take forever, where as the 2nd and subsequent pg we freak when the belly pops so fast!

I'm super excited to see the proofs and I know O is going to love them. I had so much fun doing them. The only incident was when she was clipping one of my garters for me and it snapped back and almost took out her eye. :P

I was not 100% sure on my hair (I asked for loose curls and while they were big curls, the top of my head seemed to look weird?) but when I got home O loved the hair, so...I guess that's a plus. Anywho, I recommend that everyone should try it. So.much.fun. And I felt so sexy!

I can't wait to see her again in another 1.5w for our family photo session! We are hitting Eau Claire Market first and then she said she found this cool spot on 9th ave that we have to drive to afterward when the lighting is just right. I think she mentioned something about a parking garage? hah

13w3d

Since I had my hair and make up done this morning and Owen complimented me 4xs about how much he liked it, I figured it was a good time to take a belly photo.

Chance of me curling my hair like this again anytime soon? Very slim.

Sad News.

K, lost her little boy today. He was born 1lb 8oz at 23w4d. :0( She has the same affliction as me, a weakened cervix. It's another reason why 24w is my first goal, but one I hope to surpass, survival at such a young birth is not high. =\ Another mere 4w increases chance of viability to 85%.

She was doing great, made it to 20w w/o problem then was put on modified bed rest, and at 23w4d, her water broke. Not much they can do but deliver the baby once your waters break. :0(

Crazy things pregnant women do...

Two weeks ago our photographer (hah I use that term loosely, since I've not used her yet, I've just been eye'n her website since last summer) sent out an email saying she was doing a boudoir marathon at Hotel Arts Calgary. Before I knew it, I had clicked "add to cart" and committed to do a session.

I think I had a crazy moment bc a) I was fully aware that I was pregnant and showing already and b) expected my stomach to grow (as well as my hips) a bit more between then and now. I convinced myself that flowing babydolls and corsets would work wonders. hah I also emailed her, told her I'd be 14w pg when the session came up and could she work with that? I also mentioned this was my 3rd pregnancy and she as a mother of two probably knew, the wonderful pre-stretched uterus pops much faster with each subsequent pregnancy.

She emailed me back, told me of course! we could work something out and that everything would be fine. hah I think she is being a bit delusional and wanting the session fee. :p But if she was delusional, so am I. I've been excited for two weeks about this session and even though I have noticed the tummy getting bigger as well as my hips (they seriously grow during pregnancy, I get a bit of J. Lo going on minus the butt :P), I kept with the thoughts that it would all work out fine. Plus, it's been a tough few months and I'm dying to look 'sexy' and have a couple of hours of pampering.


Last week I went out and bought some bustiers and babydolls. Today I went back to get some shoes and necklaces and just "peeked" into Lasenza again and found the bustier I wanted last week but they did not have in stock. Sooo excited! So I bought it. hehe Of course I'm hippy, but heck my boobs/cleavage looks great thanks to pregnancy so that's something to work with right? I'm going to pair it with white stockings and a little lacey skirt and panties. I also picked up a pink/white bustier/panties/garter belt too. So at current count I have 3 bustiers (pink, white, black), one bra/panty set (pink with black poka dots) and 2 babydoll outfits. One silver and one white with blue poka dots.

The real purpose of today's visit to the mall was to get shoes and accessories. I had no clue really where to go, I knew Aldo for shoes (thanks to S!) and while I knew what type of necklace, I had no clue where to find it as I do not wear jewelry. It was when I was walking from LaSenza and ran into J that she pointed out Aldo Accessories and pointed out a cute black beaded necklace and I and while I do not like pearls, I found a really cute pearl one with silver filgrie (sp?) over the pearls. Perfect for the black outfits or the pink/white ones. :0)

This is the pearl/silver one I bought that I love! It's super long, hangs all the way down to my navel and I think I could even wear it with a little black dress that I own. It has just the right amount of sparkle to it I think. :D

And this is the black beaded one. Mine is a bit different (more beaded strands, less chain strands). This one is not as long, but long enough.

And finally the shoes! I plan to return them next week because there is no way that my poor flat feet will EVER wear these again. So $100 for a pair of shoes that are going to get one wear are not worth keeping;

After all the money I've spent on the photo session, lingere, shoes and accessories, hair cut and coloured (I was past due, I had an apt. for june 23rd but she bumped me in early for this :D), I really did not have much cash left for a pro mani or pedi, so I spent $20 on a nail file, some clear polish, and a cuticle pusher backer thingy and am going to just do that. File my nails, push back the cuticles and put on a clear coat of polish. Luckily with all the vitamins I'm taking during my pregnancy my nails are a decent length and not peeling/breaking etc.

The only worry I have is posing and facial expressions. I've been looking at boudoir photos online and 'practicing' poses in the mirror (hah) as she suggested, I'm just worried I'm going to look like a tool. I've been told Brandy rocks and so I'm just hoping I'm so comfortable and laid back with her that everything will just flow.

God I hope Owen likes these.

Silly Doppler, Almost there.

At 11w I humoured my doctor and let her check to see if she could find the heartbeat, fully expecting her not to find it. Surprisingly she did. I did not try at home because I knew there was no way I would find it. At my apt last week she found it again with very little searching.

Today I turned 13w and decided last night to see if I could find it. Knowing that last time at 15w it took me a bit of time to find it. No such luck. A couple of times I got close with the Doppler reading 135, but then babe would move or something and I'd lose it before I got a really good listen. I know everything is ok, and the doctor knows where everything is, hence why she can find it. I put the doppler where she did and moved it very slowly (this is how I found the heartbeat last time, I'd just put it on my belly where the doctor did) but no luck.

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I'm about a week away from when I started spotting last time. I'm a bit nervous, but next week I have a doctor's appointment and she will be checking my cervix and see how things are going. She'll give me a requisition for my 19w u/s and also have them check my cervix. Hopefully at the u/s my cervix will be nice and long and they will be able to see it on just the regular u/s, not have to do a transvaginal.

I found the blog by M.E (Mary Ellen) a few weeks ago - Not According to Plan. Not only does she have balanced translocation, she went through 3 failed IVF/PGD cycles, a failed IVF cycle, and 3 failed dIUI cycles, only to get pg with triplets and go into pre-term labour, have a cerclage put in, get a bad infection bc of it, have it taken out, water broken and lose her precious baby girls. :0( She and Steve took a break, got pg again and she made it to viability - 24w w/o any trouble. Then at 26w things started happening again and she was given some meds, put on bedrest (only 1 shower a day and potty breaks allowed) and has now made it to 28w2d.

She gives me hope. I know her situation is different then mine, but her cervix did weaken, and is weakening again, but their little girl is staying put, even though she's having contractions (they are not productive ones). She's made it to 28w, which I remember reading gives her baby girl an 85% chance of survival at this time. All that just to say that if she can do it, so can I.

Doctor Ekwalanga and I have talked about things and our goal is 29w. The lungs are still not fully developed, but the chance of survival with few complications is so much greater then 24w that we both feel it's a good goal to get to. I just really want this baby to stay put, I don't think my emotions could handle going through what I did last time again. Owen and I have talked about the "what ifs" a little bit and decided if we lose another baby, this will be it.

Umm wow..

How can such a little being have so much poop? And I don't mean in her panties, doodlebug came to me and took me to the potty, I pulled her panties down and she sat down. I fully was expecting her to pee because she'd just had a full sippy of water with her afternoon snack of popcorn, but the smell told me pretty quickly it was not pee.

This is her 2nd time pooping in the potty and very much bigger then the last time. Yesterday? Or the day before when she pooped it was just teeny (I can't believe I'm describing the size of my daughter's poop!) but today was quite the bowel movement. And sadly, I'm disappointed that O was not home from work yet to witness this great accomplishment. hah

I have to say I'm a) super impressed that she does not seem to have a problem (so far) with pooping in the potty and b) quite happy at how little wiping/clean up it is after a poop in the potty vs when she does in her diaper. I think by the end of the week I just might be brave and let her outside the house in panties.

She did well this morning before gymboree as well, had a pee in the potty, zero accidents and then went into a diaper just before class. I started to debate whether I should keep her in panties, but when one little girl had an accident during class I was kind of happy she was 'leak' proof in her diaper.

We really have not had any particular method. I had the 3 day potty training book but lost it. So basically this is what we did last week;

- Put panties on her and told her if she had to pee or poop to let us know
- Did not put her in pants, just dresses or tshirts
- gave her 2 jellybeans as a reward for peeing or pooping
- the first few days asked her constantly "Do you have to pee or poop?" and sat her on the potty a lot after she had a lot to drink
- Put her back in diapers for naps (she still naps 3hrs a day) and bedtime even though I've read you should do it all at once.

And that's pretty much it. :0) The first day we went through 15 pairs of panties! I think she learned by day 2 to "hold" it in a bit instead of doing wee pees every 20 mins, because I noticed on day 2/3 she was not peeing as much and at first I thought she was holding it in waiting for her nap time to get put in a diaper. By day 2 she only had 4 accidents. This week (so far) she has had one instance where she has peed just a bit in her panties before running to the potty. This seems normal for kids who are 100% potty trained though from what I've read. They get so occupied with what they are doing that they wait too long.

Baby Aversion

Many months ago, at a playdate, I held someone's baby while they went to grab something out of their diaper bag for her. N was off playing somewhere but as soon as that baby was in my arms she looked at me, her lower lip went down past her chin and she pouted in the worse way. She would not even come over to see the baby. She just sat on the floor and almost cried.

Yesterday I went out to lunch with a bunch of friends and held B's little one for the first time and N again got super upset. This time she cried. I got her to come see E, but then she laid on the floor and cried. =\ Once I handed E back to B, she cried a bit longer then came over to me and hugged my leg.

Makes me wonder how she'll react and what the transition will be like when she has a little brother or sister.

Heartburn and Hemorrhoids!

Yay me! I was up most of last night due to wicked heartburn. It was horrible. I sent Owen to the 7/11 at 1am to get me some ginger ale and Rolaids/Tums and while he was gone I drank a glass of milk. All of which the internet declared would get rid of my heartburn (as well as peppermint candy). Supposedly the Canadian Dry Ginger Ale is suppose to be instant umm yeah, not so much. I was up at 12.30, 2.30, then again at 5am drinking ginger ale and finally at 5am had a pc of toast and milk. It helped enough that I could go back to sleep, but it kept returning. Then on top of that, at 5am I spent 30 mins in the bathroom and let's just say hemorrhoids are not my friends right now. gah! So it was not a great night's sleep by any means and one I hope not to repeat tonight.

I got wicked heartburn around 18-19w with Natasha, first time in my entire life I ever experienced it. I had no clue at first what it was. I finally complained to Owen about it and he laughed and told me I had heartburn.

Last fall with baby #2 I had zero heartburn. So I'm not sure why I'm having it so early this time around?

Potty Training Week in Review

The week has had it's ups and downs. She's had a few accidents, a few clean ups on the floor have occured, but overall, she's not doing too bad. I think what is slowing us down is that she still naps 3hrs a day and we put her in a diaper bc of that. She also still goes potty better for Owen.

Tonight after a friend's party though we had a great success! She was holding her bum and I said "Do you have to poop?" and we went over to the potty and she had her first poop in the potty! I tried calling Owen but he did not have his cell phone with him tonight.

She seems to be progressing so we shall keep at it. This week will be better since the only thing we have scheduled that requires leaving the house is gymboree. :0)

First Scare

Before taking a shower this afternoon I peed first and when I wiped there was a bit of mucus-y spotting. Scared me enough to get my ass into bed. What scares me is that I'm only 12w, this did not start last time until I was 14-15w along. Baby is not very big at all. I had an u/s on Thursday, but it was not a vaginal one so it should not cause any spotting.

My next fear is that my cervix is shortening and I'll need an emergency cerclage. As silly as it sounds the whole idea of having one scares me. I don't like the thought of them doing it and I don't really want one done unless absolutely necessary. I'd rather try bed rest then jump right into having the stitches put in.

I'm going to stay in bed for the rest of the evening/weekend and if I'm still spotting on Sunday I'll head to the ER. I have a doctor appointment on Wednesday and she is checking it then, so hopefully will be ok.

I did forget to take my 2 pills the night before and did not realize it until yesterday afternoon, so as per the instructions I just took 2 last night and not 4. I'm hoping that is all it is.

Everything is A-Ok normal

As usual, the Technicians and Doctors at EFW in Beddington were amazing. Super friendly, kind and frank. She showed us I would say every part of the baby. The heart, legs, arms, head, heart, heart rate (153bpm) and best of all, I did not have to wait long in the waiting room :0) I even got to talk to the Doctor I met last fall. He came in to discuss some of the results, assure us all was ok and was just as cute as last time. hah

The only scare the whole time during the examination was that the Tech said when she put the wand on my stomach "Well baby is moving" I'm not sure if she said that because before the exam she asked what pregnancy this was (3rd) and how many kids (1). So I am wondering, now that I'm home and thinking on it, if she said it to be re-assuring? Either way it scared the heck out of me. I stared at the screen without blinking for a solid 30 seconds trying to make out the baby moving and saying out loud "Well we got a heartbeat at yesterday's apt, so I hope the baby is still moving". For the briefest of moments I almost though s/he was not moving.

Natasha of course had zero interest in her future brother or sister and was quite content to sit with Owen and eat her pretzels. After we spoke to the doctor we moved to the consult room where we spoke with another doctor. She had printed out the report and went over our numbers and again told us everything looked great. We talked a bit more about my incompetent cervix and she is actually the first medical professional to tell me that sometime ppl have IC one pg and have no problems the next time.

Regardless, I'm happy I'm seeing a doctor that is aware of my 'condition' and I'm being monitored a lot more closely vs going to a maternity clinic once a month. It makes me feel just a teeny bit better. :0) My next Doctor appointment is next week, and at that one Dr. E will check my cervix again. She wants to make sure if it starts to shorten that we catch it fast and get me in for an emergency cerclage.

The ultrasound is still agreeing with my O DD (Dec. 16th) and has me at 12w today. :0)

Day 3 & 4 of Potty Training.

Day 2:

Yesterday was a bit crazy for us. We were out the entire morning running errands and such so she was in diapers from when she got in the morning and by the time we got home it was a quick lunch and naptime. I went out last night, but Owen told me when I got home that she peed in the potty. :0) It was actually funny. She did her little prance, went over to the potty and when she sat down she farted. :P Owen said his first thought was "Oh man I hope she's pooped today" haha Anywho she peed and washed her hands.

Day 3:

So far today things are going well. Panties were put on as soon as she got up and she did pee in the potty but after she'd peed a little in her panties. Owen told me that she does that for him too, pees a teeny bit, then goes to the potty. So I guess that's a start right? Owen is convinced that she's ready bc she will pee a little then tell us and pee on the potty. It's a start though right? We'll see how the rest of the week goes. We have a playdate tomorrow morning, nothing on friday and I think Sat/sun is good. So hopefully by Sunday we'll have some progress. I'm not sure I'm ready not to put her in diapers for naps though...The bright side? The first day was definitely the worse with the 15 panties getting wet. hah It should be interesting when her bowl movements switch it up and she stops pooping during naps. :p

Appointment #3

I know I said I would not bitch about parking anymore, but this morning my 8.45am apt got me there soon enough to be able to park right next to the building. :D So it's not a whine, it's praise.

The appointment was quick. I was weighed (55kg 1oz, I think 3w ago I was 44kg 5oz, I just rounded up), blood pressure taken (normal), babe's heartbeat found (153bpm) and asked how I was doing on the Pertmitium. She was going to check my cervix but I told her I was pretty sure all was ok, that I did not start having any issues last time until 14-15w-ish, so instead she had me book an apt. to see her in 2w instead of my usual 3w. She'll check my cervix then, give me a requisition for my 18w u/s and have on it for my cervix to be checked again at that appointment.

She also told me that if i did start any spotting at all to call her office to see if she was there. If she is, she wants me to come in right away so she could check things out. That was a relief to hear, as it's probably a lot faster then going to ER (which is my 2nd option if she's not at the clinic that day) and she also said she'd be able to get me booked in a lot faster for an emergency cerclage if we had to go that route.

I sort of cringed at the word(s). I really want to try my best to avoid having one done. I'm still frustrated that it won't prevent labour, which I originally thought it would. So to me, it just seems like something that involves a lot of risk w/o the gaurantee that I won't go into labour.

I've started to relax a lot more, lift Tash a lot less and do my best to be off my feet. Pretty soon grocery shopping and a few other things are going to fall on Owen.

My Nuchal u/s is tomorrow at 3.15pm. Owen is not too 'excited' about it and would not be too upset if he missed it. While it sort of bugs me that he's not excited to see the baby, I can also see his view of things. This will be our 3rd Nuchal and other then checking things out and learning that our baby is healthy, there is nothing exciting that will be revealed like the gender.

I'm debating also getting the photos. I have ones from Natasha's u/s and from baby #2's. It makes me sad to see Baby 2's CD of pics sitting there with all our other photo CDs. I'm not sure if I want another reminder if something happens that my body failed me once again.

Potty Training Day Two

Today went a bit better but I would not call it more successful then yesterday. Before going downstairs for breakfast I changed her out of her diaper and into panties. I know some do the whole thing at once (night training/naps) but we figure once she gets a grasp on things during the day we'll ease into naps and bedtime without a diaper. If she did not still nap for 3hrs a day I'd not be so worried about putting her in panties, however, she still does and usually wakes up with a wet diaper.

Today's approach, since she did so well last night and did not freak out, was to use the Bjorn potty vs the ring on the flush.

She has only went through 4 pairs? of panties today. A lot less 'twinkles' as we call it. Yesterday she spent a lot of time doing 'wee pees' but today seemed better at not just randomly peeing a little bit. There was one accident before lunch, she went upstairs, I did not follow, expecting she would be right back. She was but when she came back down she was crying and had peed. I re-assured her that it was ok, accidents happened and changed her. She did not have to pee again before it was time for her nap.

Like yesterday I would ask her after she would finish a sippy if she had to pee, but today instead of saying yes every time, she would either a) ignore me or b) give me a look that clearly said she was fine and did not have to pee. So I stopped asking as frequently.

When she woke up from her nap she'd pooped and peed in her diaper. She went back into panties and did not need to pee again until around 6.45pm tonight. Owen was with her and they were in the basement. She grabbed a book and ran over to the potty. Owen got up and helped her get her panties down and she sat down and peed.

So lesson for us today - Book = I need to pee and need reading material while I do it. :P

Tomorrow I have to go out, I can't cancel it or avoid it so she'll be put in diapers. I'm not ready to brave the outside world with her in panties. So diaper at the start of the day and then when we get home I'll put her in panties again. I hope it's not confusing her. =\ It was pretty much Owen's idea to start trying to train her this week, even after I told him how busy I was and could not devote a full week to not leaving the house. While I'm ready for her to be done with diapers, Owen confessed tonight he's just had enough, he wants her out of diapers and feels at 2.5 yrs old she is ready. We agreed that if by Sunday of this week she's not going to the potty regularly then we'll try again in a month.