My heart has been acting up again. Yesterday it went on from about 5:00 in the morning to 9-10:00. I actually went to the doctor's and he said my heart rate was high. I didn't even notice it at 150 bpm. I wonder what that means when my head hurts, my throat and chest get tight, and I can feel my heart pumping through every part of my body. It makes me nervous because they say to to go to the ER to stop it. Well, if I think about going to the ER it sounds like a waste of time and a lot of trouble. Who do I find to watch Isaac? When i get there what if it already stopped? It is very unpredictable. I feel a little light headed right now and my heart is racing but everyone is in bed. I hope this little girl is okay when my heart does this. None of the physician's seem concerned about it though so I guess it is fine.

We potty trained Isaac. 2 weeks ago, the Monday after we got home from Christmas break, the subject randomly came up during breakfast. Jonathan seemed really enthusiastic about it, so since he would be home that week I thought. Sure, let's give it a try. The first 2 days were...disastrous! We put him on the toilet every 15 minutes to a motorcycle timer. He still managed to pee within sittings all over himself and his toys. I think we used all 8 pairs of underwear in one day! The third day he started saying uh-oh when he had an accident. The fourth day I cut back the time to 25 minutes or so...being a little more trusting. He stayed dry the whole day! The Fifth day I put him on the potty every 45 minutes and he would go like clockwork. Since then he has stayed dry throughout the day and can has good bladder control. Now, I put him on the toilet every hour or so. He has had incidents of telling us needs to go potty and goes by himself. I also started feeding him earlier and putting him down for a nap later so I could try and get a BM before he took his nap. It has worked three out of four days. The day it didn't work he put himself down for a nap because I fell asleep on him. That was the day my heart had been acting up all morning. I was exhausted. So, we have a potty-trained little man who has made several outings successful. I consider myself blessed to have such a smart kid and that he was not traumatized by the potty training experience!! He has a couple weeks until his little sister comes to solidify everything. I don't think he will regress, but if he does, at least he has a really great foundation.

I made a list today of all of things I need to do before the baby comes. I have kind of been putting it off so I could do these things with my mother. She has been really busy though, so I may have to start on my own without her. I have started sanding down the cradle that we are refinishing. It has turned into a really big job. I almost have all the previous stain off and will be able to sand it with the finer sandpaper next. Hopefully, we will get it stained this weekend so we can let it dry and put it together. I also finished crocheting her blanket today. I didn't complete the pattern because the last part was tricky. However, I was able to put on a shelled edging that turned out beautifully. I have never done an edging before and it really does make it look more finished and complete. I love it! The soft pink will look so good in her dark stained cradle with white bedding!

Isaac-I can't put into words how much I love that little boy! He has so much fun with his trains and loves to learn. We have been working on letters, numbers, shapes, and colors! He knows a lot of them and loves his sesame street flash cards. I need to go to the dollar store and get some more for him. He is so sweet to me. He always asks me if I had fun dreams in the morning...and after my naps. He cuddles and reads with me. He reads on his own, turning pages. He will finish phrases in books because he has them memorized. He loves to swing in the chinchurro in the basement.