First time Dropping the kids off...

At the pool.... AKA #2.. Monday right before her bath. She also went potty the next morning like a big girl. Our little gal has just battled a 24 hour stomach bug- with a fever. She is almost good as new aldready! What a trooper. OK I promise no more detailed potty descriptions for awhile. We could probably all do without it. But we are so proud of our little 19m old wonder!

A toileting natural....

This weekend Tatum & I made trek to Iowa City Thursday. We stayed with good friends Sara, Eric & Meara O'Brien and visited lots of mommy's old work friends at UIHC on Friday. That afternoon, Nana Zubrod met up with us and rode along to visit Aunt Jilly & Jesus in Elgin, IL. We also met up with Melissa, John, & Ava Grant on Saturday for some fun at the DuPage Children's Museum and lunch. We continued the Grant/Zubrod family fun that evening with some yummy Chili courtesy of Auntie Jill. Nana Z even managed to really get into the Wii carnival games! Video to come of the girls bouncing off of the walls (literally, bouncing off of the sofa!). They had a great time!

So before this weekend I had thought that surely the potty thing must have been a fluke. Just a lucky happening. But Tatum has since proven me wrong. Friday morning she used Meara's potty seat twice, one time initiating it herself by grabbing the seat and putting it on the potty. Sure enough she made her deposit both times! On Saturday evening at Aunt Jilly's Nana noticed that Tatum was in the bathroom with her pants down, trying to unbutton her onesie. Without toddler toileting assistive devices, Nana held her on the potty- and shortly after tinkling was heard!!! This scenario was repeated 30-40 minutes later- tinkle again- SUCCESS!!! Wow, she actually gets it. Now we just need to show Daddy... he has yet to witness the beautiful yellow evidence.