"Daddy I fell in the toilet!"

This is what Claire announces to Mark at, of course, a quiet moment in the middle of mass. Claire is doing really well with potty training-she has her moments (like the time she peed on some books) but she does pretty well overall.  So I am much better now with outings and no diapers.  We went to church last week and it was a comedy of errors!  I took Claire to the potty before mass started and after the baptisms (they do baptisms once a month, during mass- we just happened to be at the baptism mass)  Claire announces - I have to go potty, leaves the pew and heads for the bathroom. This is an old, all encompassing bathroom with the sink and commode in the same room. Now Claire is Miss Independent and does not like help at times. She would not go to the bathroom with me in the room. So she's pushing me out and saying, "I do it all by myself, Mommy, All by myself."  I'm thinking okay the toilet is pretty low and small and she's had success on public toilets before, I'll let her try it.  Plus if she falls in she's going to realize she needs my help.
Next thing you know I hear:  Splash.  "MOMMY! MOMMY! MOMMY!"  I try to get in but she has locked the door! " Mommy can't open the door sweetie you need to turn the knob on the door."  It took a minute but she hoisted herself out of the pot and opened the door.  She's got a big smile on her face and her whole backside is wet!  We walked back to the pew where Mark and Brynn were and while I was getting Claire's change of clothing she let Daddy know what happened had happened to her.  There were a few chuckles in response to her comment.
Claire is also getting ready for preschool.  She is going to be attending St. Mary's Preschool 3 program on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.  She is very excited and didn't want to leave all the toys when I went to sign her up.  We think its going to be great for her and then in the afternoons when I have to work Laura (Mondays) and Miss Meg will watch the girls.  We are so lucky that Miss Meg can watch the girls for us until December.  She was wonderful with Claire and now Brynn gets to play with her too.  She makes it so much easier for me to go to work, since I know the girls are great with her.

Claire's lollipop she earned for an accident free day.  She still has 95% of it left!

Brynn is growing like a weed.  I took her in to the doctor, suspecting she had some ailment, since she just wasn't her happy self.  They weighed her and she was 18.10lbs!  Claire wasn't 18 lbs until 6 months and Brynn is only 5 months old!  Brynn is okay now, we think she might be teething and that might have caused her change in behavior.  She is just rolling all over now too.  She is so proud of herself when she does it.  She likes to roll a couple times too.  I've taken to scanning the carpet before I put her down to make sure there are no little pieces she will find in a three foot radius. 

"Look at me, I rolled over!"

Thanks for reading,

Katie