Three Tidbits

1) Liam and Dash started saying "hi" to Pogo really sweetly and wanting to give her hugs and kisses. Here they are continuing their attempt despite the fact that she hid under the bed:

(Hi Pogo from Katie Bradley on Vimeo.)

Better yet, they started doing that to each other and eventually Sean and I as well. They'll say their sweet "hi" and gently stroke our cheeks. It's a melt-your-heart moment.

2) It's so funny the things these boys retain. A couple weeks ago, we started hearing a bug buzzing outside each morning (you know the kind, where it buzzes like a distant leaf blower. It's a sound I associate with it being really hot). I told them that the sound was an insect and Dash started scratching his arms. I was trying to figure out why until I realized that one of their alphabet books features, at one point, an Itchy Insect. So this buzzing insect must be itchy too. Every time we hear the buzz, both boys start scratching.

Similarly, whenever they see a picture of a dragon, they'd tap their index fingers on the ground. It took me a couple examples of this before I remembered another book that had a picture of a dragon next to a picture of a drum. We'd always drum our fingers when we got to that page, so naturally they associate that with the dragon, too. I tell you, it's actually really fun to figure out these kids' trains of thought.

3) Potty Training Update! They're doing really quite well. They still have the issue of treating their undies like diapers, so I usually let them go bottomless (it's just easier!) until they really get the hang of things. I think there's merit to letting them go bottomless until they "anti-train" their brains from the idea of diapers. But don't worry, they're fully dressed when we leave the house. And there's only been one minor accident when we've been out- woot woot! They're actually champion public restroom users. They love 'em. The toilets usually flush extra fast and loud and they get a kick out of that. Plus they stand up to fourteen flushes in a row.

They're still doing a good job of running to the potty when they need to, not needing a prompting. We've even had lots of successful bowel movements! They get a kick out of our PooPoo song (really, they get a kick out of their dad singing it, they couldn't care less when I do it). So it seems to be progressing, although they've been having more accidents the last few days. Maybe they're just not thinking about it as much as the first week. Dash especially seems to have accidents in his high chair, even if we made sure to go right before they started eating. It's odd. I guess we just need more practice!