Monday, November 25, 2013

#2 in the potty

we decided not to fully start on potty training until h was able to really communicate with us and when we could dedicate some time on it as well. you know, no weddings, trips and such. we have had a potty for a few months trying to introduce her to her it and be aware of what it is. once in awhile she will ask to sit on it and we let her. the other morning, 11/23/13, to be exact, she asked to go poo poo in the potty. i was a little surprised but let her go for it. she was sitting on the potty, enjoying her time. i left her alone to do whatever she thought she was going to do, figuring nothing was going to happen. sure enough. we heard the music go off. it sings a song and says hooray when there is some sort of contact with it. amy and i both ran into the bathroom and there it was. her first poop! we high fived and praised her. she even got to have 2 M&M's. i wiped her and she knew she was supposed to wash her hands. it was an exciting morning for the reitz-castillo household. not sure if our framily would agree after receiving a text of the picture of the poo in the potty. surprise!

Thursday, November 21, 2013

clippard clan

we had the most wonderful trip to greenville, south carolina last weekend to see harper's uncle robert get married. this is lee's (daddy) brother. he was married to the lovely jan, or as h says, aunt janny. downtown greenville was a perfect place to have the family gathered. there were lots of shops and restaurants to keep us busy over the weekend. many of the clippards were able to meet h for the first time. it was nice seeing everyone again and harper was happy to see all of her cousins. she is enjoying weddings these days, this being her second in the past month. the morning after the latest wedding she said, "go another wedding?" she was a trooper staying up late a few days in a row and partying with the family. most of us stayed in the same hotel, so it was nice to see everyone every morning for breakfast before we started the day. super sweet to see her and her seattle cousins playing together. the wedding was beautiful. it was nice to be included in the family pictures too.

h did well on the plane there and back. poor thing didn't get to sleep til 1:30am on monday. our flight was delayed after flying into chicago airport. this was during some horrific tornados and weather that showed up. very surprised that they allowed us to fly into chicago from greenville considering the high winds. i think it would have to be one of the most scary flights/landings i have ever been on. one where the people clap at the end, thankful they didn't die. not sure why i was looking out the window, but all i could see was the ground, then wing. ground, then the wing. h was asleep most of the flight and was woken up with a rough landing. she cried for a few mins but i'm sure no one minded since it was such a dramatic landing. we didn't leave chicago until 10pm that night. i am surprised that we even made it out of the airport with all of the delays and cancelled flights. auntie jean was kind enough to pick us up at the airport too. didn't feel right waking h up 4 hours after she finally went to sleep for daycare, so we stayed home the next day to rest.

very thankful for our extended family. they are amazing.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

because

h: want to go outside
me: why?
h: because my mommy

h: want to take my socks off
mommesh: why?
h: because my mama


not sure what that is all about, but it makes us laugh.