first day of potty training

wiped out after a play date with buddy Maya

This is what we can do:

potty training- I knew it would be a lot of work, but I am exhausted.  On top of that, M and L have decided to get up over an hour earlier than they usually do.  We just started at the beginning of the week.  Lena really seems to be catching on.  Maddie started out strong, but now she is just being defiant.  When I ask her to sit on the potty, she screams, "NO!"  Then she usually has an accident soon after.

counting- Both M and L can count to 14, after that everything sounds the same.  In Spanish we still just count to 10- mainly because mom doesn't know anything past this, and I don't think Dora does either.  We are also starting to recognize most of our numbers by sight (and quite a few letters, too).

shapes and colors- We can name most all our colors and shapes consistently.  When we are out and about the girls like to talk about what shapes and colors different things are.  They usually race to see who can scream out the answer first (I'm sure this is just a small preview of the sibling rivalry to come).

 talking- Let's just put it this way, they won't shut up.  Most things are coming out in short sentences that I notice grow with each passing week.  Maddie had a little bit of a stutter for a couple months.  I called the pediatrician, and she referred us on to have a speech evaluation.  It is scheduled for two weeks from now, but over the last week she has completely stopped stuttering.  Crazy.  Come to find out, this is very common for children her age.  Their brains are thinking faster than their mouths can speak.