We've been busy...

 Drawing Leah has got really into using her markers. Everyday she colors. She is much better at staying in the lines. She really likes playing cruise director and telling Mommy and Daddy which colors to use and what parts of the picture to color. If you contradict her, she'll think for a minute and usually say, "Hmmm, that's fines. Use this next!" Daddy says she's like a dog with a bone with the below bat picture. Leah, Daddy, and Mommy all worked on this picture together. We colored every possible part of the picture. Leah just keeps going over her work again and again. If you ask her to turn the page she'll say, "I finishin'!"in a sassy tone.

 Potty Training Daddy took off work for a day during Spring Break to attempt potty training. At first, Leah was very proud of her big girl unders. She had 2 small accidents in the morning (I think she was used to just going in small amounts throughout the day) and 1 big accident before her nap. She got very upset about the pee pee on the floor and cried and cried. Daddy and I sang "Accidents Happen" from Elmo's Potty Time and tried to assure her that it was okay, and we would try again. Leah just seemed think she could hold in her pee pee forever. After 2 days of her going 7+ hours between potty breaks (despite massive amounts of choice beverages in her sippy), sitting with her for hours on the potty (she liked to be hugged while trying to go--which sometimes took many, many failed attempts before she actually used the potty--which happened all of twice in  3 days) we called it a day on potty training. We were afraid she was going to develop a UTI or get a serious complex. Even 2 weeks later she'll ask "I pee pee in my diaper?" like she can't believe her luck that we've let go of the potty. I still think she's holding it in more often then she should, though. We will tackle potty training again this summer. The important thing is that Sassy is ready.

 Sleeping Daddy and I are seeing noticeable improvements in Sassy's sleep. There are more and more days where she will wake up only 1 time during the night, and even a few "slept through the night" nights over the past month. She enjoys sleeping in the pink bed, and for the most part, asks to sleep in the pink bed when she is ready for bed. Now that I am hugely pregnant, we've stopped rocking her to bed (I miss it, but it was getting so, so hard). Now, Daddy and I lay down with Sassy and she falls asleep on her own. We are hoping that she will be open to just Daddy laying down with her when Juliet gets here.

 Finishing Gymnastics - Sassy's last gymnastic class is right now. Daddy took her to every class but one this session since it was getting too hard for me to be an active participant. Unfortunately, Sassy is not quite as well behaved for Daddy as she is for Mommy in public. Sassy has had some unfortunate reports from Daddy. In all, she really enjoys gymnastics. I told her today was her last session, and we were going to take a break for a while. She replied, "Yeah, let's take a break from dance class and go to the playground more." I couldn't agree more!