Inside Lily's Mind

Lily fascinates me... I love watching her play and seeing how she does things. Tonight for example, we were getting ready for bed and she started out trying to sleep on my lap while I attempted to watch TV.. Anna (possibly bored but more likely worn out from the outside playtime we had today) passed out on the floor at an acceptable time. Lily tried to go to sleep but like most Mommies she just couldn't rest.. Her babies (3) needed to be wrapped in blankets and then put into the baby beds we have (2) and I had to pinch hit a basket and make it into a bed that would be acceptable. Then the beds and babies had to be lined up near Lily after they all got a goodnight kiss from her. When I told Lily to try sleeping in Mommy's bed, she physically moved all 3 baby beds into my room and then got herself settled. Once she fell asleep I moved her and all 3 baby beds to her bed. Hopefully if she wakes in the night she'll see that her babies are nearby and she'll stay in her room and bed tonight.

Another example of how her brain works.. I've been working on getting her to Potty Train. I've been noticing that she can do it.. she just gets really lazy and would rather pee in a Pull Up than get up from her fun and go to the bathroom to pee. So I noticed a pattern.. if she was wearing panties, she does great staying dry and will go to the potty. If she is wearing a Pull Up, she will just pee and not care or even try to go potty. So today I put her in a Pull Up for church and she revolted, she wanted panties.. not a Pull Up. Thankfully I had plenty of panties with me so I quickly changed her and she did great. Stayed dry and even had no problems when we went to the park for almost 2 hours after church and then went to get a quick lunch down the street from our apartment (and we walked there and back). She even stayed dry after telling me that she needed to go Pee... and that Pee Pee is coming. There were maybe a few drops on her panties and pants but she did great on making it to the potty in time. Yesterday she was even able to tell me that she needed to Poop and actually pooped on the potty. She's making the connections.. finally.. I can't wait to bring her to daycare tomorrow so we can tell her teacher.