coincidence?

So after writing about how annoyed I was with EC and how I was pretty much giving up, Lucy decided that she doesn't mind the potty so much any more. And has actually been going some inside the potty (numbers one and two, for those of you who are interested). Today she was dry (on the same diaper) for half the morning. That hasn't happened in a long time.
It's funny how this parenting thing goes. Just when you think you've figured it out, everything changes. And just when you've just about given up, they get better. Hmmm. Coincidence?

In other news, I visited Hack Mommy and her brood of charming kids. Master Owen was in rare form. Usually Owen seems to like Lucy and I (when we arrived, he played leapfrog ecstatically to entertain Lucy) but about 20 minutes before we were ready to leave, he came in and announced, "I want Heather and Lucy to leave!" Reason: he wanted to put on his mouse costume, and apparently, he couldn't do this with us watching.
Also, his chin was stained yellow. Hmmmm. Coincidence?
You decide.