Things have been good lately. I have been spending lots of time with my family which makes me very happy. I know that they can be a little bit crazy at times, but who isn't? Next week is the end of another quarter at school and I anticipate having two A's and a B when all is said and done. How cool is that?? I love getting good grades, it makes me feel proud.
There was no counseling appointment for me today, but I did have a nice talk with a friend last night that made me realize lots of things I hadn't before. She had a really nice way of putting things in a whole new light for me. I only have what I have experienced in life to base everything on, and she injected a little bit of her own experience into my brain, which is nice. She pointed out that going through difficult things in my life will help me be a better mom to Kyleigh. Later on in her life when she comes to me for advice I will have experience and be able to talk to her from a position of understanding rather than judgement. I say judgement because before going through the things that I have in the past few years I was so judgmental. I thought I had everything planned and figured out and I judged others who I felt didn't. Well, as it usually does, life had a different plan for me than I had for myself, and everything changed and flipped and rotated. I have been making a really big effort in my life to not judge others anymore. I want to learn from my mistakes and be humbled by life everyday and share that with her. I want her to be able to know that her mother has made mistakes and will not judge her for doing the same. I had never thought of this before because I never had that kind of relationship with my own mom, I never felt that I could go to her with my problems and be consoled. When my friend said that I am going through everything for Kyleigh it was like getting my second wind. I can do this! I can and will do anything for my daughter, and so all of the "bad" stuff suddenly is not as bad. I am so thankful to have had that conversation.
My little one has started to essentially potty train herself. She keeps going in the bathroom and going potty on her little toilet without saying a word. I don't think it hurts that once she does that everyone around gives her praise and she gets a reward of some sort. :o) I am so happy and proud. We had started to potty train her before and it seemed like it was a little too soon because she just didn't seem to be grasping what we were teaching her. After spending the two weeks at my cousins she seems to be ready now. Cameron uses the toilet and I think that inspired her to do the same. We are gonna keep this up and hopefully sooner than later we will be out of diapers! She is also letting me brush her teeth now, which used to be a huge fight. This is also something I am going to give Cameron the credit for. :o) He is really good about brushing and flossing and I think that Kyleigh saw that and decided she liked it too. :o)
We are finally getting settled into the new place, and everyone is getting back into the swing of it all. The dog seems happier to be the only dog around in the new place and he has made a little buddy with the neighbor dog.
Hopefully things keep going in the direction they are. It only gets better.
