Now that Branwen is army crawling really well, she stays happy on the floor longer than she did. Makes sense… she can actually get to the toys that she, in her mad joy over holding them, flings across the room. Since she stays happy longer, I feel like I should be able to get some more things done. Hm. Not exactly. Since she’s getting around better, I also have to keep more of an eye on her. We’re getting a little better with Alexis’ toys (especially since Alexis has started noticing that Branwen is getting them and putting them in her mouth), but there’s still the random cat toy, the old Reader’s Digest that Alexis was looking at, the shoes that someone left on the mat by the door, not to mention the edge of the area rug by the front door which apparently is rather tasty. 😛 So I can’t figure out if I’m getting the same amount of things done as before, a few more things since I’m not holding her quite as much, or less things, but with more exercise. 😛 Well, I guess if I count picking up the aforementioned articles to get them out of her reach as cleaning, then I can say I’m getting more cleaning done. 🙂
The squash didn’t go over well at first. It was a different consistency than the rice cereal (we grind our own baby food to save cost and not have to worry about preservatives and such), and it made her gag. She caught on pretty quickly when we started mixing it with the rice cereal, though. After the first couple of nights, she was eating it just fine. We’ve taken her off of it for now, though. She got a terrible diaper rash from something and a bit of constipation (poor baby! her bottom was bleeding the rash was so bad!), and though it seemed like too long after the squash for that to have been the cause, it just seemed prudent to take a break. We’re back to just rice cereal until the rash clears up. Next, we’ll try spinach, I think.
Potty training is going great, as long as great can be defined as “not happening quite like I would like it to, but kind-of progressing a little bit.” I push it more some days than others based on our moods and energy levels. 🙂 She has had a few times recently when she said she needed to use the potty and then did, so that’s good. However, there have been more times when we “tried” to use the potty, didn’t do it, and had a wet diaper 15 minutes later. 😛 Oh well. This is one situation where I think it’s almost a hindrance that she’s so laid back. I have a feeling Branwen will potty train easier when the time comes because things generally bother her more. We’ll see. 🙂
We’ve all got colds again (though Joel only has a tiny bit of drainage, so his might just be the weather systems). I’m kind-of glad we have them now, because that means the girls will miss church this Sunday, but they might be well for Easter. Here’s hoping!
It sounds like Alexis finally settled down, so I think I’m going to go and try to take a nap myself. I’ll have to see if the cats will let me sleep. 🙂