SUCCESS!

Katie has finally achieved a bit of potty training success! She's been going tinkle in the potty for a few months now, but today she finally was able to poopie in the potty! It took over an hour of trying, hopping off the potty and running around for a few minutes, only to be back on the potty within 5 minutes. After many go-rounds and a lot of self-determination on the part of Miss Katie, she finally claimed victory this evening! We had to call daddy, Mimi and Mrs. Pam to let her tell them all of her grand success! Considering she got another bout of her recurring double ear infection (making this infection 6 weeks in length now), I think she should win a prize. So, tomorrow, Miss Katie and I will be going to Target to pick her out some big girl Care Bear underwear! Yippee! She's had some pretty Tinkerbell and Cinderella underwear for over a month now, but has thought little about pooping on their heads - guess the Care Bears must be big time because she said she would never, ever poop on her bears head. I guess time will tell.

I went to the dentist Tuesday for a marathon appointment. After 2.5 hours, I came out with 2 fillings replaced, 1 cavity filled and half of my teeth's roots scaled. Now I remember why I haven't been to the dentist in over 7 years! Of course, had I been going I might have avoided the scaling part. Ironically, I was completely concerned about the fillings as those would require shots. I explained (somewhat emphatically) about how much I hate shots, especially those I have received from previous dentists, and the hygienist was incredibly caring, understanding and took the time to use a topical numbing agent prior to injecting me. I felt nothing with the first 2 shots and just a little bit on the 3rd shot. As the dentist got underway, I discovered though that those shots had not taken effect since I could feel them drilling away and let them know in Texas terms that I was not numb - "WHOOOAAAA!!!!" The dentist quickly, but gently, took care of the problem and within minutes they were drilling away while I happily watched Headline News on the tv. You know, it's a sad day when you are at the dentist, getting your teeth drilled on and all you can think about is how you are enjoying your "quiet time" away from the kids! LOL! My teeth are fixed and the pain from all the procedures should go away in the next day or 2 - hopefully about the same time as Katie's ear infection! Of course, the dentist did recommend soft foods for a couple of days which I took to mean ICE CREAM! I just keep telling Mike every evening - "doctor's orders"!