"Uh-oh."

Recently: Jack is into science experiments, first up: cornstarch goo and baking soda volcanoes. A cheap slip-n-slide made Park Day at or house super fun. Robbie can climb. Ellie loves her umbrella. The seven Bacon and Lonsberry children take over a sandbox. And see our garden grow...sort of..some sun would help here...

* Robbie dropped his binky today. As I stooped to pick it up I said, "Uh-oh." To which he responded, "Uh-oh." Does this count as a word, I wonder? He does say mamamama and dadada, but I'm not sure those really count. Uh-oh seems intentional. He kept saying it all night to rave cuteness reviews. Sadly for him, though, I also let him cry himself to sleep tonight. He is rough to get to sleep and...well, let's just say his sleeping issues are an entire post that I don't have time to write. This week I regain control!!! I hope...

* Ellie's potty training is SUPER improved. I think her polly pocket princess love has overwhelmed her. I made her a super cool sticker chart and we got some princess stickers and she is doing great! Every time she goes potty she claps and says, "I'm going to get Cinderella!" After several frustrating weeks, she finally earned enough stickers for Sleeping Beauty, and I think she is going to get Cinderella MUCH faster. She even insisted on wearing her panties for her nap today. I'm pretty excited. If nothing else, by using just a diaper a day, I'm saving money! On another note, I cannot be the first mother to LOATHE the shoes that come with these princesses. My heavens, what a waste of time and plastic.


* Jack seems to have gotten over his pink eye fairly quickly and whatever his cold was that knocked him down for a day or two. He was in swimming lessons, which we couldn't attend, but I just had him moved to a different class. He starts again next week and he's really excited!


* Bob is off to Utah for 10 days. I'm hoping to survive.