Potty Training

Downs

  • N/A

Ups

  • Mom is here. She’s having a lot of fun interacting with Calvin and giving me tips on how to potty train him.

  • Speaking of potty training, Calvin is making significant progress. Today he told us three times he needed to go before he actually went.

  • I survived another week of playing the piano at church. This week was particularly hectic as I was moved up 2 weeks from my normal schedule. I didn’t pick my music out until this week. In addition, I had to accompany someone for special music and wasn’t going to see the music until I got to church. I don’t sight read well. Several days ago I finished Mercedes Lackey’s The Sleeping Beauty. In it, one of the princes is fated to have a tragic end. Anytime fate is about to catch up with him, his talking bird companion trills, “DOOM!” at which point he usually can avoid his fate one more time. Anyway, I woke up this morning feeling very stressed about playing for church. All of a sudden, I heard the little bird trilling “DOOM!” and decided messing up special music probably wasn’t the worse thing that could happen :-) Anyway, it all went fine. I’m very glad it is over and have another 6 weeks before I do it again.

Calvin Moment

  • After church mom, Calvin and I met up with Jaeger and had a picnic at the Eben G. Fine Park which is right next to the Boulder Creek. After Calvin’s nap, he played beside the creek for a while. At one point, a little dog came bounding up to Calvin and licked him. Calvin was startled but laughed. Shortly afterwards, the dog’s owner showed up with a tennis ball. The owner threw the tennis ball into the creek and the dog joyfully jumped in after it. However, instead of returning the ball to his owner, the dog gave it to Calvin. We transferred the ball back to the owner and he threw it again and the whole process repeated several more times. Eventually, we decided to teach Calvin how to throw the ball. He couldn’t throw it far but was delighted every time it left his hand and the dog frantically scrambled after.

Simplification

  • Didn’t do anything today.

Food Diary

  • Breakfast – Peanut Butter Berry Fruit toast

  • Lunch – Hummus Sandwiches, Doritos, and Panda Bar Brownies

  • Supper – Burritos

  • Evening Treat – Maybe some chocolate?