Pee Pee Potty

About 4 months ago I bought a little potty for Jonah. As he was nearing 18 months I got revved up about the prospects of having him potty trained. So far the potty has been used only as yet another toy to play with in the bathroom while we get ready. He refuses to sit on it longer than 5 seconds so I'm not rushing him. I figure it needs to be on his own time (I'll start taking serious action if he nears 3 and isn't potty trained--because lets face it, I might as well be wiping up adult poop at that point).

Today I didn't get to go running before Jon left for work; which pretty much rules out the option of a workout outside the home for the day. So I did a little half hour work out video that my sister lent me while Jonah made comments about "Mommy dancing". Afterwards, I put Jonah in the bath. When it was time to get out and lather him up with lotion and get him dressed, he slipped out of his room while still totally nakey and started playing around in the kitchen. I walked out to get him and saw him squatting on the floor red-faced. I ran over and saw that he had peed on the floor and quickly picked him up and put him on the toilet (NOT his training potty but the real one). As I got out the mop to clean up his mess, I heard SPLASH and ran to find that he had fallen in the toilet. I couldn't help but laugh. I think he was pretty scared but the kid is so darn skinny that I guess it was inevitable. I wish I could have taken a picture.

I think this event today has guaranteed another 6 months in diapers until he has overcome his fear of falling in.


This picture has nothing to do with the post but I wanted to post it a while ago and didn't. I took these pictures in the fall.

The Blessing

It was a wonderful weekend for us here. Mom and Dad Green flew in yesterday for Sophie's blessing. Yesterday we spent the day up at the Gateway in Salt Lake and did a little shopping. We found a few prizes at the Lucky store and Anthro (that's what we call Anthropologie--a most favorite store). I also found some fabulous shoes at Black Chandelier. They're actually the same shoes my mom purchased there a few months ago and I've been coveting them ever since. I sported these new shoes today at Sophie's blessing.

After the shopping, we got a little dinner at The Olive Garden, for which we waited an hour and a half. What a ridiculous wait! But we got two free appetizers because of it, so I guess it was OK.

During that hour and a half wait we went over to the South Towne Center (we were in Sandy) and little Sophie got her darling little ears pierced. I was a little nervous but had the best moral support there (Thanks, Mom, Laura, and Annie!!). She looks absolutely adorable with her new little earrings.

Today Jon blessed Sophie and it was a wonderful blessing. I am so grateful to all of our family that were able to make it there. There's nothing like sharing those special moments with the ones you love.

Sophie was blessed in the same blessing dress as me and I fashioned a little white hair bow for her. She also wore little white moccasins that my mom bought for her in Santa Fe on the last annual trip to Indian Market.

Sophie and her cousin Lauren.

After the blessing, Jon had to wind down a little bit (the nerves) so he and Christophe spent a good 2 hours building spaceships with their childhood Lego collection. Christophe and Jon would periodically "show off" their creations to their loving wives who would praise and adore their projects as they would one of their children's. I'm pretty sure those two spaceships ended up on a tall shelf in the playroom instead of being taken apart and put back in the box. I guess I know what to get Jon for his birthday next month.

Birthday Bliss

Well, for those of you who weren't aware, I turned 26 last week. Jonathan was an absolute saint and let me do whatever I wanted all day. So I went to the gym, got a pedicure (waaaayyy overdue), and then he took me to a fantastic dinner at PF Chang's. I DID eat the Great Wall of Chocolate, for those of you who read my last post, and it was completely worth it. I felt sick for about an hour afterwards but the pain didn't compare with the chocolaty bliss that induced it. I also discovered a new favorite restaurant. You must try Pizzeria Seven-twelve. It's amazing. Check out their website!

My good friend posted a to-do list for her 26th birthday and I decided I would kind of mimic her idea but switch it around to a "13 Things I've Done" and "13 Things I'd Like To Do" list...thereby adding up to 26.

So here we go.

13 Things I've Done
1. Graduated from BYU
2. Ran 2 marathons
3. Married Jonathan in the temple
4. Had 2 babies
5. Gave birth naturally
6. Backpacked through Europe
7. Lived in Hawaii
8. Learned to watercolor
9. Took up photography
10. Learned French & Spanish
11. Learned to play piano
12. Completed a triathlon
13. Took up Cycling

13 Things I'd Like To Do
1. Learn to play the cello
2. Run more marathons
3. Have more babies
4. Live in Europe
5. Own my own business
6. Go on a mission
7. Write a book
8. Go to cosmetology school
9. Travel the world
10. Go to culinary arts school
11. Be fluent in French
12. Open a restaurant
13. Have my dream home

I know some of these are pretty boring but I didn't want to spend all night blogging. I get too little sleep as it is!

More posts to come with pictures of the little ones.

Resolution Jeopardized?

Jon and I have started Weight Watchers. I have about 30 pounds to shed after having Sophie and Jon has some sympathy weight to get rid of too. We have done really well these last 2 weeks and have already lost weight! Jon has lost about 7 lbs and I've lost about 5.

My birthday is tomorrow and we have a tradition of going to PF Chang's for my birthday dinner (it's the only time we can sort of justify it). We usually eat all 3 courses, ending with the Great Wall of Chocolate--my most favorite dessert! So last night I was looking up the different parts of the meal and calculating the "Points", when to my horror, I discovered the terrifying amount of calories and fat in this chocolate wonder. Can you take a guess?

Let me tell you:

CALORIES - 2237 (oh gosh!)
FAT - 90 grams (are you kidding me???)

Well, my heart almost stopped thinking that I might not be able to enjoy this traditional indulgence. But something stopped my panic attack--another menu item. They also have a Great Wall of Chocolate MINI Dessert. Hallelujah! My year will not be a complete disappointment!

THREAT NEUTRALIZED!

We'll keep you posted on our weight loss efforts. I plan on being more swimsuit ready than I have ever been!

January 8th and The Series of Unfortunate Events...

I may be digging my own grave by posting this email only half way through the day, but already I have so many wonderful (sense the sarcasm here) things to tell you all about.

To make it short and sweet, I'll put them all chronologically for you:

10:00 am - I arrive home from Target and carry all the bags to my apartment and proceed to slip on some black ice on the steps down to our door, thereby crushing open the 12 pack of Diet Coke in my right hand, spewing 2 bags of groceries from my left hand, and seriously injuring my pride...and my right elbow. The owner of our complex ran over and said, "Yeah, it looked like your head disappeared from our level much too fast!" To top it off, I said a naughty word amidst my fall which breaks a very long streak of not swearing (I've never had a problem with swearing...but still!)

10:01 am - Jon hears the knock from the complex owner helping me to my door and dashes into our room to put a shirt on to avoid answering the door in his underwear. Mid-sprint, he jams his pinkie toe into the wall and breaks it, leaving it at an unnatural angle (and totally overshadowing my elbow injury).

10:45 am - We proceed to dig out the Subaru from the foot of snow that has recently fallen so we can see if the transmission fluid is low, which by replacing it, may let us drive it to the transmission shop instead of paying to have it towed. The fluid is filled, we have to pay.

11:00 am - Jonah steals pieces of my unattended croissant (this one's my fault) and proceeds to dip it in my hot chocolate (which I left on the floor while I said goodbye to Jon) and manages to dump the entire mug of hot chocolate all over the floor. For those of you that are unfamiliar with dipping croissants in hot chocolate, it's delicious...who can blame Jonah?!

1:30 pm - I remind Jon over the phone that his mom is coming to pick Jonah up in a while to take him to her house to play and to give me a little break. Jon reminds me that the car seat has not been removed from the Jeep...which ruins all plans of cleaning house, napping, etc. for my afternoon.

Lets all hope that the day will turn itself around and in the morning I'll have glorious things to report. I hope you all find this morning as entertaining as I might after I have a few days to mull it all over.