Potty Time!

Wonderwoman's potty when she was a baby...

Dear Dyanna,

Potty training has begun, mommy just hadn't really been that consistent with it, and daddy gets nervous if you're running around without a diaper. You broke the potty time dvd daddy bought for you and we haven't even watched it fully. On days when it's just you and me, mommy would leave you naked as it has been hot lately, and it'll be easier to put you straight onto the potty when it looks like you're about to go. Most of the time you'll go all quiet and next thing mommy knew, there's a puddle on the floor, and sometimes you're not even that far from the potty. Good thing we have the traditional lampin squares handy to wipe up with.

Your potty had been in view for a very long time, until one day, you started playing with it, and that was when mommy figured it is time to introduce to you what it's all about.

You would sit on the potty, and then get up and say 'All done', and you and mommy would look into the potty and nothing is in it. You'd look at me and say, 'Nada!' and go off playing again.

Sometimes mommy managed to catch you just as you're about to start peeing and plop you straight onto the potty and you'll finish up there. Sometimes mommy misses the moment completely and there's a big puddle on the floor. Sometimes, we get successful elimination all in the potty, and when that happens mommy cheered with joy and try to get you all excited about it.

Auntie Nadia told mommy when she was potty training her boys, she got 5 potties in the house, and there was the pressure to potty train. I guess maybe because we don't have that pressure which is probably why mommy is quite laid back about this. And I doubt we're going to get more than the one potty that was given to us, unless we get the wonderwoman potty, that looks cool. Maybe when mommy is able to take leave, have lots of lampin ready for messes, and leave you diaperless, probably we can get more success.

Love,
Mommy

The Tango Gala Night

Dear Dyanna,

Daddy texted mommy one day asking if I'm up to go to a place that night for Auntie Jac's tango thing, so mommy said sure and next thing mommy knew, I had to find out the details.

Later that evening, after dressing you up in a black dress, we went. We got there early, there was Auntie Elaine taking care of the door, and on the floor were two pairs of tango dancers doing their moves, the ladies took advantage that no one was around yet to practice their footwork with the male dance instructors.

Mommy and daddy don't dance ballroom for your info. We were there to support Auntie Jac who will be doing a performance.

Whilst waiting for the crowd to thicken, you took turns with mommy and daddy to dance on the floor. You loved to run around in circles while holding our hands and we'd jump, skip and hop, and you would say 'dance mommy/daddy, dance!'

You were the first to eat dinner from the buffet spread that was out, thai food... Mommy thought it's weird to have thai food with tango... you mostly ate the leafy vegetables, a couple of oatmeal prawns, and the lemongrass chicken.

While mommy ate, you were playing with daddy at the interesting wall divider the place had. You met some people we knew, and you went dancing while everybody was eating so you had the floor all to yourself. And then you wanted to dance with mommy and you'd tug my hand and said, 'dance, dance'. But before we could get to the floor, the announcer said, 'The floor is open' and all of the sudden everybody at the table stood up and with their partners all did their tango. You just stood and watched. Amazed? Surprised? Shocked? Either way, you didn't want to move.

We saw couples twirled, stepped, swayed. I'm not sure whether to the beat of the music, because I couldn't get the rhythm they were moving to. And everybody was too busy looking down at their feet! It was an interesting and strange sight.

Mommy asked if you'd like to dance but there was no response. So mommy picked you up and we danced to our own moves amongst the tango goers. After a fashion, you started to signal for milk. While you nursed as we sat back at our table, your eyes were looking sleepy and we decided better to head home now even though Auntie Jac hadn't made her debut yet.

After a long goodbye, Auntie Jac will be gone for a month, we went back home, changing into your jammies and night diaper in the car on the drive home.

Hope you had an interesting time. When you are older, mommy will enroll you into a kids hip hop class!

Love,
Mommy