Transitions

Thank you so much for those of you who prayed for us! This past week was SO different. Let's begin.

1) Yes, it was an ulcer. The meds (just a simple antiacid) worked slowly to reduce the acid in my stomach to give the ulcer a chance to heal. The pain slowly disappeared over 3 days. I feel totally normal, although I will be on meds for a month.
2) The knee is SO much better. I am still in the brace for another week and a half but the swelling is down and the aching is gone. I don't wake up because my knee hurts anymore. Hurray!
3) I think Zoya is close to sleeping through the night. She wakes once to eat but barely eats anything before she falls asleep again.

The transitions? Well, it was a week of one!! It started with us doing an intense weekend of potty training with Carmen. I am cooped up in the house anyway, might as well do something with it! So, Saturday, we spent all day putting him on the potty every 15 minutes and showing him the sign for potty in sign language (he signs a lot). By the end of the day, we thought it might be clicking. By Sunday, he got it. We've only had a few accidents since but they are few and far between! His only problem is when he has underwear on, he can't get it off by himself :).
On top of that, Carmen officially dropped his morning nap. He just wasn't sleeping well for both naps so I finally decided to bite the bullet and keep him up. It was a hard decision since he would happily play in his crib for an hour and I would get a break. But I thought it wasn't fair. So, he now goes down for about 3 hours in the afternoon. Hurray!
Zoya transitioned out of her swaddle. She hated it but I thought it helped her sleep better. Finally I decided to take her out and she is much happier. My kids are growing up!