Well, Isaac has started smiling. It is SOOO cute. It pretty much makes me melt. SO, I thought I would share the cuteness. Needless to say, I didn't have much luck. Here are some insights of how cute it would be if I could catch the whole smile on camera!!
We are getting closer..
That is as good as it will get for this photoshot.
He starts to cry shortly after this picture. He is done!
Leila loves to go to Brian's "Husky School." Hillcrest is where Brian did his administrative internship, so she is familiar with the school. Their mascot happens to be a husky. Last week we brought him lunch. She loves her dad so much it is really cute to see her face light up when she see him. The are best buddies. 
Okay, I want to refer you back to the post about when Leila and I visited my mom in Las Vegas over Mother's Day. Leila wanted to play with the slot machines really bad, so I took her over to the security guard and said, "Sir, will you please tell this little girl that she can't play with the slot machines." He very nicely responded, "ohh no, little girls cannot play with the slot machines," to which Leila broke out in tears terrified. It was really sad.
So, since then if we wanted Leila to do something that she didn't want to do she would ask, "what would the policeman say, " to which we would respond, "he would want you to do ____ (whatever we wanted her to do)." This little tactic has worked quite well for us.
So, she started having accidents in her panties about a month ago. Now, I know it is normal for kids to "regress" a bit, especially when a new sibling arrives. However, this wasn't regression. This was Leila not wanting to stay in bed at night, so so forces out a little terd. This was Leila wanting to go home from church so she pees in her panties, you get the picture.
We had several suggestions on how to combat the problem:
- put her back in diapers...she would just take them off
- take away her blankie.....she would wake up in the middle of the night asking for it
- put her in a cold shower to "rinse" her off when she does it...I don't have a cold shower at my disposal for every accident
So, I had this brilliant idea. We told her that we talked with a police officer about her problem and her said that if she does go potty in her panties to call him and he would talk to her. So, our "police man" was my dad. Would you believe that she is so terrified to talk to a police man that in that past week we have only had to call him once!! It worked like a charm. Every time she tells me she has to go potty she'll say, "we don't have to call the police man."
I just hope she isn't terrified of police man the rest of her life.
As I mentioned in a previous post, my dad took Brian and I to Market Street for dinner for my birthday. Of course, it was fab!! Here is what we ate:
Coconut shrimp- appetizer
Ahi Tuna- Samantha's dinner
Salmon- Brian's dinner
Fisherman's platter- Dad's dinner
for dessert we all shared:
Fruit Tart
Creme Brulee
Raspberry Torte
Needless to say we all were stuffed with great food.
Thanks dad!!
Leila started pre-school last week. She is really liking it. It is so fun to see her excited about learning.
Of course, she had to have a Dora backpack!
We had Isaac's blessing on Sunday, August 3rd. It was great to get together with so many great friends and family. Thanks for all those who came to make this day so memorable.
He is the best baby. He just started cooing and smiling at us on a more basis. I am determined to get him on a schedule so that he can start sleeping through the night. :-) I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will work. I had great success getting Leila to sleep through the night, but I don't think that I will be so lucky this time around. If any of you mothers out there have had great success in this area, I would love to hear your tips.
