Just one of those days!!

Yesterday was just one of those days! I thought it would never end, or would I live to even see the end of it?!  Potty training a stubborn 2 year old and having a newborn is beginning to not seem like the smartest idea that I have had.  Savannah has been going on the potty since she was 18 months... just not consistently. So yesterday we "gave " Eli her diapers because he is a baby and needed them.  After hours of screaming (from both kids, non the less - why is that, when one cries the other feels obliged to chime in??) she knew I wasn't giving in. And so she stopped crying, but her mischievous side kicked in. I was trying anything to take her mind off of not wearing a diaper, so I let her paint with her water colors in the kitchen. Well, Eli decided in the middle of that to be hungry, so I stepped into the living room to feed him. So I just got that Mom gut feeling to check on her, and I could NOT believe what she was doing. First off, this child has painted hundreds of times before.. this was not her first go at it. But today was special...  today was the day she decided to drink her "paint water"... oh my!  Thankfully it was non-toxic, so one short call to the Poison Control just to be sure later, all she had from it was a very colorful circle around her mouth. Only my child.  As if that was not enough, while I on the phone with Poison Control, she peed all over the seat cushion on the table, into the floor, and of course soaking her 20th pair of clothes for that day. Ok, maybe not 20th, but at least 5th! So the day goes on, with accident after accident and crying child after another and by lunch I was ready to give up - but I stayed strong! I am SO ready for her to be out of diapers... and if we could have a good hang of it before 4th of July beach trip, that would be GREAT!    We made it to lunch, and then things went down hill, again. I was cleaning up an accident that she had in our bedroom, and I was using the resolve. Well, it was my fault that I left the bottle in her reach while I took her clothes to the laundry room, and boy did I pay for it. She comes running down the hall, EYES BURN, EYES BURN!! Yes, my beloved child sprayed resolve in her own face! I think, if I call poison control again today, Child services will surely be knocking at my door any minute! So I poured lots of water on her face, made her drink, and gave her a quick shower.  SIgh... ok, done with THAT. Or so I thought! Savannah then began to show me that before she sprayed her self, she did some cleaning of her own. She had sprayed Resolve all on the carpet, the WALL, her quilt on her bed, the hardwood floors,.. it was everywhere!! I was beyond frustrated! And of course, Eli was crying needed something during all this, adding to my stress. Again, I thought, will this day EVER end?!  After a very desperate prayer, Savannah and Eli both laid down for a nap. Ah... silence. Thankfully, no other major episodes happened, and I did make it to the end of that day. Savannah even went potty while we were out to dinner.  There just might be hope after all!  

Close to meeting our new angel!!

I am so excited (and nervous, too!) that this week sometime we will be meeting our new angel!!  My Dr. has scheduled to induce me on Thursday, April the 9th, if I do not go into labor on my own before then - how exciting!!!  I have been having many symptoms that make me think it's getting really close, but who knows!  I can't wait to share pictures of our new little one, as well as the name!!  Pray that all goes smoothly for us, and the new baby, and for Savannah, too! She is going to have a big change this week!  She seems to be catching a cold (sigh) so I pray that she gets better before the new baby gets here, too, and that neither Mommy or Daddy get sick from her.  In just 4 short days we will be a family of 4!!!