Our Kids

Lela asked for skates for Christmas and she got them. Generally the girls have different likes/dislikes and Piper specifically said she did not want any new skates but on Christmas day that all changed. Maybe because Lela’s skates were so cool or maybe because Lela stayed in them most of the day, but Piper had to have some. I finally got her skates in and new elbow and knee pads for the girls. They are loving those skates. Piper falls down a bit more, well a lot more, than Lela but she still likes it. So far they are just practicing in the backyard and in the house. I really like their skates because they do various sizing and they are real skates not those cheap princess type ones. I will have to get some video and post it to Flickr. Grandpa Norman was outside with them this morning handling skating lessons and they were all laughing and having fun with the occasional, “I’m okay, I’m okay” from Piper each time she fell down.

Landis is actually peddling and riding her tricycle! One day this week she just started peddling and went around the whole driveway. She still is not quite sure she is doing it and needs a little encouragement on the uphill but she is loving her newest form of mobility and big girlness. She can also ride her plasma car all the way around our block. She loves that car and those are the best purchases we have made for outdoor toys they never seem to get old. I remember at this age the girls had a hard time walking around the block much less riding something.

On the potty training note I think I can say she is definitely not ready. I have been taking her diaper off during the day and seeing what she will do. She will pee and poo herself is the answer, the best part is the look she gives me like hey lady what the heck is going on, why is this happening to me???? She knows what the potty is, what goes in it, where she is supposed to be putting her pee and poo and she even wants quiet alone time when she needs to go. But the connectors are not all there as to what happens if I don’t have a diaper on and she will sit on the potty but not go. This morning she was diaper free and pretty much told me she had to poo so off she went for some quiet time and about halfway through her poo I remembered she was diaper free, oops. It was quite a pooptastrophe and she was pretty upset about the poo on her leg, lol. We got her all cleaned up and her stuff in the wash PDQ and she seemed to be okay with it all. The last thing I want is to make her have bad feelings about pooing/peeing so we will just wait another couple months on that, no more diaper free days for now.