Bubbles

Earlier this month we bought A a fish for her second birthday. Today I brought home a second fish so that E would not feel left out. She named her new fish “kumis,” which means “mustache,” because she is yellow but has a little black mustache and black on her tail fin. We were excited that A’s fish, Bubbles, would have a new friend. Unfortunately, he wasn’t too happy to get a tank-mate. He chased after Kumis (who is much bigger than him) relentlessly until we started to feel bad for her. After thinking about the situation for a bit I decided to put Bubbles in isolation. He is now in a plastic bag (like the kind you bring a new fish home in) floating in his own tank, while Kumis swims around freely. A cried for a second when she saw what I was doing to Bubbles, but I told her that Bubbles wasn’t being nice and had to be in time out for a bit. She seemed okay with that…. and I’m sure that she learned some sort of lesson about obedience at the same time. Tim, feel free to use that one if you ever write a devo book for toddlers.

On a different topic, A decided that she didnt' want help going to the potty anymore. this morning she said, "no mommy... A do!" then she took her pants off, walked into the bathroom climbed up onto the the squatty potty, positioned her self and squatted and went to the bathroom all by herself. she's been doing it all day and is so proud of herself.