I am still working on the whole pooping in the potty concept with Daphne.

I feel kind of like it is an uphill battle, but that is how potty training is.

After my recent announcement about pooping in the potty, she promptly gave up and decided that she was no longer interested in doing it, and when I knew she was going to poop, I would put her up there and nothing would happen. Apparently, she doesn’t like to be disturbed when she is pooping.

I was just about to give up until 2 days ago, when I caught her just at the right time, and I really did get a poop in the potty. I was excited.

Needless to say, yesterday was the same old routine with her deciding not to go when I put her on the potty.

I know she will not go to college in diapers. That is what I keep telling myself. The steps between here and there are not entirely clear.

Daphne is working on the word, “Hi.”

She will go up to the dog when he is paying attention to her, and he will make sure that he gets a good, “Hi”for paying her the attention she needs.

She will also wander in to the chicken in their bathtub and give them a hardy, “Hi.”

She will also say, “Hi” on the phone when she can get a hold of it whether someone is there or not.

She discovered the stainless steel garbage cans today, and she found out that you could look in them and see two of yourself, which is better than only seeing one of yourself in the mirror. Each reflection got a, “Hi.”

I love how defined the words are. She is cute.

When I was making my annual book of Daphne during Christmas this year, I was looking for stories about her on the blog, and I didn’t have as many as I would like.

My mom kept a journal from the moment she went into labor with me through the day that she died. I appreciate now 20 years later having the opportunity to look into what my life with her was like. I think that parents should hand down information about them. My method of keeping a journal and sharing that information is by keeping a journal of sorts online with Daphne’s progress. The bonus to doing it this way rather than a little book kept under my bed with a lock on it is the fact that anyone who is interested gets to read what is going on.

I am doing Blog 365, and I am still on track. I have done 4 months now of posting every day. That means I am 1/3 done!

I have a new rule about blogging is that I plan to blog at least one thing every day about Daphne unless I really have nothing to say. All I can say, is who wouldn’t have something to say?

Stay tuned.

Today, I went up to get some goat milk. It was really muddy and Daphne had to sit on my back in the Ergo while I did it, so I ended up with my head on the side of the goat with Daphne level with the back of the goat trying to milk her.

It was a funny sight in real life if it is not a funny sight in your mind!

Today we had two friends come over. Julie came over with her two kids and Robin and James came over with Satori.

Everyone was running around the house doing stuff, and we were all in the back room trying to sew. It was a blast. I want to host more parties like this.

I taught Robin to make a diaper, and I (sort of) helped Julie cut out enough diapers to finish the diapers we are making for a friend.

I am off to finish making some wipes for Jared and some for Daphne. After that, I need to make some kitchen strainers.

I have a short post today because I am tired after a long days work.

Today, Jared, Daphne and I were driving in the car, and I finally got my Ma-ma out of her. She says Ma-ma. I don’t know if she has connected up the idea that that word refers to me, but I am happy that we are going into the ma-ma land because da-da gets so much attention.

The other day, Daphne and the dog had disappeared from the room, and the rest of the house was awful quiet. Those of you that have had kids know that this is a very, very bad sign, and it almost always means trouble.

After a few minutes enjoying the silence, I went to see what was amok.

Daphne had taken the dog into the back bathroom, and had opened up the shower so that he could go in and lick up the shower water from the shower I had just taken.

Talk about a team. Those two are going to get into a lot of trouble when they are older if you ask me.

The funny thing is that the dog has always had a preference for drinking the water from the bath tub or from the shower even when he has a bowl of perfectly good dog water around. Silly dog… Silly girl.

Daphne has got the knocing thing down. She will go up to a door and knock on it if you close it on her and she wants in.

However, she has a slightly altered meaning for knocking than us adults do.

If she wants something to open, she knocks on it. This means that closed doors that no one is behind are equally eligible as kitchen cupboards. She does like to knock on the door when we are in the bathroom. It is cute.

Daphne is picking up more and more words each day, and so we have been trying to emphasize the ones that would be useful to her as well as the ones that she is picking up on naturally.

Dad, Hi, Flaff, Eye, Bye… all these words have made it on the list, but she refuses to say, “mom.”

I just don’t know what to think. I guess she will get it one day, but I am feeling sad that it is moving further and further down the list.

Daphne has taken up a new hobby that Jared and I think are absolutely hilarious.

She has taken up driving the garbage cans in the office.

The garbage cans have never been safe from her taking things out of them and eating them, so we always kept them relatively clean, but she has just recently discovered that they are wonderful to drive.

She puts the things in the garbage can she wants to take with her, and she pushes it around the house using it like a little walker to keep her steadily on track. I think it is just adorable.

Jared thinks it is so funny, and we almost always laugh when we see her doing it. Needless to say, what is in the garbage can isn’t always garbage!

We got it on video, Thank God!