1. Little Girl finally successfully used the toilet! Only once so far, but it's a start. It took so long I was beginning to think I'm just the world's worst potty-trainer. I might still be, or maybe it's just tougher with more kids distracting you from the task...
2. Big Boy is taking showers now, instead of baths, and pretty much can do everything himself.
He is also doing much better in the toilet-training department. We finally got a new procedure down, which is working much better. He's also stopped having accidents at night. Our water bill and washing machine will be very thankful to get a break... if Little Girl would stop picking up the slack!
3. Elli will be off two medicines tomorrow! She currently takes 7 a day, so dropping two is a big deal. We just finished weaning off her seizure medicine -- it's been a months-long process but we're finally there. I can't express how much I have longed for the day she would finally be off that med -- I've hated every second since August 2004 when she first went on it. And tomorrow morning she's having a procedure on her saliva glands that will hopefully control the fluids in her mouth better than the medicine she's currently taking. The medicine has stopped working, even though she takes it 3 times a day. I can't wait to drop that one off the schedule too.
4. I've arrived at biweekly OB appointments. Six weeks to go, if we stick with our plan to induce during the 38th week. I'm having another fetal fibronectin test this afternoon though -- we don't really think I'm in a preterm labor pattern, but there's enough going on that everyone agreed it would be good to check. I had a lot of contraction activity yesterday, so I'll be glad to get this test result.
5. Scott is actively working to lose weight. I'm glad for him and totally support it, but on the other hand, I'm getting weighed every 2 weeks and the numbers are staggering. I've officially gained 25 pounds now. So when I'm feeling particularly cranky, sore, and clumsy, hearing him talk about how much he's lost is a bit ... irritating. Far be it from me to throw cold water on his efforts... it's just amazing to me how this has happened every pregnancy! I keep reminding myself that I'll get my chance to celebrate in 6 weeks when I lose 15 pounds in one day.
