Bitter and Sweet

The sweet is that Isaak is potty trained. He is a full fledged toilet pee machine. He's amazing. I'm amazed at how good at it he has become in the last few weeks. He even comes in from playing to pee. It makes me happy. He also goes through the night and will yell out, "Daddy, pee, pee," if he has to pee during the night or early morning. I was so worried he wouldn't go back to sleep, but he does. It seems miraculous, but I'm so happy to be done with diapers. I didn't realize how tired of them I was. I'm so glad that I don't have to wipe a poopy bum, but the bitter is that I will soon be wiping another poopy bum. Sigh. At least they are breastfeeding poop, which isn't super stinky or as gross as toddler poop.

The sweet is that Isaak has transitioned to a bed. A real Bed. We bought one at Ikea. We went all out on the mattress that had natural fibers, wool as a flame retardant instead of chemicals and some other features that will be better for him because of his asthma. He still isn't completely over his attack, so I'm trying to give him several treatments today and a steroid to see if it will help kick it out before he has any other problems. He loves the bed. Loves it. I thought he might not stay in the bed, but last night he wanted to go to bed early so he could be in his new bed. So sweet. I loved reading him a story just sitting on his bed, then not having to haul him out of his crib in the morning. Oh how glorious. The bitter--I wish we would have been faster to enjoy more time with no crib!! But alas we will manage, eh?

The sweet is that we have restocked a lot of our food storage from local gardens. We have frozen corn, zucchini, and peppers. We have bottled peaches, pears, tomatoes, grape juice, green beans and are working on applesauce this week! We are almost done and I love to see all our shelves full of lovely shining jars of deliciousness! I think peaches are seriously becoming my favorite fruit. They are so delicious. The bitter is that we have fruit flies that are multiplying like bunnies. We just seem to get rid of them then we find another one. Grrrr. We've been setting up rotting fruit traps to capture and annihilate the little guys. I don't feel bad for them. Any good tips on how to get rid of them? Spiders are also starting to find their way inside. I killed one the other day with some serious fangs. I hope Isaak doesn't get bit. He did get stung by a bee the other day and I'm happy to report that he didn't have an allergic reaction. Phew. Another worry to check off the list. Strangely enough I got stung about a week after him. I forgot how much it stings. The last time I got stung was when I was just a kid and I had my arms up, when I put my arms down a bee had snuggled into my armpit and resisted getting smashed by stinging my armpit. Weird.