Anna 4 Mom 1 & Neve's 8 week check up

Ah so if you've read my last post then the first part of the title actually makes some sense.

Last night, again, Anna refused the diaper. I went through all the bedtime denials (no costume, no sleeping with mommy, no uvas, no books, no water). Instead of crying all Anna did was say "please don't leave me momma, please stay". It about broke my heart, but I felt I had to stay strong on this one (after all sleeping with a non potty trained diaperless child just isn't for me). After about 10 minutes of various pleas on her part and me saying okay Anna but only if you wear a diaper, she finally very quietly approached me (I was patiently reading outside her door) and she very quietly and humbly says "I'm ready for my diaper now". That was it. I was secretly jumping up and down and celebrating.

Tonight I wasn't sure how it was going to go. I was busily trying to settle Neve, and Paul took on the after bath pj ritual. Anna comes marching into the bedroom fully p.j.ed and proudly announces "look mommy I have diaper on". I gave her a big hug and kiss and told her how happy I was. Dare I celebrate getting over this potty training hump??

On the other front, Neve had her 8 week check up yesterday. She's measuring in at 23 inches and 12.12lbs. Which puts her in that 95% for both height and weight. Our fabulous doctor, Dr. Paley, was shocked to see how much she's grown and I have to admit even to me, who sees her all the time she is starting to look huge and more and more alert each day. Just in the last week she has changed so much and I should have a picture up here shortly to show the difference.

Neve continues to test our parenting as she is not a beginner baby. Paul and I now are true believers in "colic" and I spend a huge amount of time trying to keep her happy. Fortunately she's a good sleeper still (only waking 2 times a night between 7am and 6am), and is still sleeping a lot during the day. However when she is awake she's rather a pill. Paul has taken to calling her "grumpy smurf" and I joke that she probably won't smile for the first time until she is at least 16 years old.

So no smiles yet, but that's okay because she is absolutely adorable anyway, and we've decided that were going to keep her regardless. :-)