Is it really already summer ?! I'm sorry I haven't posted anything. Layna has been changing so much! I really thought I posted in May. It must have not been published or even saved. Anyways, a good amount has been happening.
Layna and Mommy have moved back to Gram's and Papa's once again. I am not going to talk about it much because this is about Layna and positivity, but Daddy is "away" and Mommy lost her job. She almost had things in place, but it was a little too late. So, Mommy is officially considered single parent and will be going to court to get full custody of Layna until things are looking better. Layna does miss Daddy a lot. She talks about him every day. She will get into her little red and yellow car and tell me she's leaving to go see Daddy. Or she will pretending to talk on the phone to Daddy. She has asked me "where's my Daddy?" a few times, which breaks my heart. What am I supposed to say? Besides those little moments, she is doing ok.
Layna is pretty whiney child and always wants her way. She has done good with timeouts since I have introduced Time Out. We are working on her middle of the night "snacks": her want for milk in the middle of the night. I give her water for bed, and sometimes she asks for milk during the night and other times she accepts the water. Naps are a different story. She prefers not to take them, which I think just means two things 1) shes out growing them a little bit and 2) she needs some majoy physical activity to be tired enough for a nap.
Another thing we are working that goes along with the No Milk At Night rule is sippy cups. She kind of uses them as a bottle and carries it around the house. So, sippy cups are used for outside or when we are out. If she wants a drink she can have it from a cup, sitting at the table, and has to leave it in the kitchen.
Potty training is still a work in progress. She won't tell me when she has to go still, but as long as I am mindful about the time and drinks, we don't have accidents. When she has undies on, she does well with holding her pee in. I know this because we dont have accidents when we are out and in the car, and she'll go right away when I put her on the toilet. Also, when she has a diaper on, it gets filled pretty quickly ! So, we will just keep undies on except for naptime and bedtime.
We have been spending at least one day with Kaitlin and Aislyn - usually Fridays, which is a breather for the Mommies. The girls can entertain each other, and Kait and I get a break while we chat and do whatever. Once we were over, and Mike (Aislyns Dad) gave a piece of cheese to Layna, and she said "thanks Daddy" to him. haha. Back to the girls, they get along great unless they are cranky and everything is "mine". They understand to share but sometimes don't mind it's definition.
I will try to post more frequently and put up some posts!
It was like 90* here and hopefully everyone is staying cool!
Happy Summer!
