Can I just have some sugar, please?

My best friend Stephanie & I are doing a no sugar, low carb diet. Her boyfriend is doing it also, but she is my person, so she is who I will talk about. :) Yes, my person. Like Grey's Anatomy. We are cool like that. While she might live 4 hours away from me, and I might not be able to see her nearly as often as I would like, we can still do things like this and support each other. She is probably doing better at this than I am, because she is better at the healthy/dieting stuff. BUT...I am giving it my all. Granted, we are only on day 2. We have been texting each other every day and keeping each other motivated. She is AWESOME! Yesterday sucked! We both felt nauseous, and were...well, bitchy. I know I was anyway. But we still pulled through. Today is a little easier, but not by much. I am a candy & carb JUNKIE! So this is really, really hard! All I want is some effing CANDY! Yes, I am that worked up about it. Yesterday we both said we felt like people going through detox. HA! How awful does that sound? We also pigged out on crap food for a few days before we started, so I'm sure that doesn't make it any easier. It is really hard, and it is a big change. But when we reach our goals we will feel amazing!! And I know I can do this not only because I want it, but because I have someone doing it with me. It would probably be easier if we lived closer and saw each other all the time. But we make due with what we have. Did I mention she is awesome?! :) At this moment there are m&m's in my fridge calling my name, along with Aubry's gummy fruit snacks in the cupboard...but I wont give in. As much as I want to! I will just text Stephanie and complain with her, and I will get through it. Here's to reaching our goals!!! 

Potty Training!

Some people (the "I know everything" parents) think it is the worst thing that Aubry is over 2 years old and is not potty trained yet. Well, those people can kiss my butt! Because every child is different, and the few times I have tried to push Aubry, it's like taking 2 steps back. So while I know I have to be the one teaching her and guiding her, I will not push her if she isn't ready. Lately, she seems very ready. I am MORE than ready! 2 years of diapers is NO FUN! Let me tell ya! But, making her feel comfortable and happy is more important than me not wanting to change dirty diapers. So, I take her in the bathroom with me almost every time I go. And sometimes she pulls down her diaper to sit on the potty, other times she doesn't. Lately, she has been pulling it down every time. the other day she went in there all on her own and told me "pee, mom!" and pulled down her diaper, and sat down. I of course was EXTREMELY excited. Well, I think most of the pee got in her diaper, but she did have a couple drops go in the potty. So of course I made a huge deal out of it and told her how proud I am. Today, I went in the bathroom to tinkle, and she followed on her own, pulled down her diaper, and sat. After a few minutes of us talking and singing(weird, maybe, but it works!) she told me "eww! stinky!" so I looked, and sure enough, there was a tiny bit of poop in there! I never thought I would be so excited to see poop! Of course, again I made a HUGE deal out of it, but this time it wasn't really on purpose...I was just SO EXCITED! She laughed at me, actually. Haha! But, I feel like we are making great progress! It probably helps that we haven't been leaving to Safford every set of Richard's 7 days off. She gets confused when we do that. So hopefully we can keep this pace going, and stay home these up coming days off and get this thing really going! 

Some things in parenthood are just flat out hard. The things on the top of that list are of course seeing your child hurt or sick. But there is also dealing with terrible two's, never getting any sleep, taking 2 minute prison showers because you are afraid of what is going on in the rest of your house while you are in there, and POTTY TRAINING! The good things for sure out weigh the bad. Knowing that you created this amazing little person who loves you more than anything, and you feel the same..actually you love them more than you ever knew you could from the moment your see their little face! Watching them grown and learn new things every day, those moments when they come up to you and hug you with all the strength their little bodies have and say " I LUUUUHHHH YOUUUUU MAMA!!!" <3, the cuddles, the kisses, the ridiculous cuteness! The moments they fall asleep in your arms, the look they give you when you pick them up from the sitter, every time they learn a new word, or repeat one you said(not always a good word, but you can't help but giggle), did I mention the kisses and cuddles? ;) And of course the moments when you are just SO proud of them! And today, is for sure, one of those days where I am just SO proud of her I could cry! It may seem silly to be so excited over poop...okay, when I say it that way, it IS pretty silly! But, I am just so proud of the progress she is making. Which might still seem silly, since potty training is something everyone has to do, but...WELCOME TO PARENTHOOD! =D