June 14, 2011

Tuesday:

Today we had a lot of just being at home. I have started a note pad on when Annabelle eats and drinks and goes pee, and that's proving to be very helpful. She's really catching on. So much, I think I may put together a sort of course on potty training your your child at an early age course that I offer to clients. It's something to think about. I don't have much experience yet, but I'm wondering what that would take. We shall see. She continues to go pee through out the morning on the potty, and during the evening when we are trying to get dinner together, it's a little more difficult to keep a good eye on her.

When we were getting ready to go to our first Attachment Parenting meeting (more on what that in further down), I had to figure out how to get ready, while still monitoring the pottying of Annabelle. According to the 'log' I started, she wasn't due for another pee in about 30 minutes, so I hopped in the shower. As I was stepping out, Liam comes in, "Mom, tell Anbel not poop in my room." He's wasn't upset, but more concerned. I did tell her that she can't poop in her brother's room, which she had, and I think that was understood as much and met telling Liam that she's a baby, potty training, and these things sometimes happen. It's wasn't too bad to clean up though, it would have been much worse had it been in a diaper. We got packed up and headed out.

Attachment Parenting follows eight principles,
1) Prepare for Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting
2) Feed with Love and Respect
3) Respond with Sensitivity
4) Use Nurturing Touch
5) Ensure Safe Sleep, Physically and Emotionally
6) Provide Consistent and Loving Care
7) Practice Positive Discipline
8) Strive for Balance in Your Personal and Family Life

Basically it's a bunch of birth conscious, baby wearing, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, almost hippy mamas who get together and try to help each other figure out how to raise kids without emotionally scarring them one way or another. I like it, it's very insightful and I get to meet moms who are like minded.