what our katie did: August 2012

Friday, August 10, 2012

Potty Trained!

For the past few months we've been talking to Katie about using the potty. We're learning that she needs to think and talk about something for a while before she works up the courage to try it. Finally, the day before we came home from our trip, she made up her mind and said, "Mommy, I don't want to wear diapies anymore." And the next day she was going on the potty! She was really ready (and seeing all her older cousins doing it probably helped too). Within 2 days she was wearing big girl panties and has had maybe 2 accidents total. Here she is proudly standing in front of her potty with her favorite doll, Baby Allie, who is wearing a new dress from my parents (a great incentive!) complete with panties of her own. We're so proud of our big girl!

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Our Trip Up North

We returned last week from our big summer trip. We were away for 19 days, slept 7 different places and drove almost 2,400 miles! The kids did amazingly well and we all had a great time. First, we went to Point Pleasant, NJ to the beach with my family. Then we made our way to Maine by first stopping in to see Andrew's brother, Stephen, and his family for a night in Massachusetts and then to Monson for about 10 days. We also made a weekend trip to see Andrew's other brother, Tim, in Houlton, Maine, right on the Canadian border. We made our way to PA for a family reunion in Lancaster, and then back to Harrisonburg. Whew! Some highlights were watching the kids play in the sand at the beach (they had never been before but were naturals!), kayaking on Lake Hebron, playing in Grandma's "Witmer Grocery Store", four-wheeling in Houlton, relaxing and reading in Monson, and the many wonderful conversations we had with so many family members who warmly opened their homes to us. I sure do love a professor's schedule :) Thanks to everyone who made our trip so enjoyable!