This morning, Sissy was crying and I went upstairs to take care of her. She had woken, removed her wet diaper, and got back in bed, but was needing help with the covers. I asked if she wanted a dry diaper on. No, she didn't. I told her if she wet again, but without a diaper, everything would get all wet and yucky. She still didn't want one. I didn't want her to fully wake up and then keep me up and be whiny. So I let her try it. Fortunately, she didn't wet again.
She has been coming downstairs naked in the mornings, wanting her day clothes. And the other night she was crying and I went up to help her and her bed was very wet. I assumed she'd wet through her diaper. Now I'm wondering if that's really what had happened. I haven't been up and down the stairs much at all lately. They aren't the best stairs, and when I'm pregnant and off-balance, I've had small mishaps on them. I don't want any big mishaps, so I've just been avoiding them. I'm wondering how often she continues to sleep in a wet bed. I'm wondering how many wet beds have just dried through the day and been slept in again the next night by the freshly bathed girl.
I'm wondering if I buy her pullups instead of diapers, would she put a fresh one on by herself to avoid these issues? Probably not.
Ugh.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Saturday, February 25, 2017
A Couple Lonely Girls
Honey & I are already missing my Man, Son, and Sissy. They headed out on their trip yesterday. I guess it hasn't been going very smoothly so far. Leaving in the evening was apparently not such a good idea. Every time my Man pulls over to get a little sleep, Sissy partially wakes up and cries & cries. Poor guys. It didn't occur to me when I was talking to him in the night, but this morning, I suggested that if he tried again, to take the quilts I'd sent in case they broke down, and make up a pallet in the back so the kids could actually lay down. He said one thing about the van we bought a few days ago - it's not very comfortable to sleep in (for anybody).
This morning, I got off the phone with my Man at about 6:00. At 6:25, Honey came in and in a sweet, cheerful little voice, said "Mommy. It morning!" I convinced her to snuggle with me, but that only lasted about 30 minutes, and then we had to get up. A few minutes ago, she was looking out the window for a while, and suddenly said "Mommy, where Daddy?" I started showing her a map on google, and acted all excited about their progress, although they're actually not making very good time at all.
Now Honey is telling me "I want Daddy to be here."
This is going to be a looooooong "vacation".
This morning, I got off the phone with my Man at about 6:00. At 6:25, Honey came in and in a sweet, cheerful little voice, said "Mommy. It morning!" I convinced her to snuggle with me, but that only lasted about 30 minutes, and then we had to get up. A few minutes ago, she was looking out the window for a while, and suddenly said "Mommy, where Daddy?" I started showing her a map on google, and acted all excited about their progress, although they're actually not making very good time at all.
Now Honey is telling me "I want Daddy to be here."
This is going to be a looooooong "vacation".
Monday, January 23, 2017
I'm a good Mama :-)
Our chickens have decided to start laying eggs in the last few days.
Also, I was commended for remaining firm yesterday afternoon when somebody offered to buy my 2-year-old a soda. They tried to persuade me for a couple minutes and I just said she didn't really need one just because she wanted one. Some time later, somebody who had been standing by at the time, told me "I was so proud of you for being firm about your little girl not needing a soda. That's a good mama!"
None of it was a big deal, of course. But it feels good to get a complement on your parenting from time to time. :-) I'm guessing she was mainly impressed because I wasn't rude in the least, but I also didn't cave an inch. :-) I don't always handle things that well, but she wouldn't have known, since we don't usually assemble at that location. :-)
Also, I was commended for remaining firm yesterday afternoon when somebody offered to buy my 2-year-old a soda. They tried to persuade me for a couple minutes and I just said she didn't really need one just because she wanted one. Some time later, somebody who had been standing by at the time, told me "I was so proud of you for being firm about your little girl not needing a soda. That's a good mama!"
None of it was a big deal, of course. But it feels good to get a complement on your parenting from time to time. :-) I'm guessing she was mainly impressed because I wasn't rude in the least, but I also didn't cave an inch. :-) I don't always handle things that well, but she wouldn't have known, since we don't usually assemble at that location. :-)
Friday, January 6, 2017
Clipboard
I don't remember if I mentioned this before, or not. But my plan was to laminate my current schedule so I could reuse it over and over. I hadn't bought any laminate yet, but I had a couple of 8x10 picture frames with real glass, and thought "You know, the marker will probably wipe off of the glass better than plastic anyway!" So... I cut down the pages (since 8.5x11 won't fit in a 8x10 frame, LOL), and put them in frames. One is a daily schedule, and one is a less frequent. By the way, I LOVE them! :-)
They had both been working great for me, while I was printing a new daily each day. Once I decided to frame them, they became decidedly less convenient. I've determined that the laminate would be almost just as inconvenient, so back to the old page-and-pen version for me. However, I have hit upon one small difference that I think will actually vastly improve the schedule for me - a clipboard! We don't have hardly any clipboards right now - I think just one, and my Man uses it. So I want to buy myself a small, but durable clipboard, and I really think this will help a lot.
I was thinking to get one of the ones that is really cheap, just one thin board with a clip at the top. But it just occurred to me that one of the ones that can hold a few small items inside might actually be better. Three reasons;
1) My "weekly-and-less-frequent" sheet will need to be referenced every day as I fill out pertinent info for the day on my daily.
2) I would like to print several dailies at once, and have a handy place to access the fresh copy each day. (I actually had a system before that worked well... but what could possibly be more convenient than having the copies RIGHT THERE in the clipboard?!!)
3) I usually keep the sheets for a few days as records, until I've recorded the important stuff in a more readable word format. Since I don't journal daily (I used to, and want to start again, but...), then I usually need to keep these for several days to help me remember what exactly it was that we did each day. :-) I have NOT found a good system for storing my used schedules, so this would be the very best reason for a clipboard with storage room. :-)
So those are my thoughts.
There is always something new going on in my organizing plans & habits. LOL. Hey, as long as it's working, then it's not wishy-washy, right?! :-)
They had both been working great for me, while I was printing a new daily each day. Once I decided to frame them, they became decidedly less convenient. I've determined that the laminate would be almost just as inconvenient, so back to the old page-and-pen version for me. However, I have hit upon one small difference that I think will actually vastly improve the schedule for me - a clipboard! We don't have hardly any clipboards right now - I think just one, and my Man uses it. So I want to buy myself a small, but durable clipboard, and I really think this will help a lot.
I was thinking to get one of the ones that is really cheap, just one thin board with a clip at the top. But it just occurred to me that one of the ones that can hold a few small items inside might actually be better. Three reasons;
1) My "weekly-and-less-frequent" sheet will need to be referenced every day as I fill out pertinent info for the day on my daily.
2) I would like to print several dailies at once, and have a handy place to access the fresh copy each day. (I actually had a system before that worked well... but what could possibly be more convenient than having the copies RIGHT THERE in the clipboard?!!)
3) I usually keep the sheets for a few days as records, until I've recorded the important stuff in a more readable word format. Since I don't journal daily (I used to, and want to start again, but...), then I usually need to keep these for several days to help me remember what exactly it was that we did each day. :-) I have NOT found a good system for storing my used schedules, so this would be the very best reason for a clipboard with storage room. :-)
So those are my thoughts.
There is always something new going on in my organizing plans & habits. LOL. Hey, as long as it's working, then it's not wishy-washy, right?! :-)
Thursday, January 5, 2017
What We Really Need For The Chickens
My Man was home most of the day yesterday, and working in his shop. Son was able to spend hours out there with him. It just makes me so happy that he's reached an age where Daddy can use his help and likes to have him around (i.e. he's no longer impeding my Man's work). Son loves it.
Of course, this morning it was snowing. My Man looked outside to check on the chickens, and then told me how they were doing. Son decided he better take a look as well, and when he came back, announced "What we really need for the chickens is a dog."
After laughter, I told him that one of the ways I can tell he is a six-year-old boy is because he thinks everything is a reason for why we need a dog. He's a persistent little fella! A dog is never far from this boy's mind! :-)
Of course, this morning it was snowing. My Man looked outside to check on the chickens, and then told me how they were doing. Son decided he better take a look as well, and when he came back, announced "What we really need for the chickens is a dog."
After laughter, I told him that one of the ways I can tell he is a six-year-old boy is because he thinks everything is a reason for why we need a dog. He's a persistent little fella! A dog is never far from this boy's mind! :-)
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