Marlo's Memo

I've always heard it's easier to train girls than boys. I'm finding out that this statement is true. S was completely trained by 2 yrs and 8 mos - including overnight. However, she was waking up completely dry in the mornings. She also realized when she was wet or going to be wet. She didn't like being wet. M is completely different. He wakes up almost every day w/ a very full diaper. I know...don't give him anything to drink. I can't do that. I still sometimes need a drink of water in the middle of the night. It's awful when you're thirsty and can't get a drink. Anyway, he also doesn't care that his diaper is wet or dirty. He only lets us know he's dirty when there is something he wants to do that might be inhibited by wearing a diaper full of poop! I'm trying again today to just let him wear underwear and take him to the potty every 15-30 minutes. So far, so good...about 1 1/2 hrs. He knows he'll get a piece of candy if he uses the ...

This is going to sound like I was mean, but read with an open mind. Last night the kids were arguing with each other to the point of one of them crying while the other came to find me to tattle. I had gone over by the front door to turn on the exterior lights. It had started to get darker outside, and there were no lights on in the living room. As I heard them coming, I decided to just stand in my slightly shadowed spot to see what they would do. I could easily be seen if they were looking for me and not just hoping to find me wherever I was, but I was not out in the middle of the living room. They were both calling for me...each to tattle on the other. I watched them walk through the living room into my bedroom never turning on a light. When they called as they walked into my bedroom, I answered, but they neither one turned around. They just kept on walking all the way to my bathroom. They called, again, and again I answered. They could hear me, but they couldn't see me. When they...

So, I've been wondering since last night if I need to take M to the doctor. He's been coughing since Sunday night, and it has gotten worse...to the point of gagging last night. However, I called the dr on Monday and asked since he has not had any fever. Fever is a sign of the pigs flying and I don't want any of that in my house! Anyway, they said as long as he has no fever, there is no need to bring him in. I called again this morning because he coughed a lot more last night. They are very nice at the dr's office. I told them what was going on, but I also said I don't want to bring him in and expose him or me to any flu-like sypmtoms in the waiting room. They gave me a website to go to and said it would basically give me the same information that they would. Seems a little weird to me, but I really don't want to put us in a location where I'm quite sure there has been any type of flu. I feel better now. The website stated exactly what's going o...