I Did It!

...and with that, the first weekend of Rohan's potty training is
coming to an end, and we have proof that he will, in fact, *not* go to
college without being potty trained.

We have not been adamant about the topic, though we are roughly
following the 3-day potty training method. We've had lots of accidents
(particularly out of the house- he has yet to use a potty other than
his own little blue one) but we have simply removed his diaper & he's
gone 'commando' outside (as in this photo) and completely pantless at
home...
Thus were rewarded this evening, after dinner & some liquids, when we
watched with breathless anticipation as he walked on his own to the
bathroom with his hand on his crotch & a concerned look in his eye. He
came out shouting the title of this post, and ran into my arms with a
grin - and I was thrilled to reward him with cheers, kisses, & a big
hug.
Ye!

Mommy, you look like a boy

Mommy, Girls Like Princesses

Mommy: Why, Deven?
Deven: Because they do.
Mommy: What do you like?
Deven: Octopus Prime (that's the 4-year-old title of the Transformer
character). And puddles.
Mommy: Do you like princesses?
Deven: I dunno.

...and with that, the first gender-specific conversation happened
today between Deven & Mommy. I admit, while I don't mind what he likes
now - by the time he's an adult, I would not like for him to want to
marry a 'princess'!!!

Photo is of Rohan at the Chabot Science Center in UC Berkeley, in
front of the pin-wall where you can see Rohan pressed his profile. :)

Cousin Bernie would be horrified

We have had dentist appointments before, but the x-rays this time showed 8-10 cavities in Deven's 4 year old mouth. Cousin Bernie is a Dentist in Pennsylvania...I'm debating whether to send her this or not...

The Dentist suspected juice & bad foods at first, except that we don't have ANY juice at home. He may drink juice at birthday parties, bit that's it. Together we then determined the likely causes - inadequate flossing & genetics (not from the Sherwood-Orthner side!)

Poor little guy had 3 cavities filled on Saturday; with another 5 to be done next week. And yes, we are brushing & flossing 2x/ day from now on. He (& Rohan) don't mind doing it, thank goodness.