Sunny 9 for 2006 November 1

This past weekend we went to Houston to visit my old roommate Roxanne and her husband Michael and little boy Ethan. Aaron skipped Friday afternoon's classes and we were able to get into town around 3:30. It was their ward's trunk or treat so we went to that. Their ward went all out with a cakewalk and tons of games for the kids. There was a little medical drama for Roxanne afterwards but it all got sorted out, and the next day we were able to play again.

Since both Roxanne and I are pregnant, we didn't want to do anything too active so we went to the mall and walked around and then went to Pei Wei for lunch. We then took the kids home for their nap that they badly needed. The babysitter fell through for that night so we just took the kids to the beach in Galveston and let them play in the sand and run around. It was nice and relaxing for us because Lily likes water but doesn't like to get in especially if it is cold. She didn't try to run in the waves, but Ethan did. Lily was just thrilled to play on the beach and run around having tons of fun. We hit a pizza/sandwich joint for dinner and I had a yummy calazone. Lily was a little over stimulated and wouldn't sit still so Aaron took her out to the car, and then I went out after I was finished eating.

We got home and put the kids to bed. We watched a little bit of tv, but there was nothing great on and they had early church so we went to bed around 10 or so. The more pregnant I get the less inclined I am to stay up late or go tons of places. We went to church on Sunday, came home early and had lunch. Had some more relaxation time and then left around 4:00 for home. So we didn't do a ton of stuff, but it was fine because I can't last too long anyway.

It was a fun last trip before the baby comes. I am not sure when we will be able to get out again after Gunnar comes. I am so glad it is Nov and I just have one month to go.

So Lily has a potty chair in her bathroom that I bought about 6 months ago so she can get the feeling of going potty and so she can mimic me when I use the restroom. She has never really grasped it and yet tonight after her bath I dried her off and left the bathroom to get her jammies and she sat on her potty. I thought she was just playing so like I normally do, when she shows interest in the potty I said "go poo poo and pee pee in the potty". When I came back in Lily was grunting and to my surprise she actually went poop in the potty. Hurray. Maybe potty training won't be as hard as I thought it would be.

We made a huge deal about it and gave her a candy treat and I made a sticker chart for her to put stickers on to get her excited and want to do it more. Now I hope she magically tells me before every time she needs to go. That would make my year.