And she quit....

She will no longer have anything to do with the potty. All she wants to do is stand on it. She will tell me when she "poots" as she holds her bottom. Maybe in a couple months we will try again.

Potty!

We bought August a potty chair. I am soooo sick of changing diapers. I know, I know...this is only the beginning. Yesterday she got used to the idea of her own potty chair. After she sat with her bare butt for a bit, I turned my back for a minute, she closed the lid and stood on it. I couldn't resist taking this picture. Maybe on her 16th birthday or when she brings her first boyfriend home I will dig out this picture!


Today when we got home I asked her if she had to potty. She kept saying "potty, potty," so I put her on it. Then she insisted on having a book. About 10 minutes later I tried to get her off but she kept saying "potty." Finally she stood up...and there it was! She went in the potty! We were so excited. We called daddy that minute...and Mimi the next.

Travis has gotten in this habit of reading to August while I fix supper. He brought home a Progressive Dairyman, which they have been reading. He reads the articles outloud to her and she just listens. She is going to be quite the heardswoman someday...hopes her daddy.

What a Weekend!

Friday

Amy took me out for my birthday when I got home. I have not had that much fun in a really long time!

Saturday

After we recovered from the night before--Amy, Patty, Mimi, Samantha, Jennifer, my mom, and I made the invitations for Amy's shower. Then we watched old movies of us growing up. I cried I was laughing so hard.

Derek took August to Michelle's house while us girls were busy. She played doctor with Braxton, her supposed future husband. (He said August was beautiful and when asked, said he would marry her.) Then they played in the snow. They said August had a great time sledding.

That night Derek, Michelle, and I had a Wii tournament. The first picture is boxing, the second is bowling. Meanwhile, August pulled my dad into her new tent and made him stay in there.

Sunday

My grandma came over for lunch...mmm...mmm...good! August made my mom and my dad wear her sunglasses while they read her stories...and she played with Minnie, Derek and Michelle's dog.

I wanted August to stay awake during the afternoon so that she would sleep on the way home. She woke my dad up, pulled him into the kitchen because she was hungry. She fell asleep in her high chair when he turned around to get her more to eat. The little girl was so tired. She didn't even wake up when my grandma held her, which is unusual. She is not a cuddler or a heavy nap taker. She usually wakes up if she is disturbed.

Pig Tails!

Mimi gave August her first pig tails! She is too cute for her own good! I love the little curls.

She Dresses Herself...Kinda

August is learning how to put her own clothes on. One problem is that this is as far as she can pull up her pants...and she grunts to get them this far. Her other problem is that she doesn't quite get the concept of a shirt. She puts everything on her feet.

Splish, Splash

August loves bathtime! She loves to make a mess. She is learning how to wash her own face and hair. Then when she gets out she has to help put on lotion. I learned tonigt that pretending to put lotion on her hand doesn't work. She got mad that I didn't really put it in her hand.

Cooking with Mommy

I put August on the counter last night while I was fixing supper with an empty bowl and spoon. She was having a big time. Travis comes into the kitchen and puts flour in her bowl! What a mess but she loved it. She was slopping it everywhere. Then we put her hands in it and some on her face. She didn't like that too much. She wanted it off...now.

We had spagetti for supper, which she loves. She had two big bowls. She kept asking for "moore." (She really drags out the o.) If you look close at the bottom picture, you can see a noodle stuck to her nose! She was a m-e-s-s.