She's grown up so much these last few days...

Forgive the lack of updates recently. We have been doing well. Kateli continues to do very well. We had clinic yesterday. Her counts were 1566, she had chemo administered in her port, and she started her 5 days of steroids for the month.

All, except daddy were sick late last week and into this week with colds. Joshua and I were the ones worse off, as we ran temps and were just feeling crummy. We both have lost some weight from lack of appetite, so as we recover we are trying to replenish our bodies with the nutrients that we need. Kateli had a mild cold, but ran no fevers, didn't lose her appetite and ended up with just a real phlegmy cough. However, in the midst of sickness Kateli made huge strides in developmental growth over the last few days. She is now wearing big girl panties, and has given up the pacifier!!! WOOHOOO!!!! She's been so ready for the potty, but we thought we could get her to go in the toilet, and had just put one of those little potty seats on there for her to sit on. She would sit, but very rarely did anything in there. So, Sunday I finally gave in and bought her her own potty seat, a little froggy that a friend recommended, and she helped pick out her own princess panties. As soon as we got home, we put her in panties and did that all day except for naptime. We tried sitting her on the potty, but she refused so we told her she could go on the toilet or in the froggy, but she may not have diapers. She held it all day!! The next morning Dan got up to change a really poopy/wet diaper at 4am. The next day, she wore panties as soon as she got up. However, when she had the urge to go potty she sneaked away from us, switch out the pantie for a pullup and went in the pullup--poop mind you. The girl has some AWESOME bladder control She's yet to have an accident. Anyway, on Monday she stayed dry ALL day, through naptime even until late afternoon when she finally couldn't hold it anymore and said she needed to go. We had been practicing all day, sitting on the potty by herself, so when she was ready to go she said, "I want to do it alone". A few minutes later, I had forgotten where she was at and she came into the room just elated as could be, with a HUGE smile on her face and said, "mommy, I peed in the potty" We were SO excited, and praised her, and celebrated. Yesterday morning, for the first time she pooped in the potty. I was upstairs getting Joshua, she ran to get me and here is our conversation:

"mommy, come look",
I said "did you poop in the potty?"
"come look, I show you"
We all hurried downstairs, and into the bathroom where she said,
"mommy, look, I made a snake!!"

I couldn't believe how excited you could get to see poop in the potty!!! She's so big, and she's doing so well. She has yet to have an accident. Last night, we went to church and I talked to her about going potty at church and when mommy and daddy are not there. She was worried at first, and asked me, "why not mommy or daddy take me" but when we picked her up from the nursery, she was excited to say that she had gone potty and that Miss Jamie had taken her!! Woohoo!!! The pacifier...well, we just decided it was time to go. I noticed a tooth was beginning to shift, and told her that the dentist would not like that, and that it was just not good for her teeth anymore. She complained a little bit the first night, but the dentist thing really did it, because she hasn't asked for one, even when she sees Joshua using one!! Amazing!! So now, we are healthy again, and we've got the potty training under out belt!! Let's just hope Joshua's transition is as easy!! :)