Last week Saturday was a big day for the kids. Mommy and Daddy finally decided to take the railings off their cots. At first I had planned to put a narrow plank on the side to keep the mattress on, but after the hardware store cut the wood to the wrong length I decided to abandon that project. We found a way of attaching their mattresses to the beds. See the pictures below.
So the kids can now easily climb into and out of their beds without any help. We thought it would be difficult to keep them in their beds but it has gone incredibly well. They were quite happy to climb into their beds on the Saturday night. There was only a small incident at about midnight when Emma fell out of her bed. It’s not far so it was not serious and she was back in dream land in no time. Dylan fell out on Sunday night and since then has also had no problems with “his new bed” as he calls it.
The kids have also started potty training. They both got a potty which they chose themselves in the shop. So far it has been more of game to sit on the potty. The one that Emma chose has a rather large opening so she almost falls in. As a result she prefers to sit on it with the lid on which defeats the point. Dylan’s has a better seat and you can also take his seat off and put it on the big loo. So yesterday they had their first successful wee on the big loo. Dylan managed to produce some drops first. After that Emma had to prove that she can also do it and managed to produce a little wee. Janine made a chart for them to track their potty training progress, so each of them got a sticker on their chart.
Summer finally arrived last weekend and the weather has been lovely so the kids have at last been able to play in their sandpit again and we no longer need to dress them with so many layers. Mommy bought them new summers shoes which they are very proud of.
Stats:
Emma: 14,340 kg
Dylan: 15,140kg
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Dylan in his cot without railings:
Emma in her cot without railings:
Dylan and Emma sleeping in our bed:
Dylan and Emma playing with water:
