J had his first day back at work yesterday. everything went well, but he was really tired by the end of the day. M has started...well I don't know what to call it, but she has started. She says "mommy, potty!" and I respond "okay, m, hurry go potty in your potty chair" she says "no momma, no potty" so I say "okay, don't go potty" and she says "no momma! potty!" ... or... "momma, dinner please" I say "here's your dinner, m" she says "all done, momma" I say "okay, all done" as she starts to get down from her high chair, then she whines "No momma! more dinner. No! More!" I say "okay, M. If you want more dinner, then eat it. If you get down you're all done and you get no more." M says "ok." then eats a couple of bites and says "all done, momma. No more dinner" and I say "okay" as she gets down from her chair and I take away her plate and then she starts crying "no momma, no!! more!!" at which point I give up, dump her dinner in the trash and she cries for about 10 minutes. this argument happens with most things now, the back and forth of not knowing what she wants. She has also started making me take her to the potty. I used to take her to help her, then she got to where she could do it on her own, but now she will say "momma, potty!" and I tell her "okay, m, go potty, hurry!" and she says "no, momma help." where she takes my hand and says "get up. get up, momma. help". This is really cute but gets old once we get to the bathroom and she argues with herself as to whether or not she actually needs to pee.
This has been a really crazy weekend. Thursday J got a call from a breeder he had been speaking to 3 or 4 months ago. We were going to go look at a puppy of his (with no real intention of buying) back then, but when we called the breeder said he just sold the last female 2 hours previously. Then on thursday he called to tell J that a buyer backed out last minute and J has first chance at getting her, so Friday we went to see her. She was discounted for us (and b/c she is older now, I think) and much more affordable - and so we brought her home, and her name is Sugar. Sug (shoog) for short. She is very sweet and calm, and listens really well. She is a yellow lab, and for all of you who have read the book or watched the movie - yes, we bought the "clearance puppy"! And actually we stopped at Blockbuster to return some movies and a big Marley & Me poster was in the window and M said :"Is that a picture of Sugar?" - I hope not! Saturday was the last 50 cen...
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Hello, 2 year old, Kenzie Jo.