as we were loading the kids into the car for church this morning, i realized that poor kate didn't even leave the house once this week. last time i was putting her in her car seat was last sunday...heading to church. jacob only once- to the grocery store with mommy. and that would have been my only outing had i not scheduled myself a much needed haircut on saturday. and i gladly left the kids alone with daddy, some nice "alone" time for me.
because we weren't leaving the house this week (not planned) and we were running out of diapers, i placed an order on my trusty diapers.com. the order comes in a huge box (since i am ordering diapers for 2 bottoms- keep reading for more on that topic) which turned out to be a nice distraction for the kids. the box is big enough for both jacob and kate to fit in it at the same time. it provided hours of entertainment, which is just what we needed to help with our cabin fever.
since january 1st, jesse and i have started exercising , and even trying to eat a little healthier too. my newest snack craze has been popcorn- homemade, stove-top, kettle corn. a much healthier alternative to the potato chips, cookies, and christmas candy that had become the norm. (i know, it still has sugar, but a lot less than i was consuming with the mentioned "junk"). and since i recently read an article about the dangers of microwave popcorn (did you know there are harmful chemicals in the lining of the bag that are transferred to the butter or oil that is coating the kernels?) i decided to try the stove top method.
making it was so much easier than i thought, and i even asked myself "why didn't i think of this before?!" so in case anyone wants it, here is my made-up recipe:
Stove-top KettleCorn
1 tbsp olive oil
2-3 tbsp popcorn (enough to cover the bottom of a sauce pan)
2 tsp sugar
salt to taste
combine kernels, oil, and sugar in sauce pan. heat over medium-high, stirring constantly by gently shaking the pan. keep lid on and keep shaking until popping starts to slow down. i noticed it took 3 or 4 minutes for the kernels to start popping, but once they start popping, it goes fast. add salt and toss in a large bowl. let it cool before you eat it, the sugar gets really hot!
*note: i am not sure how this will work on an electric burner, so if you try it, consider yourself warned, it might burn!
we have been intending to potty train jacob this month, waiting for a chunk of days where we "have nothing going on". but we're almost halfway through the month, and it hasn't happened yet. i was hoping to have him completely trained for my mom when she comes to babysit at the end of the month, while jesse and i are away on our vacation.
so i have a week and a half, can i do it? he is SO ready. i am confident that he will catch on to going #1 very quickly. i am a little anxious about #2... maybe i have heard too many horror stories.
many thanks to candace who let me borrow her book "Toilet Training in Less Than a Day". i got a good laugh from this illustration on p.36 (as if i needed it to be illustrated for me).
6 comments:
kate is getting so big - she is adorable!
and i'm curious...how have you found diapers.com to be? i've been considering ordering from there. do you save any money?
Go for it! For the most part, it worked for all four of mine. You can do it; he can do it. Have no fear! : ) Have a great day/week.
Good luck! You can do it. What seemed to work for us was going straight to big boy underwear and staying home for a week. We started on a Monday and by Thursday he was really letting me know he had to go and so forth. I was also having to be very diligent about taking him to the bathroom every 30-45 minutes at first. Just have lots of undies for accidents and don't get discouraged. It seemed to take a while for Jack to really empty his bladder as well. And for the pooping part, we still have a few accidents every so often. I've heard with boys it takes longer.
I'll be praying all goes well!
YES! I've read that about microwave popcorn so, much to Ben's chagrin, I don't buy it anymore, but I love popcorn on the stovetop...that's how my dad always made it for us. Yum.
I didn't know that about micro popcorn??!
BTW-It works great on an electric burner. I'm not a fan of sweet popcorn, though. I usually do an olive oil and herb mix. I also make way too much.
Hope PT goes well. You can borrow the Peter Potty if you want.
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