New Morning, A New Day

There really hasn't been a change. It's once or twice a day, sometimes before her bath time. I wanted to wean her from her bottle, but it seems it'll have to wait until we have our own place. That way, if she starts screaming for it, we can let her and not worry about waking up Grampa Grumpy.

Well, we're still living with my parents. There's an up to our downs; a friend of ours (married couple; she performed our wedding three years ago) wants to rent their house to us. Thing is, they need a couple of months to find another place. I offered to help out by finding some possibilities for them. I'm still looking for work. Four interviews with four staffing services and two interviews with two companies. I did have a job for about 24 hours but had to turn it down. It was too far of a drive (just under an hour), and not paying what I need to get bills paid, gas for the car and childcare. Speaking of, I haven't been able to make a car payment since August 27 and I can't ask for a deferment unless: the payment is at least one day late and I'm working (since it's my loan). The loan payment per month is $310.25; I've been doing half payments every two weeks of $155.13; I changed this amount to an even $156 but I had to stop that today. With Pa...

She woke up this morning soaked; then again, she had two milk bottles last night so it's not surprising. Once Daddy sat her on the potty, she went! She's eating apples & cinnamon oatmeal with cranberry/pomegranate juice (watered down a little) for breakfast. About half an hour after she's done, I'm taking her back to the potty. So far so good, I guess. =)

I took her into the bathroom with me first thing this morning. Her diaper was loaded with pee, but we did end up giving her about three milk bottles last night. We go in, strip her bottoms and sit her on her potty. I'm sitting across from her doing my own business. I squint my ear toward her potty and she's peeing in the potty again!! This is great!! I made a big deal about it but not very loud; hubby was still sleeping. I'll take her in there every couple of hours or when she says, "Eww." Normally when she says that, it's too late, but I'd rather put her on it anyway. She should pee in the potty again after her nap. =) Eventually, it'll happen more often. She'll wear diapers at night until we change her crib to a toddler bed. Then it's a whole new ball game.

We went out and bought Bella her potty chair and a package of Easy Ups (Pampers). I didn't want to use Easy Ups, but I honestly don't know what else to try. These seem to help her realize that she's made an "eww" right after she did it. Once she does, I'm taking her to her potty and having her sit on it. We have the wipes right there, so when she's "done" on the potty, she can wipe. Sometimes, she'll want to sit on the big potty and we've done this and without the blue piece on the toilet seat. I like it so far. It'll definitely take some time and consistency, but I think we can have her potty trained by the time she's 2 years old.. maybe a little bit past. Hopefully by New Year's she'll be completely potty trained. Every time she does something good (like telling me "eww" or "potty", I make a big deal out of it. Once she goes in the potty, I'm going to make a big deal about it. It's ve...

I'm curious if anyone has this car seat. My mother will be purchasing it for my daughter (for her car, not ours) and I'm wondering what you all think of it. It's rated pretty well by Babies R Us customers, but I'd also like to know how YOU ALL like it (if you have it). This would be the LAST car seat we'd ever have to buy (except for a travel system). I eventually want one of these for my own vehicle. The current seat won't last her as long as this one will. I'm really big on reading reviews of products and the one negative review I read [on the first page; BRU site) was that it doesn't work well with newborns. I thought, "Umm.. if you read the weight requirements, the minimum weight is 20 pounds ." Product Description The Graco Nautilus 3 in 1 Carseat converts from 5-pt harness to High-back Booster for children 30-100 lbs and Backless Booster for children 40-100 lbs. It features a steel reinforced frame that provides strength an...

Not only am I looking for admin (hell, entry level) positions, but minimum wage/retail as well. Maybe I can land a spot at the Hot Topic in SW Plaza and I can dye my hair again. At this point, we've been here two weeks and I'm still not working. Pat just got a job, but it's part time. At least it's work. If anyone knows of ANYWHERE hiring (I will NOT work fast food nor will I wait tables again), please let me know. If your place of business is hiring let me know and could I ask you to put in a good word for me? I really appreciate everything. (KEEP IN MIND FORMATTING LOST IN COPY/PASTE) Objective A challenging position as an administrative assistant at a growth-oriented firm, which will allow me to both further utilize my skills and acquire new abilities in the Administrative support field. Skills - Typing: 70wpm - Strong analytical and organizational skills - Excellent interpersonal skills, phone manner, and office etiquette - Software: Proficie...

So, Bella, my husband and myself had a visit with the La Petite Academy I want to send Bella to. I liked what I saw online and I liked the facility itself. We met with the director and the lead teacher for the Two's Room. If Bella goes full time, five days a week, she'll be the only girl on most days. I'll tell you what though.. as soon as we walked in from the Two's playground, all the boys in the room looked straight up at Bella; she was sitting on Daddy's shoulders. Overall, we really liked it. Thing is, it's $220/week for full time, five days a week. She said she'd work with us on payments and we explained our current situation. She was very friendly and willing to give us a break. I'm not working yet. I'm having a helluva time finding work (over qualified maybe? not enough education?) and we find out tomorrow if my husband got this job at a photo gallery/portrait studio. We won't really need childcare until I find work. The direct...

Any words from #77 on (in other words, those in color) have been said/learned after coming to Denver. =) 1. Daddy 2. Dada 3. Mama 4. Mommy 5. Nana 6. broder (brother) 7. Jeffy 8. pasta 9. pizza 10. blankie 11. bottle 12. baby 13. hot 14. cold 15. boobies 16. butt 17. bum 18. nose 19. eyes 20. brow 21. nigh-nigh 22. bach (bath) 23. hi 24. bye 25. angel 26. toys 27. cookie (which is an unsalted saltine cracker) 28. ready 29. go 30. outside 31. yeah 32. rainbow 33. pretty 34. happy 35. ugly 36. eww 37. owie 38. pee 39. peas 40. cheese 41. juice 42. shoes 43. milk 44. water 45. doggy 46. mine 47. no 48. uh-huh 49. again 50. uhm (up) 51. all done 52. a bite 53. whee 54. eat 55. shit (she rarely says this but she does say it; she will learn when it's okay and not okay to say it) 56. bitch (read the above parentheses) 57. Bella 58. Belladonna 59. uh-oh 60. safe 61. ta-da 62. one 63. two 64. three 65. leaf 66. laces 67. wa...