Why you not know any more whys?

Daniel started asking "Why????" several weeks ago. At first he would accept the first thing we said and go on to the next subject. As time goes on, he just continually asks why after each explanation. Finally, I just had to say, "That's all. I don't have any more explanations about that." That seemed to stop him for a few days. Then, he came up with a new comment- "Why you not know any more whys, Mama?"

Potty Learning

Daniel has been learning about the potty for at least five months, but he's been seriously practicing for the last week or so. I had small potties from Ikea around the house, but he was not interested very often. Two times he voluntarily tried the small potty. I thought he might be ready for serious action, but that was two months ago. Then, two weeks ago I found some potty seats that sit on top of the adult toilet at a yard sale. He was thrilled. We made a big deal out of it. We stocked the bathroom with snacks, water, and books, and we set up stools so he could do everything by himself. Daniel loves to be naked at home. I told him that if he could put his pee pee in the potty, then he coud be naked. That seemed to do the trick! He's been pee peeing at home, with only two accidents, since we started. Also, he's done several poopies on the potty. I don't know who is more surprised when it happens- him or me! At first, we had to sit on the potty a lllllooooonnnnngggg time. And once, he woke up at 2 am, and we sat on the potty until 3:30 before he was finished. Most of the time, though, it is really exciting. He knows when he has to go. He yells, "Pee pee!!!!!" And we all run into the potty. At first we were singing and dancing when he did it, but he quickly said, "No sing dat, Mama." And later, "No dance, Mama."

At the beginning, it made his kind of nervous to poop in the potty. Once he said, "Mama, my heart is beeping!"

Okay, ha, ha. While I'm typing this entry, we have company. We just went into the kitchen for a snack and Daniel wet all over the floor. So, make that THREE accidents since he's started using the potty. Still great.

It is interesting to see how he is learning and changing every day. And, it's nice to wash fewer diapers!

"I" can call whenever I want to

This is a fun sentence because Daniel usually refers to himself as "Dan." Today he said "I."

He said this to us as he sat down to dinner.

Daniel: "Here's Dan's cell phone. Dan can call whenever I want to. Ho-tay (okay)?"

Heart Hair

I got my hair cut today. I haven't had a haircut in awhile, so it looks much shorter. I got probably three or four inches cut off. They "texturized" it on the ends so that it doesn't flip out to the sides. I like it very much when they do that. I think it frames my face well. When I got home, Daniel said, "Mama, you got heart hair?" I said, "I got a hair cut. Do you think it looks like a heart shape?" He said, "Yeah. You got heart hair."

Come on, D's!

Daniel and Joseph were playing with Joseph's ipad the other morning. Daniel knows that the screen has a "lock" on it. You have to type in a four-digit code to open it. Daniel understands that you have to type something in to unlock the screen. He was typing and typing to try to get it open. He started talking to himself, saying, "Come on, D's!" (like, come on, I'm typing my letter, now let me in!)

Birthday note so Mama will remember

What I got for my second birthday-
lots of cards
some nice monies
a pool and splash area for the yard
a beach towel
Uno cards
Legos and bath blocks
real tools- rake, shovel, and hoe
a wooden puzzle
dinosaur magnets
art easel

Oh Lord

Yesterday at the museum, we ate lunch in the cafe. After lunch, I was putting D's high chair back and getting ready to go out the door. We weren't talking to each other. He was just looking around at the many moms and kids seated around us.

All of a sudden, he said in a quiet voice, "Oh Lord." I didn't really understand what he said, so I didn't reply or look at him. He continued to repeat, in a louder and louder voice (very calmly), "Oh, Lord.......oh, Lord................ooooohhhhh Lord!.........oooooooohhhhhhh LORD!"

All I could do was laugh. I looked around at the other moms. They were all laughing and giving me a look like, "Yes, they all tell on us. It happens to all of us. Just laugh about it."

Not sure just which time Daniel heard it, but I'm pretty sure my reaction to Joseph on the phone after he said his toe was broken was, "Oh, Lord."