Big Girl Pants

You have to remember that as it approaches midnight and your toddler(s) just won't stay sleeping that it was a good day.

Laundry is in because we really need the clean princess underwear.  All 5 pair.  Sissy only went through 2 pair all day and this was day 1 of princess underwear wearing.  Bug, well, she wore 3 pair.  Today we put both the girls in simple play dresses and real underwear and played outside from breakfast to nap and then again until dinner.  We started by coming into the house every half hour, but after our nap we lengthened it to every 45 minutes.  Our only accident was before lunch.  After lunch Squirrel took her in and she used the "big girl potty" which was huge for us!

While outside we rode our bicycles... I give it one more day and Sissy will be riding hers.  Right now she is getting the pedaling a little bit, and is so close to figuring it out.  Bug needs a few more inches until she can make her full pedal.  We also played a little ball and did a some chalk drawing.  The girls were a little surprised when we pulled out a bed sheet and had a picnic of tacos for lunch.

Naps went without issue as well as our baths later.  Dinner of chicken, potatoes, carrots, peas, and raspberry sherbet was a hit.  See, great day.

After our baths the girls' sister's foster mom texted to come by.  They came to visit.  Unfortunately she is terrified of dogs and ours were really interested in meeting her.  It was great seeing the 3 girls play together and see what Bug and Sissy showed off.  I never expected that they would show off their toothbrushes.  You wouldn't expect that you would get most of your information from another caregiver and not the system or the agency.  Her girl had a visit with her biofather and it looks like she will be moved to his family.  Our girls have not been as lucky/unlucky to have any other family visits this week.  They have now been with us for 3 weeks and have had 1 visit.  To put this in perspective - they are to have as many as 3/week with their parent(s) and 1/month with sibling(s).  If/when their sister goes to her father's family they will no longer be required to have a monthly visit.  Imagine, 2 and 3 years old and all you have are the strangers you have been dumped with.  Apparently mom is not to be found this week.  For the sake of the girls I don't know which way I hope, that she gets her stuff together, or that she walks away.  She has court this week so I guess we might learn more.