A couple of other blogs I follow also recently wrote about potty training so I guess this is right on track! I knew I wanted to start training as soon as I was out of work. It was perfect timing with having all summer off and the new baby arriving sometime in late September. My goal was to have only one in diapers at a time. It looks very possible that I will get my way on this one. I followed a potty training method that a friend of my sister-in-law used on her 2 year old. It has worked beautifully but I have to say that potty training is right up there on my "crappy things people don't tell you about having kids" list along with the newborn stage. I remember being nervous about bringing Tara out of the house when she was really little. I was scared I would forget something important like a bottle (which I did do once but luckily first on our to-do list was Babies R Us) or a pacifier or that she would start crying uncontrollably and I wouldn't know how to make her stop. I remember the very first trip I took out of the house with her. I decided that the furthest I could go was 26 mile road which is about 25 minutes away, give or take a few. I wanted to go to Target and Kohl's. I swear Target calls for me if I don't visit it at least once a week! Well, Target went smoothly but before I went to Kohl's I needed to feed her. It is probably the end of March by now so it was still quite cold. I sat in the back of the durango to feed my less than one month old who weighs 6 or 7 pounds. As many of you know, as soon as you feed a newborn you find yourself also changing them. She was so small that I could change her on my lap. Bad time for a blowout! I had to change her clothes now. By this point, I am sweating from all the moving and changing and hoping no one is watching me. We get in to Kohl's safely and about a half hour in, she wants to eat again! I found a changing room that was empty and fed her. I am not even sure I bought anything! It seemed like a big hassle to take her out of the house to accomplish nothing. Of course things got easier once I got a handle on it. Okay, why am I telling you this?? Oh yeah, after potty training I felt quite the same nervousness to go out of the house. ( I am still getting used to this) What if she poops her pants in the middle of the store and it's the messy kind?? What if she pees in her car seat? What if she has to go while we are in transit and there is no where to stop? All of these things run through my head and you know what? She is actually BETTER when we are out and tells me when she has to go and everything! I am sure there will be days that are not so good and one of those terrible things that I mentioned happens but for now I can say I feel pretty good about taking her out. Of course I keep a potty chair in the back of the care, pack plenty of extra clothes, and I put a lap pad in her car seat just for ease of mind. Okay, that was a really long post about potty training, sorry.
Here are some pictures of when I straightened Tara's hair by blow drying it. Needless to say she looks completely different. But don't worry, her hair is exactly the oppposite of mine. Within an hour, her curls were coming back and after naptime they were here to stay! My hair after being curled is straight within an hour! Oh well, it was fun while it lasted but I don't think I will be wasting my time blow drying it anytime soon. Besides, I like the curl better. It is something I always wish I had so I will enjoy hers!
You can see here the curl making it's way back in!
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