Brianna is finally tall enough to fit her little tricycle! Of course, that's mean she's grown a couple inches since December but oh well....
April 16, 2011
April 15, 2011
So Proud!
I'm not going to embarrass Brianna by posting a picture of her on her little pink princess potty seat, but I'd like to! Its been a week now since we took her to Walmart and let her pick out her own potty and big girl panties and I'm proud to say she is doing fantastic! She's still learning to listen to her body but with a little help from mommy, daddy and the teachers at school, she's gone 5 days with no pee-pee accidents! She wakes up dry every morning now and wants to use her potty "so I can take my vitamins!". Even though she was already getting her My First Flintstones every morning, she somehow thinks they are her reward now.
Needless to say, I'm very proud of how quickly she's learned to use the potty. I think the fact that she told me before we got the potty that "pull-ups just easier mama" when I'd ask her why she wouldn't tell me she needed to potty had something to do with it. I swear she's too smart for her own good some days!
(and for those of you wanting pictures ... I'll try to post some this weekend. You can always find pics on facebook though on either my profile or Justin's.)
Needless to say, I'm very proud of how quickly she's learned to use the potty. I think the fact that she told me before we got the potty that "pull-ups just easier mama" when I'd ask her why she wouldn't tell me she needed to potty had something to do with it. I swear she's too smart for her own good some days!
(and for those of you wanting pictures ... I'll try to post some this weekend. You can always find pics on facebook though on either my profile or Justin's.)
April 14, 2011
Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go by Lucille O'Neal (a BookSneeze review)
In her personal memoir, Lucille O'Neal (the mother of NBA star Shaquille O'Neal) tells her story of personal hardship and growing up in a family that did not approve of her wild ways. Pregnant and abandoned by the baby's father, she draws on the strength ingrained in her to overcome not only the public battles but the personal demons of her life.
I honestly wanted to like this book but unfortunately, it left something to be desired. O'Neal is candid about her life and upbringing, but throughout the whole book, I was left with the sense that she was holding back on her audience. There were several interesting stories and antecedents, one of which includes the family's return to the USA from Germany to find the prejudice against African Americans more severe than in Germany.
While O'Neal shares of her life as an alcoholic and in a troubled marriage, she does not share with the same depth and detail of her recovery or faith. She gives the audience an inside peak into the life of an NBA star and the challenges faced living on the road. I admire her dedication to her son, not only to help him stay level-headed and out of trouble, but also in how she helped other mothers of NBA players navigate their way through that lifestyle. Shaquille's life stands as a strong example of her influence and perhaps that example speaks louder than this memoir of her true strength.
Overall, I enjoyed small parts of this book, but don't believe its one that I will read again.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
I honestly wanted to like this book but unfortunately, it left something to be desired. O'Neal is candid about her life and upbringing, but throughout the whole book, I was left with the sense that she was holding back on her audience. There were several interesting stories and antecedents, one of which includes the family's return to the USA from Germany to find the prejudice against African Americans more severe than in Germany.
While O'Neal shares of her life as an alcoholic and in a troubled marriage, she does not share with the same depth and detail of her recovery or faith. She gives the audience an inside peak into the life of an NBA star and the challenges faced living on the road. I admire her dedication to her son, not only to help him stay level-headed and out of trouble, but also in how she helped other mothers of NBA players navigate their way through that lifestyle. Shaquille's life stands as a strong example of her influence and perhaps that example speaks louder than this memoir of her true strength.
Overall, I enjoyed small parts of this book, but don't believe its one that I will read again.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
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