Number of girls being raised in this house: 3
Number of girls currently being toilet-trained: 2
Number of size 2 underpants laundered since Monday: 17
Number of size 2 underpants laundered since Monday: 17
Number of girls awaiting new mama-made jumper: 1
Balls of wool purchased to knit jumper: 4
Balls of wool apparently required to complete jumper: 4.1
Chance of getting out of the house to purchase extra ball of wool whilst two toddlers are toilet-training: Fat.
Reading Raising Girls by Gisela Preuschoff.
Yarn Along here.
Reading Raising Girls by Gisela Preuschoff.
Yarn Along here.
Oh goodness it sounds like you are busy. I am currently toilet training one boy - very much different than my girl before him. I can't even imagine leaving the house right now. But, I always keep a small potty in the trunk in case either of my kids needs to use it while we are out. It didn't really work in the beginning, but it seems to work well now :-)
ReplyDeleteSo frustrating needing those extra yarn inches, gah! And well done with all those tiny knickers... they'll get there!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my, I never thought once of toilet training twins......My son took forever and ever. He even remembers being a little stinker when toilet training. I hope you do get your yarn!!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you're very busy right now!
ReplyDeleteCould you possibly add a contrasting colour to the last part of the sweater and make it a feature?
good luck with the potty-training... I have a twin sister, I suppose it had to be "fun" when we were starting to be toilet-trained - sorry, no advice from me - I don't exactly remember the first years of my life :D
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the yarn you're using! what's it called? the chance they'd have it in out yarn-shop are close to zero, but I might try to look for it somewhere - I really love the color.
good luck with getting more yarn :)
Good luck with the toilet training, my daughter turned 3 last week, but I still haven't done anything about it, I'm hoping she might work it out for herself...
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the potty training. Perhaps the sleeves could be shortened or a complementary color used. Do you have a lifeline call you could make - a dear friend willing to run for yarn and food??
ReplyDeleteGood luck with potty training!! I trained one this past spring and almost went crazy. I can't imagine two at a time! The yarn is gorgeous for the jumper! That stinks about the yarn :-(
ReplyDeletethat's a lot of undies, lady. :0 sarah
ReplyDeleteOh toilet training! Oh the pain! I told Dave I would have ten children if not for teething and toilet training! The only way we succeeded with toilet training Cohen was with a star chart and Lego minifigures. He got a star each time he tried or actually went, and ten stars meant he got a minifigure. I hear girls are easier than boys? Not sure how that works when there is two though. So I am sending you patience and a sense of humor, but should probably be sending more undies and paper towels instead. Good luck!
ReplyDeletePS. How are you finding the book?
oh brings back such "fond" memories (my kids were 15 months apart----boy first, girl second---and she was potty trained before her big brother) In spite of my serious concerns, he did not go to school in diapers.
ReplyDeleteI have a toilet training (boy) so I sympathize. Your post cracked me up - reminded me of the delightful little stats at the beginning of the chapters in Bridget Jones Diary.
ReplyDeletethis is too funny.....thanks for making me laugh this morning! I so feel your pain....I've been there many times!!!
ReplyDeleteBusy busy! I remember the potty training days. The first time I realized "I have absolutely no control over this". This too shall pass.....
ReplyDeletehahaha - don't worry, you know you will forget all about it (once you have completely lost your mind :)) And I always tried to remind myself that having one potty training toddler would have immobilized me almost just as much as having two. In the end I just put them in pull-ups when we left the house.
ReplyDeleteOh no! They do say that girls get there quicker than boys *strokes your furrowed brow* We finally got our third child potty trained via the medium of frozen yoghurt tubes. It was amazing how his mind was focussed when the reward was so tempting. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteYou have my sympathy and I only had to do one at a time. I remember coming home from work all suited and booted to be told that my daughter, who was sitting on my lap, had done very well with the potty training that day. The next minute there was a little accident that meant we both had to change our pants!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, hee hee, it did make me chuckle. Bloody typical that you run out of yarn just at the end of a project. Angus did one TINY wee on the potty yesterday, so I haven't totally given up hope yet. Good luck! x
ReplyDeleteOh no, I do hope you get your 0.1 ball of yarn! Good luck with that; and with the toilet training!
ReplyDeleteMakes me glad our potty training days are behind us... ;-) Hope you'll be able to get the rest of the yarn soon.
ReplyDeleteJust catching up here. I remember those days. I used to remind myself that no healthy child ever started school still needing a potty, and mop on.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giggle and I hope you get to pick up that extra ball of yarn.
I wish you luck. Kate WILL NOT train. She's just not ready it seems... I hope it goes fast for you!
ReplyDeleteLoved this! Brought back memories. I remember my daughter helping my son. They were 22mos apart. Anyhow he was sitting on the toilet like a girl so.... It shot across the room. I heard her clapping and telling him bravo to find it. Hwncould a mama be upset?! One day you will be like me, it will all be just memories. Savor the moments. (beautiful heather yarn. )
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