Earthquakes and Other Random Events

Yep... I really mean earthquakes. We apparently experienced one that had an epicenter about 500 miles away. Neither Steve nor I felt it, but lots of our friends did. I was trying to put Abby down for a nap and she was walking all over on the bed during the earthquake. I think that combined with the fact that we have a cinder block house made it unnoticeable for me. Steve was working on a patient and was concentrating on what he was doing, so he didn't notice it either. But Dave, Steve's co-worker, saw the waves from the earthquake ripple across the belly of his very overweight patient. I can imagine it was a very weird experience (and probably hard not to laugh, which would have been pretty mean).

So... other than being earthquaked, we have been trying so hard to potty train. Abby had one morning where we tried the drink until you have to pee every 15 minutes method. She went 14 times in the morning, then decided that "I can't" (said in her most whiny voice). So... we are back to refusing to sit on the potty chair after her recording breaking morning. Ugh...

Olivia laughed at me for the first time last night when I was blowing raspberries on her belly. It was just a little laugh, but it was pretty adorable. She is still trying hard to flatten out the right side of her head. I can't seem to figure out how to keep her from rolling over onto it in the night. I've tried the sleep positioner, rolling blankets under her right side, putting her to sleep on her side, basically everything I could think of. No luck.

As for Abby, here are her best lines from the week:
"When I grow big like a mom I can drink coffee and diet coke."
"I am going to get my waffle (it is 3 steps away). I will be back in 3 minutes."

And finally... we are all having cabin fever since Summer didn't get the message that it arrived already. We have had rain, rain, and more rain. We took advantage of the nicer (warm but way, way windy) afternoon yesterday and went to the park with Autumn, Little Abby, Mrs. Hood and their foster boy. Abby had a lot of fun with her friends. And it was great to see people since we've been stuck inside and have had snotty nosed kids. I'm hoping their noses are dry soon.