This Could Be Our Day

Addison Road

"New life is starting at every ending
We are a part of the story unfolding
This is the weight of the world we are holding
this could be our day

I was listening this song on break, and thinking about all the wonderful things this new year holds, but most of all...CHANGE! I've really come to appreciate change, while I rage against it when it's not in my immediate favor, I do see God's hand in each moment of change once past. I'm just hyper and so looking forward to all the plans we're making. One major thing is I will be having the IUD removed in March or April--no we're not trying for #2...yet--but we feel it's time to take it out. Plus, we can afford medical insurance right now, so that helps. There are lots of other things going on that I will share later. I'm just so happy!

So how are things? Well, Phoenix is giving me trouble with potty-training (it's been hard to even get him interested). I was getting so discouraged that I gave up for a while. Until I read some articles by some parents who had similar situations with boys his age--and OLDER--who almost refused to go potty on the toilet. So we're implamenting a new rule--you change your own wet pants! He loves to be babied and have someone ELSE do things for him, instead of trying to do it himself. He gives up before he even tries! And I've been enabling that defeatist mentality. Shame on me! So we're making him be more independent. He is a fully capable little man, and I want him to feel confident in himself, that sparkle in his eyes when mom or dad praises him for doing something on his own and "getting it" is priceless! I want to keep that going. Hopefully grandma will help with that...my mother-in-law loves Phoenix, and I know she wouldn't intentionally do something that would harm him...but I don't honestly believe she understands the ramifications of those "little choices" that effect long after they are made and gone. One little choice to not follow through will just created a snowball effect to other choices that require follow-through. I'm praying she helps us with this choice.

Anyways, my break is done. On to work for another 2 hours! YAY almost time to go home!