Pee-Pee In The Potty and Bad Kitty

She did it! Maddie went pee-pee in her potty! (I spared you any photos) We used her Easter gift card from Grandma Doris and Grandpa Frank and bought her a froggy potty chair and a few big-girl potty books. After bath on Sunday, I asked her if she wanted to go potty. She said "Potty" and made the sign for it.. she sat down, then up again. I thought, "ok, this is way too early" but then she sat down again and a minute later was up.. she had gone! We called daddy into the bathroom to show him the good work and to praise Miss Maddie... what a very big girl.. not quite 18 months and getting to know what the potty chair is all about!

No, I am not delusional and do not think by any means we're close to her being potty trained. :) She's pretty young to start but it was a good opportunity for her to learn the sensation of going. Those darn diapers nowadays are sooo absorbent. Towards the end of the summer if she seems ready, we'll give potty training a real try and see how it goes, but no pressure from mommy...

Speaking of bathrooms, our newest member, Syrah has been obsessed with toilet paper. She unravels the rolls and shreds the remains to pieces... oh boy! Someone needs to teach her better bathroom manners.

She's also been waking Matt and I up all night long... just like having a newborn, right? I need to start poking at her during the day and attacking her every movement to let her know how it feels. :) She's lucky she's cute!

Maddie went on her very first boat ride on Saturday. We were visiting with some friends at their parent's harbor house in Oxnard.. It's Wednesday and Maddie is still saying "boat". It left quite the impression on her.
She was so relaxed, I thought for sure she'd fall asleep but the excitement of chips at Yolanda's (Mexican restaurant we docked and stopped at) kept her going. We had such a great time!






Check out the cheeks! They'll keep her face afloat!



Maddie has been learning her shapes and colors.. she knows the names of most of the shapes and is getting pretty good at getting them into their slots. Thanks to Crayola Crayons, she knows, yellow, purple, blue, and red.. of course she still gets them mixed up but it's funny to me that she even remembers the names... now if only she'd color on the paper instead of her clothes!