Potty Training

So shortly after the new year and some before we started on the journey of potty training our wee one. It's been a struggle. The first week she did awesome. Barely any messes, and it seemed like it was going to be an easy time of it. The following week she wanted to use the big potty so we set her up with little stairs, etc. She even pooped in the potty like two days after starting the training process. Then things started getting messy. Accidents were happening with more and more frequency. Which frustrated us and in turn Emilie as well.

After yesterday her screaming everytime we took her into the bathroom and absolute refusal to go in the potty I realized we must be doing something wrong. When they say to PRAISE your kids when they use it and NOT to scold they mean it! We were getting annoyed with the amount of accidents she was having. When you ask them if they have to go and then literally two minutes later you have a puddle on the floor it's frustrating! So we did raise our voices and scold and I'm afraid it out weighed the praise. SO today I set the little potty back up because even though she doesn't want to use the potty she doesn't want a diaper either.

I'm trying to remind myself with every little mess to just clean it, and move on to the praise part. Which is a struggle, but we WILL get through this, lol.

Christmas Morning

Emilie Christmas morning :)

Here's our tree after mommy and daddy put their presents under there and santa added a few :)


Here's Emilie seeing the tree for the first time. It helps when she sleeps in and mommy and daddy are up waiting for her :)



Em checking out the chalkboard :) Santa brought it for her!



The stalkings all filled and ready for opening :)



Kitties found a special item in their stalkings too :)




Hey check this out!

She's checking to make sure it's nice and empty before moving on to the things under the tree :)

Sorry this is so dark...but really the talking is what you need to experiance :)
So pretty much after every item we heard...can you open it...lol...




Jason found a penguin in his stalking :)


After we convinced her to unwrap the stalkings we moved on to the presents under the tree :)






Then like every present she unwrapped she had to go do something with it first :) lol...this one the baby needed to leave apparently...kind of convenient though since she brought it to her room :)



More unwrapping...but did have her do some tag reading first...check out the next video :)

So the first one she grabbed I showed her it said EM and that meant it for Emilie. She looks mighty impressive in this video like she's reading it...but then...

Would love to claim she could read them...but the rest of the morning went the same...EVERY tag read EM...lol :)

She unwrapped dress up clothes...so she had to try on the shoes :) Then walk on the kitchen floor with them. I think I have a girly girl in the works...which means I'm in trouble!


Here's the baby gear she got :) She loves it! It was pretty much the toy of choice most of the day. First we fed the baby, then walked the baby, then the baby napped, etc :)



Merry Christmas everyone :) It was a nice relaxing day topped off with ordering in! I love it!

MERRY CHRISTMAS WORLD :)

Nope I don't like that Santa fellow one bit more this year than what I did last year...so not too happy about him coming again...but I do however like the idea of presents....hmmmmmm

The Four Gs :) and more

So we did this once when I was super little...but hey grandma was visiting so we did it again :) Check out four generations of Trombley girls....yikees!

MINE!

Now just incase you want to get nosey...here are some nosey pictures!