J: "Quin, I'm so proud of you for wearing undies!"
Q: "Babies don't wear undies. Gunkin too little to wear undies. Quin wear undies just like Mama does!"
It's going pretty well. This is day two of wearing underwear. I think I'll be doing a LOT of laundry for a while because Quin insists on wearing 2-5 pairs of undies at any given time. The good side is that accidents don't spread as far. The bad side is that we have a limited number of undies (around 10). Just now he told me he needed to go potty, and up the stairs we went. However, he had just gone, but he's now happily sitting on the big potty ("big boys use big potties") reading a book. I'm hoping he's going to get it soon!! He has asked to wear undies to school on Monday, and I told him that he could as long as he continued to let me know when he needed to go potty. I have to remember to pack extra clothes on Monday....
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Quin's first success!!
We had a successful potty use tonight! The first one without a diaper!! (We one last winter, with a diaper on.) I can only hope he'll be potty trained in a matter of days. Murphy's Law says that will happen: I bought a Costco size box of size 5 diapers yesterday.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Further August activities
The last post was getting long, and children started needing attention! So, after we returned from WA, we introduced Gretchen to rice cereal. She had been watching us eat for a couple of weeks, but I wanted to wait until we were back from vacation before starting her on solids. Like most kids, she had some initial reservations about this strange, white stuff that smelled like milk, but didn't quite taste or feel right. We now make it with water instead, which is much easer for me!! She now eats 1 - 2 tablespoons of rice cereal at a time. We've tried carrots (not interested), and I'm going to introduce a new veggie this weekend. 
The Alaska State Fair is in August, and we took Quin and Gretchen. We met our friend Paul, and his mom, at the fair, and it was great having extra eyes to watch for the running toddler! Quin wasn't that interested in the animals when we looked at them, but as soon as we left the barn, all he could talk about was visiting the animals again. Quin was able to pet a rabbit and see some baby chickens! He really liked the baby chickens!!
My mother-in-law, Carolyn, won Best in Show and Division Champion for her sweater! Great job on such a beautiful sweater!!
We walked by the right spot at the right time: the Toddler Trot was about to begin! We signed Quin up, got him to the start line (with a lot of other parents), and the kids were off! Quin wasn't quite sure what to do, so he turned to me, grabbed both my hands, and I ran the race with him. Until he tripped. By then he knew what to do, and took off running. He almost ran out of the race track!
We ate a lot, had a great time, and the kids were great! We were at the fair for 6 hours, and E learned how useful a stroller can be! Quin was fasinated with the rides, but we decided he was too young this year. We stopped off to look at the animals on our way home, but all Quin wanted to see was the baby chickens. He is still talking about them, and knows that "baby chickens say peep, peep!"
It was a long, hard day at the fair.
August also saw the start of school. Quin has been looking forward to school all summer, and we were counting down "one month to school," "two weeks to school," and finally "school starts today!" Quin picked out his clothes, got dressed, and was ready to leave 15 minutes early! It was hard explaining why we couldn't leave immediately! When it was time to go, I loaded Gretchen, loaded Quin, smelled something suspicious, unloaded Gretchen, unloaded Quin, changed an extremely nasty diaper, then back into the car. Quin was so excited about school, it was hard keeping him focused on getting his slippers (indoor school shoes) on, hanging up his backpack and rain gear, and getting a kiss good-bye. He wanted me to stay for all of 1 minute, then he was off doing his own thing. *sniff* My baby is growing so quickly!
Gretchen wants to go to school also, and wasn't happy about staying home.
The Alaska State Fair is in August, and we took Quin and Gretchen. We met our friend Paul, and his mom, at the fair, and it was great having extra eyes to watch for the running toddler! Quin wasn't that interested in the animals when we looked at them, but as soon as we left the barn, all he could talk about was visiting the animals again. Quin was able to pet a rabbit and see some baby chickens! He really liked the baby chickens!!
My mother-in-law, Carolyn, won Best in Show and Division Champion for her sweater! Great job on such a beautiful sweater!!
We walked by the right spot at the right time: the Toddler Trot was about to begin! We signed Quin up, got him to the start line (with a lot of other parents), and the kids were off! Quin wasn't quite sure what to do, so he turned to me, grabbed both my hands, and I ran the race with him. Until he tripped. By then he knew what to do, and took off running. He almost ran out of the race track!
We ate a lot, had a great time, and the kids were great! We were at the fair for 6 hours, and E learned how useful a stroller can be! Quin was fasinated with the rides, but we decided he was too young this year. We stopped off to look at the animals on our way home, but all Quin wanted to see was the baby chickens. He is still talking about them, and knows that "baby chickens say peep, peep!"
It was a long, hard day at the fair.
August also saw the start of school. Quin has been looking forward to school all summer, and we were counting down "one month to school," "two weeks to school," and finally "school starts today!" Quin picked out his clothes, got dressed, and was ready to leave 15 minutes early! It was hard explaining why we couldn't leave immediately! When it was time to go, I loaded Gretchen, loaded Quin, smelled something suspicious, unloaded Gretchen, unloaded Quin, changed an extremely nasty diaper, then back into the car. Quin was so excited about school, it was hard keeping him focused on getting his slippers (indoor school shoes) on, hanging up his backpack and rain gear, and getting a kiss good-bye. He wanted me to stay for all of 1 minute, then he was off doing his own thing. *sniff* My baby is growing so quickly!
Gretchen wants to go to school also, and wasn't happy about staying home.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
August activities
I'm still a little behind on pics and news, but hopefully this post will catch us up to September!
Our friends from Portland, Westen, Avi, Scott, and Kate, came up for a visit. Kate, who is 4, taught Quin about wearing costumes; he hadn't been interested before this.
Quin and Gretchen snuggling.
Look at those eyes! Look at those bubbles!
We took a trip to Washington so that E could try a Wind Cheetah recumbent trike and go on a diving trip while all of us visited family. We went to the Seattle Aquarium one afternoon.
Happiness is being with grandparents! (Although it's hard to get this girl to smile on camera!)
Quin loved learning how to water the plants! One of the few times I've heard him tell others to go away - listen for the "No Grandpa do it!" at the end of the video!
Great-Grandmas are great for naps!
There are a couple of great shots of Toki, Fizzie, and Gretchen, but unless we get a lot of requests, I doubt Toki will let me put them on the blog! (Toki and Fizzie are some friends from Portland.)
We met Jennifer and Amelia at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. It rained that morning, but cleared up by the early afternoon. Quin had a great time teaching Amelia what to do with puddles! We did discover, however, that he is afraid of walruses. I had to carry him past the walrus enclosure!
No more videos due to Blogger issues - I'll try again later!
Our friends from Portland, Westen, Avi, Scott, and Kate, came up for a visit. Kate, who is 4, taught Quin about wearing costumes; he hadn't been interested before this.
Quin and Gretchen snuggling.
Look at those eyes! Look at those bubbles!
We took a trip to Washington so that E could try a Wind Cheetah recumbent trike and go on a diving trip while all of us visited family. We went to the Seattle Aquarium one afternoon.
Happiness is being with grandparents! (Although it's hard to get this girl to smile on camera!)
Quin loved learning how to water the plants! One of the few times I've heard him tell others to go away - listen for the "No Grandpa do it!" at the end of the video!
Great-Grandmas are great for naps!
There are a couple of great shots of Toki, Fizzie, and Gretchen, but unless we get a lot of requests, I doubt Toki will let me put them on the blog! (Toki and Fizzie are some friends from Portland.)
We met Jennifer and Amelia at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. It rained that morning, but cleared up by the early afternoon. Quin had a great time teaching Amelia what to do with puddles! We did discover, however, that he is afraid of walruses. I had to carry him past the walrus enclosure!
No more videos due to Blogger issues - I'll try again later!
Monday, September 3, 2007
Quin-isms
2-year olds are funny, and sometimes what they say is hilarious! Here's a short list of the funniest and cutest:
1. "Kin likes Gung-kin." This was heard on July 2, 2007. I left his pronunciation on for amusement and prosperity (Kin = Quin, Gung-kin = Gretchen).
2. "Kin wants more Gung-kins." We both told him that no, he isn't getting any more sisters. Or brothers.
3. "Mama no hold nipples." Quin is rapidly learning body parts, but occasionally gets some mixed up; what he's trying to say is "Mama no hold ankles" when I change his diaper.
4. "Mama be a cow." At first I thought I should be offended, but then it occurred to me that at 2, he doesn't understand that asking someone to be a cow is potentially offensive. So instead I mooed. Then the animal requests came fast and furious. I can say that the poor farm animals are probably terrified by the number of bears in their vicinity. Oh, and for the record, we Googled the sound a giraffe makes, and discovered that they make a high-pitched bleating sound.
5. "Kin eat Kashi in a bowl, not from floor." E accidentally poured some Kashi cereal onto the floor during breakfast.
1. "Kin likes Gung-kin." This was heard on July 2, 2007. I left his pronunciation on for amusement and prosperity (Kin = Quin, Gung-kin = Gretchen).
2. "Kin wants more Gung-kins." We both told him that no, he isn't getting any more sisters. Or brothers.
3. "Mama no hold nipples." Quin is rapidly learning body parts, but occasionally gets some mixed up; what he's trying to say is "Mama no hold ankles" when I change his diaper.
4. "Mama be a cow." At first I thought I should be offended, but then it occurred to me that at 2, he doesn't understand that asking someone to be a cow is potentially offensive. So instead I mooed. Then the animal requests came fast and furious. I can say that the poor farm animals are probably terrified by the number of bears in their vicinity. Oh, and for the record, we Googled the sound a giraffe makes, and discovered that they make a high-pitched bleating sound.
5. "Kin eat Kashi in a bowl, not from floor." E accidentally poured some Kashi cereal onto the floor during breakfast.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Family vacation
No pics again this time - sorry! I re-made the family vacation blog (new address, link to right), so check it out and let me know your answers! (Blog/websites I know of: Rich and Alayne, Alyssa and Brian, and Amy.)
Amy - any chance of putting up pictures on your blog so I can link it?
Amy - any chance of putting up pictures on your blog so I can link it?
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