I thank the Lord there's people out there like you...

Well, today was once again busy, but very exciting around my house...

I will never be able to be thankful enough that I have been able to stay at home with my babies. Having this time with them while they are so small is such an unparalleled blessing that I don;t know how to describe it.

I didn't get as much cleaning done today as I had wanted, but that is OK. I am starting to not let it bother me. It was especially helpful when my mother in law stopped by unexpectedly and I was hugely embarrassed over the state of the house when she told me, "Your house doesn't look filthy. It just looks like there are children here." Coming from someone whose home looks like it should be in Southern Living, it helped me to relax a bit. I still want it better, and may shortly break into an all night cleaning session, but I am not going to let it stress me out.

We had a slow morning, and actually slept late! I don't know if you can really call it sleeping in when I am still waking every coupe of hours to nurse a newborn, but you get the point anyway. After breakfast, I played with Sadie while tending to Emmaline in between until lunch and then nap time. After nap, another snack for Sadie and who knows how many infant feedings, we trekked to the store to pick up some ground beef in anticipation of making tacos for dinner.

The trip was uneventful, but definitely needed to relieve some boredom and stir craziness from all of us. We also picked up a card for my step-brother Benjamin, who turned 19 today. We came back home to total chaos! It took forever to get Emmaline to a point where she was not screaming. I then made dinner and sot the bathtub ready for Sadie.

The last few weeks, Sadie has decided that she has to sit on the potty before she gets in the tub. I have been letting her so as not to discourage her interest, but at the same time knowing that she probably doesn't get it quite yet. So, I get her clothes off and she is sitting on the potty like she usually does. I turned around to get a clean towel out of the cabinet and when I turned my eyes back to Sadie, SHE HAD PEED IN THE POTTY!! Now, this could be pure coincidence, but regardless, I praised her unendingly, and am determined to foster this. From now on, anytime I go to the bathroom during the day, I am going to take her with me to see what happens. I will buy some panties and let her know that when she tells me she has to potty, she can wear the big girl panties! I don't believe in using pull-ups, so hopefully urging her toward the panties will do the trick! I never thought I would be so excited about something so silly, but I am. Now, I am by no means thinking that this means she is potty trained, but it is a really huge step in the right direction... She shows interest, and now, having gone in the potty once, she will begin to understand what it is for.

This is great news especially for the pocketbook. Since I had made the decision to use diapers that were chlorine free and made from natural fibers, I have spent about twice what the average person spends to diaper their kid. Now that I have two, the expense has doubled. Some people consider it to be silly or unnecessary, but it is a decision I made when my oldest daughter was just a newborn. First off, they were the only diapers that sis not give her a rash. Second, when I began learning about all of the additional benefits of these diapers, I could not, in good conscience, put another Pamper on my child, ever. And I have stuck to this. I am perfectly willing to budget around this. But I think every parent is excited when they no longer have to buy diapers!