Potty update on Abigail... She is doing really well! We still have occasional accidents, but is doing much better at telling me when she needs to go. We have even ventured out of the house on short errands in panties instead of pull ups. =) I bet by the end of the summer if not sooner she'll have it all figured out.
Both girls have sucked their thumb at night since they were about 6 months old. Pretty much as soon as we stopped swaddling them, the thumb found their mouth. When Hannah turned 4 we began talking a little bit about how we don't need to suck our thumb at night. So about 2 weeks ago we decided to really start working on that. I did some reading on the internet about how to help your child stop sucking their thumb. There is lots of info out there and obviously not all suggestions are for every child. Our plan was to talk with Hannah and explain what happens to your teeth, how she's a big girl, etc. She always sucks the same thumb (big callous) so we started putting a glove on that hand while she sleeps. Lots of talk about how she didn't need to take the glove off, the glove won't taste good to suck on. Then we told her if she could go 5 days of leaving the glove on and keeping it dry she could pick a stuffed animal to sleep with. She has actually done really well. Her callous is starting to get smaller and she's enjoying sleeping with a friend. We'll keep her glove on for at least another month to make sure the habit is truly broken.
Last but not least...NEW PHOTOS!
LOVE THIS!
They love their new little bench in my parents garden!
