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February 12, 2008
Ka-Chow!
Wow, it has been a while. Sorry to all my faithful readers- but my blog was not working correctly so I couldn't receive comments and who wants to blog when no one can respond? Ok, maybe that is just my opinion. So, THANK YOU! to whoever fixed this problem.... I'm pumped to be back!
Random happenings in the Rohlf household:
1) Belle is being potty trained ... again! For those of you who remember, we tried this last summer and things din't go so well. I tried again last week and I think it is a go! I am amazed at how small my world has shrunk. We were at the mall on Sunday and out loud I said to Belle "Are you still dry? Do you need to use the potty?" And then I realized I was not at home and not everyone needed or cared to know that Belle was learning what it meant to be dry! And she likes to call family members and tell them that she went potty on the big potty all by herself! This was one of the approaches that I took with trianing her --ENTHUSIASM! I read this book called "The Potty Party" and that was one of the points, that little kids love parties and enthusiasm. So I tried "WOOHOOING" and jumping up and down and clapping the first day that she was trying and she loved it! I started slowing down with that a bit and one days she said , "Mommy, you didn't woohoo!" ;) Right now we are just rewarding her with a M & M- so things are much better now! :)
2) We have our ultrasound for baby #2 on Tuesday of next week and I'm going crazy! One day I want to find out and the next I don't. I think my husband is about to shoot me, mostly because I ask him about every day what he wants to do and if he has changed his mind and why he decided to find out or not to find out. I'm glad that either way, we will be done with this decision after next week. We didn't find out with Belle, but I'm thinking it would be fun to try it this way as well. So many people either "always find out " or "never find out" so I feel odd changing things up mid way through. Thoughts? Ideas?
3) I heard somewhere that if you are going to buy your significant other flowers for Valentines Day, do not... I repeat, DO NOT buy red roses! The florists expect everyone to buy red roses for Valentines Day and they start packaging them up to a week ahead of time and then they die 2 days after you get them. I thought that was a pretty smart piece of advice.
4) Here is a picture of Belle after she just ate her first oreo unsupervised... my I have come a long way! :)
Later.
Posted by Leah at February 12, 2008 04:20 PM
Comments
I thought about making your typical immature, single-guy reply to #2, but I'm taking the high road.
Instead, I just have to say, that your daughter does marginally better than me in Oreo consumption. My mom still won't let me eat cookies on the furniture.
Posted by: Dustin at February 12, 2008 05:19 PM
Well, with 6 kids we've had plenty of opportunity to go through the question of finding out or not finding out. With the first 4 we did not find out- I wanted it to be a surprise- something to look forward to other than giving birth. However, with #5 we took the other 4 kids to the ultrasound and when the nurse asked if we wanted to know we asked our kids and they said yes so that was our decision. With #6 I wanted to find out so I could maybe prepare a little ahead of time- having the right clothes... ready to go. Not sure it happened but it was a nice thought. Also, by then I think I had had enough surprises.
Posted by: Kristen Borseth at February 12, 2008 09:58 PM
First, just have to say "Yay Belle!" She's doing great!
Secondly, I just wanted to say that there is NOTHING wrong with being indecisive right now about #2! I'm sure Jason doesn't REALLY mind that you are changing your opinion on it every day! You're doing a great job being a mom!
Posted by: Holly Boston at February 12, 2008 10:22 PM
Well, I don't want to try to sway you either way, but I think no matter when you find out it will be a surprise. It was great knowing Ben was a boy the whole time and I even mentioned him by his name quite often. Also, having everything ready in the drawer is a great help when you come home from the hospital and you don't have to worry about it.
Posted by: Angie Daniel at February 12, 2008 10:50 PM
Yay for Belle! Before you know it, she'll be done and you can have extra money for the expensive diapers for Deuce!
As for finding out... I loved knowing that Julia was a girl, until the very end when I was totally emotional and people kept saying "What if it's a boy". However, for all practical reasons, you should find out since you're due right after garage sale season and it would be nice to have boy clothes if you need. ;)
Posted by: Sarah at February 13, 2008 10:04 AM
Yeah Belle!!! Oreos never looked cuter!!
I remember a couple who couldn't decide if they wanted to know or not. What they did was had the baby's sex given to them in an envelope until they made a decision.
Posted by: wendy sue at February 13, 2008 01:30 PM
A good friend of mine did the envelope thing, and were planning to have a party with their friends all there to find out what they were having. But then they ended up deciding not to find out, so they never opened it! There's no way I would be able to do that. If I had an evelope, the decision is already made- I'd be opening that as soon as I got home, probably in the car on the way home!
Posted by: Alicia M at February 13, 2008 10:25 PM
I forgot to mention: The day I found out Ben was a boy, I proceeded to the parking lot and hit another car on my way out. I guess I was excited. (There was not a lot of space for me and another car to turn at the same time and I hit a very expensive parked car.) I left a note for them to call me.
Angie Daniel
Posted by: Angie Daniel at February 17, 2008 10:42 PM