Update: Fall 2008
This has been a very interesting fall. One of the major advances has been our potty training for Eliana.
It started with lots of naked time… but we gave up on that after couple days due to unintended consequences.
Instead of going cold turkey, we ended up getting a training potty from the grandma and grandpa geezlouies. This has worked exceptionally well. Eliana has been able to let us know whenever she needs to go… this started off slow, but patience sure pays off.. she has been consistently poopoo-ing and peepee-ing for the past week.
Our only advice… start early and be patient… and have lots of encouragement. Proverbs 22:6 “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” Each time Eliana does her business… Mommy Geezlouies sings the potty song with lots of clapping and even a gummy once in a while.
On other news… our neighbors moved out to Culpeper. This was eliana’s playmate of around the same age. We had them over for dinner before they left.
In the mail. we have been getting gifts from Grandmammy. Enclosed has been various books like Clifford the Big Red Dog and other toys. Included is this early Halloween disguise…










