Grown Up Bolls

A quick follow up on my previous mentioned Korean Designed Chinese Made Freebie.  At a friend's request, I decided to open the package and dump all these little bolls into water.  I wasn't entirely sure how much 400G was, so I just gave them a hefty soaking.  They started off incredibly tiny, and actually, remained that way for a good number of hours.  Finally they absorbed enough water to be about the size of a marble.

 Unfortunately, the smiling pears on the package were the last faces my freebie had to offer.  I'm toying with acquiring some fresh cut flowers to see whether my little jelly balls are a suitable replacement for water.


In other, baby related news, I just have to mention how delighted I am yet again with my baby.  At this point, any male or squeamish readers should stop reading.

I've begun potty training with Alistair, though that's hardly the term for it.  It's much more of mommy-baby-bowel-awareness training.  I believe the mainstream term is "elimination communication" - but that sounds way too fancy for guessing when your baby is going to poop.  Again, stop reading if you're squeamish.  I basically watch Alistair for any signs that he needs to go.  In conjunction with a basic understanding of how long he goes in between pees and what time of day he poops, it's been quite effective.  Plus, I think he's becoming much more accustomed to the idea of going on the potty.  Today, I caught two poops and four pees - I only missed the three in-his-sleep pees.  It will obviously take a number of months of mommy guessing what baby is up to and running him to his potty, but I'm very pleased with our beginning!