Monday, September 01, 2008

Hello, Anne Rice?

Savannah, at 3 1/2 months old, has cut her first tooth. Two, actually, only they're not the teeth that most babies cut first. They're not even the second most common teeth. Nope, not my baby. Her fangs top two canine teeth have broken through the gums. Last night they also broke through the skin on my finger. I'm scared.

We are also officially beginning potty training today. My goal is to have him fully day-trained by his second birthday, so this leaves us two full months, as his birthday is on Halloween. My reason behind this has nothing to do with wanting to rush him out of his babyhood. It has nothing to do with being sick of changing diapers (I'd rather change diapers than scrub poopy undies). It has everything to do with the fact that a box of Size 5 Pampers Cruisers now costs $39 and change. And yes, I do know that there are other brands out there, but we have tried EVERYTHING and Pampers, while draining on the wallet, are the best fit for him. So -now it's big boy underwear during the day at home, diapers at night and when we go out. Progress so far? Pee in the potty once. Pee in the underwear once. Poop in the underwear twice. Dry heaving as I scrub the poop out in the bathroom sink - continuous.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

my niece cut those two teeth first too, it was hilarious looking...I mean, in a totally nice way.

Matter Of Fact Mommy said...

LOL @ the anne rice reference. i'm picturing a young kirsten dunst in interview with a vampire.

re: potty training, you know my stance. but i wasn't a SAHM to my son, so i let others guilt into not pissing and shitting himself. also? i never scrub the shit stains out of the underwear. i have to sniff them to see if they're clean. (can't believe i just typed that.)

good luck! ;)