Potty Training Adventures!!

I know what you are thinking, is she crazy?? Parley is only about 6 months now. That is what i would have said too, but here is the story. So about a month ago I was holding Parley in the rocking chair and realized that he was trying to poo. As i sat there thinking that I would need to change that when he was done, it all of the sudden occured to me that i didn't want to change a poopy diaper, go figure! So instead of waiting for him to poo, i went and put him on the toilet and he went in the toilet without any trouble. After that success i decided that everytime i noticed him trying to poop, i would do the same and save myself from a poopy mess. Then after a couple more times of catching him pooping and setting him on the toilet, i decided why wait until i catch him pooping. So then i started putting him on the toilet everytime I changed his diaper. I was amazed at the results. It kinda feels like an experiment!! :-) Anyway, so now it has been about a month and i haven't had any poopy diapers. He pees and poops in the toilet and I don't have to wait for a long time, he just goes when i put him on the toilet. If he doesn't have to go, then he wiggles himself off and will fuss a little. Then i just put him back in his diaper. I honestly think he is starting to hold it though. He still wets in his diaper, but he will go in the toilet as well. Also as a result I have been noticing more of what is going on with him and paying more attention to how often i take him potty. Not that i didn't pay attention before, but i didn't notice as much. So it is pretty cool and thought i would share this with all of you. It really hasn't been much work, in fact it has been less because i don't have to clean poopy diapers. I never thought that the elimination method or whatever it is called would work, but i guess that is kinda what i am doing. I have never read anything about it, so i am not sure. I have just been making it up as i go along. If it helps him to be potty trained a bit sooner, well then i guess it is worth it to me!! :-)

Parley and the Monkey Toes!

A few weeks ago... okay it has probably been a couple months now, Parley discovered how yummy his toes taste and now every time he gets a chance, when his diaper is off, he loves to suck on his toes! I finally got some pictures of it and now i am finally posting it, after a long silence on my blog! I have been busy with our Best Loved Baby website and after i am done working on that for the day, i don't want to see a computer for a while.

From LDS Daily Gems!

I really like this and thought i would share it!

"I take great delight in my role as a nurturer, which allows me to express my deepest identity as a woman. I never fail to be struck by the way that women, young women, and even little girls seem to have an instinctive interest and ability in nurturing. It is not only a mother's primary responsibility but also part of our 'individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose' ("The Family: A Proclamation to the World," Ensign, Nov. 1995, 102). To nurture is to teach, to foster development, to promote growth, to feed, and to nourish. Who would not shout for joy at being given such a blessed role? "The scriptures use the word nurture only twice and in both cases speak of the responsibility of parents to raise their children 'in the nurture and admonition of the Lord' (Ephesians 6:4; Enos 1:1).Susan W. Tanner, "My Soul Delighteth in the Things of the Lord," Ensign, May 2008, 82