TINY ...

So much to update - I keep thinking, "ooh, I need to write that down or blog about that" and when I get to doing it I know that I don't remember all the specifics or the exact dates or all the funny situations so this download will just be some matter of fact stuff that I don't want to forget about as the Nugget gets older (or as I get older and my memory fades :-))

Liana has gone pee-pee on the potty 2 times in the past week or so. I think both times were pretty much by accident but she said she wanted to sit on the potty (stall tactics before bedtime) and so we let her. She immediately went pee and mama and daddy got so excited. We made a big deal of it hoping to reinforce the result. Less than a week later she did the same for mama and was so excited that she got off the potty WHILE going pee and got it on the floor. "A" for effort! The Nugget will now sit on the potty for 1.5 seconds and then stand up and affirm "treat!". We are trying to reinforce the attempts but really only want to give a treat for productivity :-)


tiny pooh

Liana has an infatuation with "tiny" anything. She says "tiny" in a high pitched voice and squeezes her thumb and forefinger together trying to visually show us something small. We put relish on the table and I explained those were "tiny pickles" ... the Nugget laughed with delight and declared in her high pitched voice, "tiny pickle". Liana had a big mess in her diaper and her mama told her about a big pooh ... now anytime Liana gets her diaper changed she will say "tiny pooh" in the high pitched voice and mama will say "no,no,no ... BIIIIIGGG pooohh!"
Curious George closes ou the tiny conversation. There are 2 Curious George books that Liana likes to read (sorry Curious George shapes - you are third fiddle!) - one is a big book that has pop-ups inside for kids to explore. This is requested as "big monkey George" by Liana. There is also a small Curious George board book and Liana calls this "tiny Monkey George" (you have to hear the high pitched Nugget voice when saying "tiny" :-) She will ask me to read this every night after we have already reached our final book maximum. I usually refuse but at least she is a consistent about asking :-)