Potty Training Adventures

yes.  potty training.
because my 20 month old wants to.
that's right.  be jealous, parents of toddlers everywhere!

I have the most awesome little girl ever.  She amazes me everyday with her awesome-ness.  Following are my Facebook status updates of the last 3 days chronicling the beginning of Munchkin's Potty Training Adventures. Because these are the fun things that should be in a journal of some kind, and not get lost in the black hole of Facebook status updates.

Friday at 12:53pm 
munchkin today went to the bathroom and kept saying "poop, poop", then crawled into the tub fully clothed and pooped in her diaper. anyone else think it's time for potty training???


Saturday at 8:55pm 
we got a potty chair last night for the munchkin. and every few hours, we ask naomi is she needs a diaper change or if she would like to use her potty-- she chooses the potty every time, but hasn't actually gone potty in the potty yet... at least she's excited to learn!

Saturday at 10:07pm 
potty training update: naomi came to us and said "poop. poop" so we asked if she needed a change or wanted to use the potty. she choose the potty-- then went pee and asked to take a bath. so i put her in the tub where she proceeds to squat and start pooping, so i pulled her out and sat her on her chair. and she pooped in the potty chair. Munchkin potty training WIN!


Sunday at 9:58pm
munchkin successfully used the potty about 50% of the time today. She missed the potty while we were at church and during her nap, otherwise-- she's been perfect! Love that little girl so much!
  
Monday at 10:52am
side effect of potty training: munchkin has learned how to take off her diaper and thinks she can just run around the house naked all the time... oh boy! luckily, she usually goes to the potty immediately after getting naked, so i haven't found any surprises around the house... yet. *keeping my fingers crossed*

and here are some more cute munchkin antics that haven't made Facebook
monday, dec 19: after going potty, naomi stood up and said hppily, "i went potty!" and then did a little dance.  too cute; i only wish i'd had the camera.


naomi is afraid she is going to fall in the big potty, so she'll only go on her little potty chair.  


naomi gets a few mini-marshmellows for going pee-pee in the potty, and an oreo for going poop in the potty.  once, she saw the marshmellows sitting on the counter (after i'd made hot cocoa) and asked for one.  i told her she had to go potty for it, so she went to the bathroom and went potty right there.  she's so smart!

Mommy's Little Helper

Naomi is getting to be such a big girl!  and so helpful!  I just wanted to make a short list of the awesome things my daughter does to help mommy around the house.  I've learned that if i want to be happy, spend quality time with my munchkin, and still have a clean house-- I need to include her in cleaning.  She thinks it's fun, I get stuff done, and she's learning to be clean.  Win.Win.Win.

Awesome Stuff That Naomi Does To Help Mommy
1. throws away her own dirty diapers-- seriously, when i'm done she will get up, grab her diaper, and go throw it away.  Awesome, munchkin!

2. laundry-- she will seperate whites from colors and put them in the basket that i tell her too.  and she's been doing this since she was 9 months!!! and if i sit her on top of our dryer, she'll help me load the washer (her favorite!), and then push the start button on the washer. she also puts the dryer sheet in the dryer and takes the clothes out of the dryer when they are done.  seriously, this kid will be a laundry pro before her 2nd birthday!

helping with laundry at 9 months old!

3. putting away clean dishes-- after i dry the dishes, she will put them in the proper cabinet (if it's a lower cabinet, which is where we keep our plastic bowls, tupperware-type stuff, and pots and pans).  she even knows where they go (i don't have to tell her), but that's probably because she spends much of her day taking the dishes in and out of the cabinets and playing with them.  :-)

4. washing dishes/sink-- if i only have 1 or two big bowls or pots to wash, and they aren't too bad, i'll let munchkin sit on the counter by the sink and she likes to help "wash the bowl" by running the rag or a scrubbing wand around the bowl and playing in the water.  when i empty the sink, she likes to "clean the sink."  here's her doing just that:

5. she's also already learned to use only 1-2 toys at a time or 1 book at a time.  when she's done with a book or toy, she puts it back on the shelf or toy box. 

Could I have a more perfect child?!  i'm going to find out in a few months!  I love you, Munchkin!

The Many Faces of Naomi-- in 1 Minute!

Brad just started taking pictures of Naomi before dinner, and he captured quite a wide range of faces.  So here they are-- in 1 minute-- the many faces of a Naomi Munchkin!
(ps: anyone know how to get the pictures to set next to each other?)

More Summer Pool Time Fun

We have a little kiddy pool that we like to get out on hot days when we don't go to the water park.  Lots of fun!

that's my cute little munchkin!

playing with daddy

 mid-fall

Summer Time; Pool Time!

so, this is from last month...

We bought a Pass of All Passes this summer, and the Munchkin and I have been making great use of it!  We've gone to Seven Peaks Water Park 3 times this week!  Munchkin LOVES the water!  As soon as she gets in, she throws her arms forward and her feet back, and she starts to kick and move her arms.

Plus, the water park is about 2 miles away and walking there and back gets me a decent workout.  I'm less than 3 lbs away from my first major weight loss goal, and going to the water park is going to help me reach that goal before the end of the month!

since this is from last month... I'm glad to announce that I have since surpassed my first major weight loss goal-- to be under 200 lbs.   :-)