Hats

I thought I would show Katelynn with some hats. 

Katelynn with a colander. 

What's in a name?

When Katelynn was in the bath in the last post, she was yelling something that Jen could not understand. Finally she realized that Kate was yelling, "NATHAN." Jen asked if she was saying Nathan. Kate nodded. Jen asked if Kate wanted Daddy. Kate nodded and yelled again "NATHAN."

Is it normal for a less-than-two year old to call her dad by his name? Oh, the things children learn.

It did make me think even more about the words I say and what I talk about. I need to watch my mouth very carefully from now on (not that I am bad in anyway, just that even not-so-nice words that a toddler should not say occasionally slip through my lips).

Potty Training

Since Christmas break, Katelynn has been using the potty. She has her moments but has only been able to go when we put her on and does not often initiate the potty on her own. So Jen's goal is to have her potty trained before we go out to Palm Springs in May. We started a new system to give her one fruit snack if she sits on the potty, two if she goes wet, and three if she has poo-poos. 

We started Sunday night as she getting ready for her bath. Before Jen put Kate in her bath, she put her on the potty and gave her a fruit snack. Jen told her if she went wet or poo-poos that she would get more. Oh, did she try. After her bath she went wet and got another fruit snack. Then she tried for poo-poo but didn't get it. As we put her to bed and said night-night and left her room. She said, "Fruit Snack." Jen said they can try again in the morning. Kate said "Fruit Snack" about three more times as we closed the door and left her for the night. 

I think our system works too well.