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Rebecca did well with potty again today — still working on #2. After an early, short, and surprising nap (she put herself down at 11:50 for just an hour), much of the afternoon was full of fussing and craziness. I got a new debit card today, to replace the old one that was cracking and[...]

(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) Today, Rebecca — for the first time — went to the bathroom somewhere besides our house. Rebecca awoke with a dry diaper for at least the third time this week, and stayed dry all day. In the morning, MF went to a doctor’s appointment for[...]

(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) MF took RF to the library in the morning; she stayed dry the whole trip. Tried “Story Time”, wasn’t used to it. “I just want library book,” she explained. (By the way, I’m going to cease spelling her sentences completely phonetically and just use words.[...]

A few days ago, we passed what I’ve jokingly called “the Rebecca threshold” with our Benjamin pregnancy. She was born about 7 weeks before her due date. As of May 10, we passed that point in the current pregnancy. My wife’s at 34 weeks as of today, and about nine pounds lighter than she was[...]

(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) Rebecca woke up with a wet diaper this morning, but still used the potty. We didn’t use another diaper all day! The generic diapers we buy are about 17 cents apiece, and I calculate that the Diaper Genie refills cost about 3 cents per diaper,[...]

Rebecca woke with a dry diaper this morning and kept her panties dry all day, using her potty correctly all day. We spent the day shifting from (1) us asking if she needed to go to (2) her telling us when she needed to go. And, after three days of holding it, she went #2[...]

Rebecca kept her diaper dry all morning, while MF was at work, and then wore panties the rest of the day, keeping them dry too. She even surprised us by staying dry during a supper trip to Dairy Queen (she had requested an ice cream cone). We put a diaper on her for the trip[...]

Big Milestone: Rebecca is now Three Feet Tall. Not quite tall enough for the WNBA, but on her way. She also crossed the 27-pound threshold for the first time (that we know of; we haven’t weighed her in a while). She’s 2.58 years (31 months) old. Compared to me: My mother didn’t record my height[...]

I woke up early today (because I went to bed on time last night?) and thought that would give me a little more time before RLF awoke. No — her new waking cycle is somehow tied to mine. Perhaps she hears the coffee-maker — I think I’m otherwise very quiet when I get up. She[...]

Houses should come with more shelves, in my opinion. One can never have too many shelves, cupboards, cabinets, closets, and “storage solutions”. My apartment in Seminole, while being old, drafty, slanted downhill, and with one door that didn’t close (because of the slantiness), had one great feature that I really miss — a built in[...]

Shari: Some people have told us they bring the baby potty with them in the car. That's just too nasty ...

Thanks for the comment, Shari. I think MF and I agree that *our* definition of "potty trained" is when adults don't ...

Public restrooms are scary even as adults. lol Love the pics.

Mine always wanted to use public restrooms, but I insisted they go regularly at home before I'd "waste my time" ...

I call it potty trained when they stay dry during the day. I figure they can't hep what they do ...

My wife suggested bringing the potty insert in the car with us... Still thinking about it.

I used to carry a potty insert so that I could put it on the public bathroom. My daughters ...

Thanks, Mom.

Great progress with the potty training and the painting. Love the pictures!

:-) I remember fighting sleep as a child. I can remember thinking: "What if something interesting happens while I'm asleep, and ...