Locked Out

My first day off with the kiddos has been quite a busy day. I was off with Cameron to the doctor early in the a.m. Thankfully, everything turned out great with our visit to the urologist. Cameron was such a big boy and I am very proud!

Last weekend, I also began to potty train Mr. Cameron. I am sure many of you would ask, "Why on Earth are your training your BOY first. Everyone knows that girls are easier to train!" Well, obviously, you have not met my Faith. The girl that has a mind of her very own. Cameron has taken an interest in the potty, and, it is clear that he should be the one trained FIRST. I thought about training them at the same time, but, Faith's attitude towards the potty was a clear indicator that I should give her some more time. She will defiantly pull her pants up and shout, "No!" if introduced to the potty. Anyway, trying to potty train an almost two year old while keeping watch over another almost two year old AND an eight month old (is that a run-on sentence or what?) does NOT make for a restful Thanksgiving break. I am proud of the job Cameron is doing, but he is yet to be able to tell you BEFORE he uses it in his pants. However, he will say in a rather pitiful tone AFTER he has used it, "Potty." So, atleast he gets the idea....we will keep working. Faith can not seem to understand that Cameron gets treats when he potties...she gets all upset. She has, however, decided that she might just try the potty thing out to get a treat. It's quite amusing. She goes in the bathroom, perches herself of the potty for two seconds, and expects a treat. That girl, THAT GIRL!!!

We did get to play outside today since the weather is so warm. The kids loved that and it passed the time away in the afternoon. Being in the house all day can make the day VERY LONG. I am very thankful for the weather this week....but I hope that it will not mean storms!

I am SO loving staying at home. I am getting to see many things that I am missing at work. For example, Faith actually spouted off two words in her "Opposites" book while she was "reading." Cameron sneaks into our room each morning around 7am. Mallory is pulling up to her knees on low objects. It has been great to see them doing new things each day.

Of course, it wouldn't be a typical day without some sort of trick or catastrophe....yep...today, those little boogers locked me out of the laundry room. How did they do this since there is no lock??? Well, they shut the door, pulled open a drawer, and the door was wedged. Cameron got a kick out of it...I can imagine him laughing while my arm is frantically reaching inside the door.  Luckily, I was able to squeeze my way through.

Sorry, no pictures today. It's been rather hectic...I'll try to do better tomorrow.