8/31/11

Alayna ate all of her mixed berries and whole wheat toast at breakfast.  At lunch she ate everything -- ham, saltines, bean soup and kiwi. 

Alayna had a rough morning with the toilet training today.  She pooped in her pull-ups twice and one of the times it also got on her pants and shirt.  She also had 4 peeing accicents (one was being wet when she came) and wouldn't go three of the 9 times I took her.  She was just a little out of sorts in other ways today too. 

She is almost always a pretty good listener and may test a little, but responds when she realizes she isn't going to get away with whatever it is.  Today, it felt like every time we asked or told her to do something she was buckling down and defying it.  We always give the kiddos an opportunity to "do it yourself or have me help you".  She was just ignoring me when I talked to her and trying to just get away without doing things, so had to have a lot of help, which she really didn't like. 

Alayna was really looking at her family poster today and identifying all of the different people on it.  It is nice because I know the names of all of the ones on your picture, so I could visit with her about them.  She liked that and had to tell me everyone's name and often something else about them or the picture. 

Alayna was so proud of herself today because she was able to "pedal" the little bike all the way down the sidewalk and back.  She still has a little bit of a hard time getting going, but after she gets the rythm, she really can go.  : )