Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Pumpkin Patch



















Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Homerentals.net

Ok, so I've been wanting to do this for awhile but, didn't want to do it without talking to the company first! I have worked with this group of wonderful people now since February. They are not only good people in general but, they also all have a common goal. They strive to provide Raving Fan customer service.

If you've never been the recipient of Raving Fan style service, you're in for a treat when you finally do!

Homerentals.net is striving to be a leader in a home rental listing site that provides full service packages to property managers of both home rentals and some vacation rentals. They do custom and templated websites, they provide customer service, and they provide tools needed to create and manage a property management website fully.

They focus on independence and making the systems user friendly to make the property managers system a "one-stop shop"for everything a property manager needs. They provide training and attend conferences. They provide parts of their system to manage not only the homes and listings but, to manage vendors, tenants and owners information.

See what you think, you are encouraged to do a free trial first to see all that they offer. Their prices are VERY competetive and their options are excellent. Process improvements include recently enabling Craigslist postings also! AWESOME. Check them out

http://homerentals.net/Sites/HRN/Benefits/

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Success!

Or at least I think so! She has had very little accidents and is feeling the sensations when she has to go. She is wearing underwear more and getting used to going potty on the toilet instead! WOOT!

She has even caught me a couple of times surprised because we will go somewhere and I'll put a diaper on her and she will say "ewww" or hold herself and want to go potty. MY BIG GIRL. *sniff*

This was definately a good time for her because she is intrigued and ready.

Monday, October 6, 2008

We've run into a snag

My daughter is doing excellent with going potty at home as long as she is nude! Everytime I put her training underwear on she feels comfortable and will go in them. It's weird because they aren't pull ups or a diaper. They are cloth and soft and as soon as she's wet she lets me know.

Last night, she was great. She went pee three times within a half hour in the toilet and then as soon as I put her underwear on she went in them.

Oh well, I know it will take some time and I'm not stressed about it. I'm just gonna have to work harder at this. I'm still so amazed at how well she is doing in such a short time!

Way out west Oktoberfest

Some pics from Saturday. It looks nice and cool outside, too bad it was in the 80's




























Thursday, October 2, 2008

Potty Training!

Kaia has been sitting on the pot casually for about a month or so. She has shown readiness signs here and there. She hasn't shown any fear of the toilet so, I kept putting her on. She NEVER had an accidental pee or poop experience so I wasn't sure if she was gonna potty train now or a little later.

This last week she has been telling me immediately that she has gone whether it's pee or poop. I said to myself "now is the time!". I bought her training underwear and she was going to the bathroom like she would in a diaper in those. I decided to let her go naked from the waist down.

Voila!

Kaia is very aware when she is getting wet. She will say "ewww" when she has to go haha. It's really adorable. I have been taking her cues and 9 times out of 10 she hasn't gone. When she does though, she gets praises and a sticker from the dollar store!!!

The last two days have been busy so when we are at home I try to stick with potty stuff. Amazingly in two days she has done awesome! Only one accident so far. She has been holding the poo in and so I was trying to coax her a little. She finally had to go and started to squat so we went to the potty and she pooped! She looked a little concerned but, I told her it was ok and we clapped and she flushed. Two minutes after she got down, she ran to the toilet and went pee on her own without me having to rush her to the toilet.

Needless to say, I am so proud of her! She is becoming more aware of her body and more aware of everything for that matter. She is starting to really use her words which has led to less frustration for sure. I am so excited that she is growing and becoming more and more independent. I love experiencing all of this with her.

My heart is so full!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Baby at the Olympics!

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Kaia and Cameron dancing

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Baby Dives

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