Pregnancy Update - 34-35 Weeks! [VIDEO]

It's been a busy couple of weeks. Nui Nui started her new school, had her first dentist appointment, and continues nighttime potty training.

As for me, I finished the last of my 'manual labor' baby-prep tasks, though still have more setting up to do.

In my 34-week OB checkup, I got a little educational session, as I asked my OB about a bunch of labor and delivery questions, so if you're expecting, hopefully it might be helpful information for you, too :>

In my 35-week OB checkup, I didn't gain any weight from the previous week and I talk a little bit about that.

I'm officially LESS THAN 4 weeks away from my due date! It's been quite a journey and I look forward to keeping you updated. Thanks to all of you who have supported me along the way! This is the #dream. :> xo

Potty Training A Lot Like Work

What Potty Training Sounds Like With Hearing Loss

What a relief! :>

I'm A Big Girl?

Nui Nui must've hit some sort of 'A ha!' moment last week. Ever since Tuesday of last week, she's been accident-free, including one day at school. This weekend, when we went out, we put her in a diaper and even then, she did not think she could/should go in it— the diaper stayed dry all weekend. She even held her pee through naps!

I'm just so proud of her. I know she knows what is going on, it's just so amazing to see her apply her knowledge. Today, for example... I often practice giving her a series of requests, as I learned during a Back-To-School Night that, that's what her school is trying to teach them. Her teachers said the goal is for them to be able to do 2-3 actions when listed but her class is working on 4-5. Today, I asked her to say goodnight to Pau Pau, but first get down from the stool, put it away, turn off the light in the bathroom, and get her water. Granted, this is the routine, but to think just a mere two years ago she just barely entered into the world and could barely do anything...? :>

I hold these years near and dear to my heart. Time is fleeting so fast. It's sad yet I'm glad because it's indicative that I'm having the time of my life. To confirm, I am. :>

What makes time fly for you? :>

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NO ACCIDENTS!! Perfume, OOTD, Haircut, Chicken Baked Pasta - VLOGMAS 2013! Day 4 #piecesofm

A ZERO ACCIDENT DAY

Epic Milestone: Toddler Orders Her First Meal :>

We went to Jack's last night and a couple of notable things happened on our trip.

1. Nui Nui asked to go to the bathroom on our car ride there. She ended up peeing in her diaper but I think (or hope!) it's a sign or step toward her potty-training endeavors :> Earlier in the day, she did the same twice. The first time, she lasted the whole 30-35 minutes in the car and finding a bathroom, successfully holding it. The second time, successfully held her poop 'til we got home.


2. Out of no where, Nui Nui ordered her own meal at dinner out. I opened the menu and Nui Nui wanted to look at the menu with me to see what she wanted. She started pointing to things and mumbling. So cute! Then she pointed to Grilled Salmon Salad and said she wanted grilled cheese. Close... :> Mom ordered first but had questions to ask our server. Finally after she let the server know what she wanted, Nui Nui chimed in to request her ultimate dish of choice... :>

For Nui Nui, this is an epic milestone. She was fearless. Typically, she shies away from talking to strangers, which is can be a good thing but has its faults as well. Moreover, she even said Please! A mother's hard work paid off :>

What fun things happened to you this Thanksgiving weekend?

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The Joys Of Potty Training

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Wednesday Hits At School

So Wednesday was a little less uplifting than Monday at Nui Nui's school. I continue to forget to do all the things I'm supposed to in our new environment. For starters, I brought Nui Nui to school in underwear and a diaper over but forgot to take the diaper off, as I was asked. I remembered but it was about 1-2 hours after I dropped her off and was at work.

Upon picking her up, the first thing I did, after signing her out, was read her daily notes. They noted my negligence in forgetting to take off her morning diaper and the fact that I still had not brought in a family photo for a project. I brought it in but it was in the afternoon and too late— they had done the project that day.

It proceeded by learning that Nui Nui didn't avoid the principal's office during nap time and had 4 accidents in the morning. WTF, was the feeling, and, in the end, it was discussed that Nui Nui is not ready for potty training. Sure enough, that evening, she told my dad she had to go to the bathroom. As much as she is not ready, I think that bringing her to the bathroom with the other kids helps, just as sitting at a table of other kids using sippy cups did. I'm not arguing though.

I'll be writing more in depth about potty training, this experience, and parenting in a future post. Until then, here's what Nui Nui did/learned on Wednesday and her notes. Below is also a pic I pulled from this week's Prezi. The caption was 'Learning to put tushies on the wall'.



TGIF, huh? We'll be busy this weekend with a school picnic on Sunday, birthday party that night, and planning til then. What plans do you have this weekend?

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Nui Nui's Second Full-Week Start At Her New School!

Yesterday was the start of Nui Nui's 2nd full week (day 4) at her new school. The past three times, she was sent to the principal's office for not sleeping through nap-time, waking up in a crying fit and disturbing some of the other kids. Today, this is what she looked like on the way to school...



Needless to say, she was very tired and I was worried she might be perceived as 'sad' in the morning (aka. tired) and still not able to sleep in her new environment, all disheveled. Poor kid.

I was running around when I got to school— I still don't have a routine yet and things are in different locations in this school— blanket goes in one spot, diapers in another, and I washed her milk cup in yet another. I thought Nui Nui was following me in all of this but right before my last stop, she lagged behind in the classroom. I thought, Great, she's interested in what the other kids are doing. But, no, she was really tired and didn't know where I went. I came back and she already had a pout pout on her face. The teacher told me she was waiting for her good-bye/that she didn't know where I went. I gave her a hug and kiss and told her to have a great day.

Tired tired tired. She began to cry as I walked out the room. The directora passed by, saw me standing outside the classroom door to listen, and she picked her up and took care of her. Within a minute she was ok and when I went to pick her up, they told me she had a great day— slept all through nap even :>.

They also started potty training. I brought 6 outfits for the occasion. Her teacher let me know that she only had two accidents. I say only because I thought that was pretty good— she was there a full day, 7:30am-5pm. More to come on those endeavors.

Anyway, here's her daily note, what she learned yesterday, and her newly updated spot at the table :>



And here she is after coming home and showered... I'm wondering if I'll need to enroll her in e-camp soon... Look how focused she was.



She peed twice, pooped one of those times, in the toilet and had one accident. Not terrible. Should I have been more on top of taking her to the bathroom, I think the last could have been avoided.

And that was our day. Nui Nui ate a very good dinner and we read On the Night You Were Born— she's really starting to love those Nancy Tillman books and continues to love the question: What's that?. It didn't take too too long to go to sleep. I mean, there was definitely a dance in the crib and some nudging before she actually settled down but once down, she was for the rest of the night.

We're in the midst of planning Nui Nui's birthday party, so if you have any suggestions for fun ideas, please...

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