Aside from being up since 2:30am, yesterday was a much better day. First of all, Nadia didn't have any accidents while I was at home. Let me say this girl has an AMAZING bladder. She can hold it way, way, way longer than I can. I was pumping her with fluids (popsicles, milk, and water) since 6:00am and yet she didn't pee in her potty until 11:30am. I couldn't believe she could hold it for 5.5 hours. She also managed to keep her underwear dry during her 2.5 hour nap! I was also thrilled that she took a long nap after two days of really short naps, especially considering she woke up super early yesterday morning. She woke up at 6:30am on Thursday morning which was much better, and I put her to bed at 7:30 on both nights. I have no idea why the time she gets up varies so much these days even when I'm consistent with her bedtime. I am not sure what effect the clock change will have on her starting tomorrow. She had one accident yesterday while I was out shopping. Paul's parents said she fell on the kitchen floor and peed as she got up from that so they think that's why she wasn't able to hold it that time. This was the only accident she had all day yesterday!! Last night she needed to poop. She kept telling us that, but she didn't go although we had her sit on the potty every time she said so. I haven't changed a poopy diaper since Sunday! She had one poop accident in her underwear on Monday, went in the potty on Wednesday and Thursday, and didn't go on Tuesday or Friday. She only peed twice yesterday over a span of 13.5 hours - once in the potty and once on the kitchen floor. She definitely didn't get that from me, LOL. I go to the bathroom very frequently - not as often as when I was pregnant although still more than usual since I'm drinking way more water than I usually do due to nursing. I feel very encouraged about her potty training and am hoping to see continued progress this weekend.
It was also great to be able to get out of the house for the first time since Sunday. Paul's parents came up about 10:45am. I took a nap from about noon-1pm. I would have slept longer, but Ian was crying. I have to say though that just that one hour of sleep made a HUGE difference in how I felt. A little after 3pm I drove to the mall. I picked up the photos at Sears. I gave some to Paul's parents, and we already have two of them in frames in the family room. I love them!!! The photographer who took them was the one who was there yesterday afternoon. I wrote down her name (Karen) so that I can request her the next time I make an appointment. She did a great job! I plan to take Ian again once he's smiling rather easily, and I plan on taking Nadia again when she turns 2 years old.
I went to Target and bought Nadia another potty (which is much easier for her to sit on and with the lid down it doubles as a step stool for her to use at the sink) and some training pants (underwear that's a little thicker in the middle). I'm planning on having her in underwear more today in preparation for church tomorrow morning. As I passed by the dollar bins at Target, I saw Easter hats. I bought four of them (white, pink, and purple). She looks SO cute in them! I can't wait to post pics. A very well spent $4. I also got her a pair of bunny ears (that she wore as a necklace last night instead of on her head, LOL) and Curious George (aka "monkey") socks - all from the dollar bins. I didn't even look in many of the bins. I just saw these as I was walking by. I want her to wear hats with her dresses to church some this spring. We'll see if she'll keep the hats on or not. :-) She didn't cooperate last night for a photo which was a shame as she was wearing a super cute 2T dress and looked adorable in the hat. Hopefully I'll have more success today with getting a good photo (although she won't be wearing that dress again today). After I was done at Target I started the drive home and stopped at the grocery store en route. I was gone about 95 minutes total. Ian got two bottles yesterday (more than usual), but it was worth it so that I could have a nap plus go shopping. I ended the day feeling oh so much better than I did when it started. It was also nice to have more adult interaction (chatting with Paul's parents) as I had very little of that Monday-Thursday.
Last night also went much better than the previous night. Ian slept from 8:50pm-1:20am and then from 2:30-5:20am. I got almost 7 hours of sleep!
The final piece of good news would be that Ian gained 1 ounce yesterday!! He weighed 8lb 6oz this morning. Hopefully he'll do the same today. :-)
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