Christopher has been going potty on the toilet a few times daily. Though we usually ask if he has to go, or we just take him in the bathroom every few hours. Oftentimes, we go by his cue, which is running off to a corner or some other place in the room where he gets [...]
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The potty diaries – My new toilet-training tool
While some parents promise gummy bears, M&M’s or Skittles, others use ordinary household items (i.e., Cheerios) as props. Of course, using Cheerios for target practice probably works only with boys. My tool, however, is universal. It’s unisex. My tool is the new iPhone. Actually, the tool is a toddler game that I downloaded hoping that [...]
Feliz Cinco de Mayo
Celebrar, hoy, nos encontramos con nuestros amigos, Eric y Ava, en Fruitvale Village. Caminamos en Fruitvale Village y los niños jugaron en la fuente. A las once, comimos en Taco Grill, un restaurante de interés. La comida mexicana fue buena, pero comio la comida mexicana más buena que este restaurante. Esta noche, Mike y yo [...]
“Poop”
The beauty of potty training is that you never know “when”. We used to be able to guess “when” because Christopher would go hide and quietly do his business. Recently, he has started telling us “poop” when either he needs to go or has already gone. Okay, 50/50 isn’t bad, until today. At the end [...]
“Poop”
The beauty of potty training is that you never know “when”. We used to be able to guess “when” because Christopher would go hide and quietly do his business. Recently, he has started telling us “poop” when either he needs to go or has already gone. Okay, 50/50 isn’t bad, until today. At the end [...]
“Beach”
On Monday morning, with everyone bathed, dressed, fed, burped, changed, strapped in their car seats, we headed off to the shopping mall to purchase a pair of shoes for Christopher. One day, we had four or five pairs of shoes that did not fit. The next day, his toes were nearing the top of the [...]
“Beach”
On Monday morning, with everyone bathed, dressed, fed, burped, changed, strapped in their car seats, we headed off to the shopping mall to purchase a pair of shoes for Christopher. One day, we had four or five pairs of shoes that did not fit. The next day, his toes were nearing the top of the [...]
“Beach”
On Monday morning, with everyone bathed, dressed, fed, burped, changed, strapped in their car seats, we headed off to the shopping mall to purchase a pair of shoes for Christopher. One day, we had four or five pairs of shoes that did not fit. The next day, his toes were nearing the top of the [...]
The potty diaries – April 11, 2009
We haven’t been consistent with our potty training since bringing home baby. We put Christopher on the toilet every now and then, and ask him repeatedly if he needs to use the toilet. The answer to this question invariably is, “No!” Yet, this day, he came up to each of us and said, “poop.” With [...]
Adoption Connection group gathering
A few times yearly, we get together with a group of friends that we met in our adoption workshop class at Adoption Connection. On Sunday, we met four other families at one family’s home. We ate, caught up on what was happening in each family’s life – one family may be relocating to Tennessee, another [...]
