On Monday my back
was at its worse. I had a meeting at work, but left for home shortly after. I
stopped in the store to pick up some medication and icy hot patches, and laid
on the couch watching my shows for the rest of the night. Christian didn’t get
home with the girls until really late, so we ate a quick dinner, and everyone
was off to bed. We did kick off another week of Potty Training with Amelia
today, and she did well with my mother in law again. Hopefully she’s more
successful at school this week!
Tuesday I was still
in some pain, but my back seemed to be getting better. Amelia went potty at
school for the first time today, which was HUGE! She went in her diaper before
the teacher got there this morning, stayed dry all day, and used the potty in
the afternoon. AND, she actually used the potty tonight, before bed. It was the
first time we actually saw her use the potty, so that was super exciting! YES,
I think she’s finally getting it! Olivia didn’t have quiet as great of a
day…she wiped out on some ice at school and got some major road rash on her
cheek. She was pretty upset about it, but in good spirits. Chuy also had a
stressful night (well, really, provided us with a stressful night). He managed
to escape the backyard tonight. Christian & I switched off, spending almost 2
hours driving around yelling for him. Even calling the police station to see if
he’d been reported. With how cold it is, I knew it wouldn’t be long before
somebody called him in. As I took off for another round of searching, a neighbor
flagged me down, and asked if I was looking for a dog. Sure enough, she had
him. INSIDE HER HOUSE. Seriously lady, I know you’re trying to help, but I
cannot find my dog if he’s INSIDE your house. I wish people would just leave
him alone if he’s out loose. If people would just leave him, he’d come home.
Instead, they play with him, pick him up, bring in in their yards (and, now
their house apparently). UGH!
By Wednesday my
back was starting to feel pretty normal again – just a little “bruised”.
Thankfully. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday went great potty training wise –
Amelia woke up in the morning, and from her naps, dry, she used the potty at
school and at my mom’s on Friday, AND she used the potty at home before bed.
YAY! Friday, while we were out to dinner, she even used to the potty at the
restaurant! AWESOME!!! I’m not saying this is it, we’re trained! Or anything
like that, but we’re on our way. My big girl!
I started off
Friday like usual, with my weigh in. Only down .4 for the week, which is disappointing,
but a loss is a loss. Down 31.8 to date. After work, I picked up the girls from
my mom’s, picked Christian up from home, and we were all off to Target to buy a
new vacuum cleaner. FINALLY, after months of living without one, it was long
overdue. It’s my cheat day today, so after picking out our new vacuum, we were
off to Carbone’s for dinner. I’ve been craving some GOOD pizza forever, so I was beyond excited. The girls didn’t seem
to be feeling too well – Amelia more so than Olivia. They both had a cough
going on, and Amelia had a runny nose and just seemed miserable. Poor thing –
hopefully it doesn’t last long. They were pretty much off to bed once we got
home and bathed. Exhausted girls. Christian and I settled in for a movie night.
First up, “The Cabin in the Woods” – I heard good things about it, and it had
good ratings – but we weren’t too impressed with it. Then, “Rock of Ages”. I
LOVE my 80’s music, but Christian was bitter about the musical aspect of it
and fell asleep. His loss!
Our weekend was
pretty low key. Olivia had her first swim lesson on Saturday. She was really
excited, but really nervous about it. I couldn’t stay with her for the class,
so I was watching from a balcony up above the pool. I could tell she was REALLY
hesitant at first, and at one point almost looked like she was going to cry.
But, she really warmed up by the end of class and was participating.
Afterwards, she told me she had SO much fun, so hopefully she gets more into it
ever week. We spent Saturday evening hanging out and spending some family time
together, and were all off to bed fairly early. Party Animals!!
Sunday was a low
key day at home. A little arctic blast made its way into town for a few days,
so we didn’t make any big plans. We spent the morning playing games, watching movies
and relaxing. During naps, Christian went over to his parents house to help
them with a few things, and I got started on my latest task…I started going
through the girls’ clothes. I’ve finally decided to take the plunge and get rid
of their clothes (as Amelia outgrows them, of course). So, I spent naptime
unpacking all of their clothes from storage. Once the girls were up, we all
continued our relaxing. Once the girls were in bed for the night, Christian
left to hang out with a friend for a while, and I continued going through the
clothes. I went through the newborn to 6 months sizes, picked out a few
favorites, photographed the rest and sorted them to be sold. It’s going to be
REALLY hard to do. I swear, every outfit, every pair of pajamas – I can picture
the girls in them. Special events, “firsts”, celebrations. They are just
clothes, but they’re full of memories. BUT, I’m ready to part with them. If we
have another baby, and it’s a boy – we don’t need them anyway. If we have
another baby, and it’s a girl, it will be nice to get some new clothes anyway.
So, I just need to look at it that way! And, it will be nice to earn a little
extra cash and free up some storage space!
So, that was the
end of our week. Amelia has been advancing great in potty training, Olivia
started swim lessons and we had a fairly, much deserved, relaxing week.
