Potty Training and a New Laundry room!

Let me start with the Laundry room.  (the 2 actually go together!  ha!)

Justin and I have been wanting a new washer and dryer for a few years now.  We got our old set when we moved in together in 2002.  It was a 1991 model and we paid $150.  It was our first purchase of ANYTHING together and we each paid $75…and we thought that was EXPENSIVE!  :)  With our tax refund, we decided to go for it.  We actually did a little researching and knew we wanted a front loader with a Steam Dryer.  We ended up with the Kenmore Elite Steam Washer and Steam Dryer.  We  really like them! 

In order to install these puppies, we had to take out our old cabinets…they were too low.  When Justin did this, he tore holes in a few walls and the ceiling (the cabinets were built INTO the walls…so it was inevitable).  We hired a great guy to come patch up the walls, retexture, paint, add paneling, and lay new flooring.  There is SUCH a huge change.  WHY did I not take before pictures????  I guess because it all happened so fast!  I found ONE measly before picture…and its just barely of the washer and dryer and cabinets.  Just imagine ugly wood trim to go along with it.  We hope to add shelves or maybe some cabinets sometime soon…but we’re in no rush.  The pedestals hold all of the detergents…and I wouldn’t be able to reach the cabinets anyway.  Did I mention how nice it is to not have to bend over for laundry?  It’s GREAT!!!!!!!

Potty Training

I have really been talking up potty training for NAtalie for a while now.  I don’t want to have 2 babies in diapers when Katy is born…but wasn’t sure WHEN to train her.  I ran out of diapers Monday and decided it was time.  She woke up from her afternoon nap and we started the “3 day potty training”.  She got a sticker each time she went pee pee on the potty and after 5 times, she got a “treasure”.  These were princess books or movies (I only bought 3…girl treasures are more expensive than boys!).  Needless to say she got all 3 treasures the first day (starting at about 3pm).  She had 1 pee accident that day, 1 over night and then 4 total accidents the 2nd day.  The 3rd day I had to make a surprise trip to Wichita Falls to get more flooring and I didn’t know what to do…put her in a pull up or just let her wear panties.  I decided to stay with the panties and bring a portable potty.  SHE HAD NO ACCIDENTS!  I was so proud of her!  Since then she has peed in her bed once over night and had another poop accident.  She is fully day pee trained and I’m hoping the poop will cure itself.  This will require me to give her my full attention though…so hopefully by the time the weekend is over!  She likes to go “all by mybelf”…haha! 

How are the 2 related you ask?  I had 10 pairs of panties for her when i started on Monday.  I realized Monday night that we had no washer…the washer didn’t get installed until Wednesday night after bedtime…and I had to go buy more underwear!  haha!