This morning Norah came into the bathroom, saw Adlani on the big potty and started pointing to her bum and saying “poo-poo, poo-poo”. I asked her if she wanted to sit on the little potty and she nodded yes, so I took off her diaper, told her to sit down, and left the bathroom. She has shown a little interest in the potty before, but mostly she puts the removable part on her head and walks around saying “hat, hat, hat”. A few minutes later I went back to the bathroom and the potty was full of pee!!! Even after the pee-pee dance she was still acting suspicious so I asked her if she wanted to sit on the potty some more. She nodded yes, so I told her to sit and I went to get Adlani dressed. A few minutes later I heard her saying “uck, uck, uck” and Aliya ran into the bathroom and found that she had pooped in the potty too!!!
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For all of you skeptics out there…she peed in the potty again tonight! Aliya was 21 months old when we potty trained her…Norah is only 18 months old! If you don’t understand my excitement, you obviously don’t have kids, or had them so long ago you have no recollection of this stage in their development.
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Caution: If you are poop-averse, don’t watch the videos below!
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For all of you Annie-lovers, the breeder I bought Annie from has brand new puppies available!
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http://www.rocking2r.com/Miniature%20Aussies%20pg%204.htm
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If you ever find yourself in the freezer aisle of Trader Joe’s wondering whether to go with the Trader Jose’s Chicken Burrito Bowl or the Trader Giotto’s Gnocchi al Gorgonzola, this blog is a great resource: http://heateatreview.com/

By the way, did you know that Trader Joe’s will take back anything you don’t like for a full refund?! Don’t try that at Target!.
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There was an article in the Metrowest Daily News today about the Pathways Family Shelter (beneficiaries of our holiday gift drive):
Click here to read it.

Isabel came over today for the 2nd Annual Egg-Coloring Event and viewing of Aliya’s *new* bedroom. Norah was enamored with Baby Billy, and Adlani is claiming that Isabel is one of his girlfriends. He said that he likes tall women. Isabel’s response was, “I am NOT marrying that kid.” We’ll see how that plays out. Although Norah is “an older woman” in comparison to Baby Billy, he’s about to take the lead on weight! They both weigh 26 pounds!! Kelli and I had a few minutes to chat amidst the chaos…I realized after they left that it probably wasn’t a great idea to have chicken pot pie for lunch on Good Friday! Sorry Kelli! I’m not Catholic!

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