after the second time of dahlia successfully poo pooing (she insists on saying that now) on the toilet, i took her out to dessert and bought her a toy. we kept talking about it that we would be going to the toy store and getting some cake.... but what ended up happening was i was at fred meyer with her and there was a starbucks there, so i thought we could just split something little and hopefully she wouldnt remember about the toy store today. (it was pouring and i didnt want to search for a parking spot that would be far away) we went up to the counter and there was a bin of bears dressed in lamb outfits, dahlia immediately picked one up and snuggled it.... meanwhile i was trying to pick out something little for us to eat. they happened to have a small package of two shortbread cookies for like a dollar, i turned to ask her if she wanted a cookie and she had the lamb at her cheek saying "i want you buy this mommy". so i thought this was perfect, killing two birds with one stone! so we sat at a table and snuggled her new toy and ate our cookies and drank our water from a straw (dahlia loves straws) it was such a nice little time with just dahlia and i, she is such a sweet girl. 

 

 

it really worked out well because i have a problem giving my kids junkfood and so buying her something there was killing me, so the shortbread cookies were perfect because they were made of like five ingredients, butter, sugar, flour and salt i think..... and they were little! so if i had to feed her crap, i am glad it was that! and i just happen to love shortbread cookies! (:

 

dahlia has been so odd this past week. i have been sick, but she hasnt necessarily picked up my same symptoms, just is really tired all the time and cranky and has a fever off and on. i keep waiting for her to get this thing i have, but she still hasnt. i am so glad though, but i dont like seeing her with a fever and so tired. she will just sit with justin or i for a long time and snuggle up looking like she will go to sleep. she has actually takes naps the past few days, which is a sure sign she isnt feeling well! normally she does not take a nap and doesnt go to bed till 10pm... and she willingly has been going to bed early all week!! valen has enjoyed the time he gets with mommy and daddy while she is sleeping (: we dont get that very often. he loves his sister and is so concerned when she isnt doing well, it is very sweet. he will go sit by her and try to snuggle her and she just gets annoyed and pushes him away... i am also so glad that valen is doing just fine, i cant believe that he hasnt gotten anything from us.... he must be like justin! justin never gets sick.... well like once a year or something. i wish i was like that!

last night was a big night for dahlia.... she finally went poop in the toilet!!

she has been potty trained for a long time now, but for some reason couldnt do the pooping thing. we always had to put a diaper on her. she would freak out when we put her on the toilet. i didnt want to traumatize her and figured she would just do it eventually, so we never forced her. but yesterday i was to my limits, and couldnt handle it anymore. it is so nasty changing a three year old diaper! and a waste of money! so i told her sorry no more diapers, if you need to poop tonight we will go sit on the toilet. and eventually (six hours of holding it in) she went! justin and i both screamed when it happened because we were excited and trying to give her encouragement, but i think that startled her and she started crying! it was funny.

so we have been bribing her with anything and everything and she didnt even care. last night the final thing we offered was ice cream and that is what she got. she has never had it before. it was too cold for her but she still thought it was yummy.... of course(: oh and daddy promised to take her to the toy store and pick out anything she wanted.... i think it is more for him though (: he likes the toy store!

dahlia copies so much of what justin and i say! thankfully we havent said anything regretful yet.

 

"Vay Vay, you being a cranky pants today"

 

"come on!!"

 

"shhh you're making too much noise!"

 

"ooooo that's gross!"

 

"okey dokey smokey"

 

after i took her to my midwife appointment, she came home and was pretending that she had peed in a cup and needed to bring it to me.... i dont think she will be very good at keeping secrets any time soon!