Staying awake

To stay awake awaiting my husband's return from school I am going to blog.

What have I been doing to wind down after a long second day of potty training? Well, I cracked up to "What to Expect While you're Expecting". HOLY COW! I laughed. I cried. I smiled like a giddy school girl. And I wrote down the times of two scenes to show my husband :P

I am now struggling through an elimination episode of "The Voice"... Which, really, should have only taken 5 minutes. Musical numbers are pretty good though. I liked Team Adam's group song.

ANYWAY.

Chloe. Potty training. This time, like last time happened when we're like, "OH! We're out of diapers. Should we buy a new box or try to potty train?" She's been yanking off her dirty diapers and showing some serious interest again so we figured we'd give it a go. Last time we didnt make it a day. We were all so frustrated. This time we're a lot more laid back and letting the process happen. Instead of the advanced college course we went for last time, we're doing the more K-12 approach. Jameson proved himself far more knowledgeable than me. I've been researching and what not but because of my friends and their children only taking 2 days, I thought that was normal. Jameson wisely understood this is a week(s)-month(s) process. My midwife today said I could do what I want, but it'll all go away once the baby was born.

Yeah. That is what you tell an emotional crazyy pperson. I came home in the pit of dispair just totally distraught. What if I give up again? I cant bear to fail a second time. What if I ruin Chloe by going back and forth. She's so smart. Facebook wall of shame. ETC! Luckily, I'm married to Jameson. He held me while I cried, rubbed my back, took Chloe to sit on the potty after she wet herself in her high chair and told me he supports me. And that I wouldn't have to make the decision alone and that it couldnt hurt to try for a week or two. It isn't a one day decision.

Isn't he a gem!?

So we're continuing. My doctor appointment went well today. Strong heartbeat of 134 I believe. My weight is on track, my belly is measuring well. Funny story. The midwife walks in the room, double takes and says "Has anyone ever told you that you look like Mandy Moore? Cause seriously you look like her doppleganger! Or stand in or something!" She wouldn't let it go the whole appointment. It was really funny. She walks out before me and I hear her grabbing someone down the hall to "Come see this girl! She looks like Mandy Moore! I think this is just her pseudo name so we wont really know who she is!" She was so funny about it. Those comments are fewer and farther between but they always make me smile :)

Jameson has started his 3 semester of graduate school. We bit the bullet and decided to take the extra course (paid for by tax returns because loans wouldn't cover an extra course.. YAY for tax retruns!). His workload has honestly more than doubled. He is reading over 500 pages of text, writing weekly papers, group projects galore! We decided that with the help of very loving and supportive parents and loans, school needed to become his focus and he quit is job at Target. It's been a real leap of faith for us, but his first week (last week) every night he came home he would say how right it was to quit and how much he loves his classes. We've learned that this is what our "thing" is when it comes to answers from Heavenly Father. We are one of those that He needs to leap first and you know what, I'm okay with that.

Chloe blows my mind daily. She is stringing together some pretty serious sentences and is getting really great at communicating. She loves to sing, especially Happy Birthday, Once There was a Snowman and Popcorn Popping. She still loves the classic Pirates of Penzance but is enjoying trying out Disney/Pixar films from which she is picking up words like "Executed" and "Shiny". Her favorite book is "Baby Dear" which is a story about a little girl whose Daddy brings her home a doll the day he brings the Mommy and new baby back from the hospital and how she and her mom take care of their babies. I'm telling you, this girl is smart. She knows what is in the future. Her new way of letting you know she is in a happy place is to nod her head and say "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" it is soooo cute! Especially cause it always comes out of nowhere.

It wouldn't be a blog by me if I didnt say at least one more thing to brag about my husband. So, here it goes. Jameson walks 3.1 miles with me every day (weather and doc appointmentments permitting) and then plays with Chloe and I at the park. That hour walking together and talking makes me feel like we're dating again. We talk about the most random things but I never get tired of listening to him and watching him smile over his own nerdy comments. I married a great man that takes time to listen and be with me. What more could I ask for?