May 8, 2012
Sun bathing beauties
This picture was taken during April. It was around 95 degrees out. YIKES! I'm begining to get concerned about our summer!
A brother and a sister
The kids and I loaded up the other day and had a picnic at a really fun park in Fort Worth. It was so fun! Just the three of us. I am sure we will have many more picnic dates in the future!
One night after dinner, we heading to play in the backyard. The kids split an ice cream sandwich. Ella loved it as much as Kade!
Kite flying!
The Easter bunny brought Kade a kite! He loves it! He thinks the penguin tail is so funny!
Potty time
Like I said before, we have A LOT going on right now. But Kade decided to add one more (pretty big) thing to our list. Potty training. I won't go into all the nitty gritty because no one wants to hear about that, and even reading back once I print these books I won't want to read those details. But just a little bit of how it all went down.
Everyone said he was ready. I ignored everyone. Yes, I saw the signs. But I have a 2 year old and a 8 month old on a daily basis, diapers are easier. I was also not doing the entire "never leave your house for a week and they stay by your side at all times" thing. Let's face it, that is NOT realistic. So I just ignored it. I heard the awesome stories of people saying their kids potty trained themselves. That was music to my ears! That was the route I decided to take. Wait until the are old enough and then it is easy breezy, not accidents every 5 minutes. ( I consider myself pretty conservative, but my thoughts on potty training are very much of the hippie mindset.) Plus, on top of all that Kade is JUST NOW at the age when his pediatrician said most kids are ready. So honestly, I was thinking it might even be another year!
Little man had a mind of his own. And he was one of the awesome kids that "potty trained themselves." He DID have some help. His wonderful mother's day out teacher has worked very hard at getting those kids to use the potty. She TOTALLY got the ball rolling for us. WE DID NOTHING. Lazy parents, I guess. The one day last week he told his teacher he had to go. This was new, normally he just went if it was time according to the clock. Him asking to go was a huge step. Slowly over the next several days he was doing it at home. 100 % of the time. Finally I told Bryan we should take the plunge, go full monty, big boy undies and all. And let me just say we are on day 5 and he has not had one single accident. NOT ONE. The little dude has totally blown us away. There have been a few near misses, but so far so good. Now I understand he will have accidents and what not. But for his first (almost) week of wearing undies and having zero accidents, I'd say we are off to a good start.
I have been afraid to say anything, thinking I would jinx it. But he totally grasps the concept now. It is amazing! (Well, public restrooms are not amazing, but you know what I mean.) I am so proud of my POTTY TRAINED BOY!
No pictures to add, I wouldn't dare do that to mysweet baby awesome big boy :)
Everyone said he was ready. I ignored everyone. Yes, I saw the signs. But I have a 2 year old and a 8 month old on a daily basis, diapers are easier. I was also not doing the entire "never leave your house for a week and they stay by your side at all times" thing. Let's face it, that is NOT realistic. So I just ignored it. I heard the awesome stories of people saying their kids potty trained themselves. That was music to my ears! That was the route I decided to take. Wait until the are old enough and then it is easy breezy, not accidents every 5 minutes. ( I consider myself pretty conservative, but my thoughts on potty training are very much of the hippie mindset.) Plus, on top of all that Kade is JUST NOW at the age when his pediatrician said most kids are ready. So honestly, I was thinking it might even be another year!
Little man had a mind of his own. And he was one of the awesome kids that "potty trained themselves." He DID have some help. His wonderful mother's day out teacher has worked very hard at getting those kids to use the potty. She TOTALLY got the ball rolling for us. WE DID NOTHING. Lazy parents, I guess. The one day last week he told his teacher he had to go. This was new, normally he just went if it was time according to the clock. Him asking to go was a huge step. Slowly over the next several days he was doing it at home. 100 % of the time. Finally I told Bryan we should take the plunge, go full monty, big boy undies and all. And let me just say we are on day 5 and he has not had one single accident. NOT ONE. The little dude has totally blown us away. There have been a few near misses, but so far so good. Now I understand he will have accidents and what not. But for his first (almost) week of wearing undies and having zero accidents, I'd say we are off to a good start.
I have been afraid to say anything, thinking I would jinx it. But he totally grasps the concept now. It is amazing! (Well, public restrooms are not amazing, but you know what I mean.) I am so proud of my POTTY TRAINED BOY!
No pictures to add, I wouldn't dare do that to my
Ella Claire- 7 & 8 months
I am WAY behind. We have a lot going on right now. Selling our house, buying a new one, and a possible move halfway across the country. It is all exciting, and scary, and stressful. But this poor blog has been very neglected. But in the meantime Ella turned 7 months! And then a few days ago she turned 8 months! Time is flying!!!
By 7 months she was:
By 7 months she was:
- crawling everywhere
- eating all fruits and veges, even trying some table food
- still loving big bro and getting into all of his things
- giving hugs and kisses
- Pulling up on everything
- begining to cruise up and down the couch
- putting everything in her mouth
- babbling all the time. Her favorite thing to scream is "dadadadadabababdadabababa" maybe she will be saying "dada" and "baba" soon!
Love you sweet baby girl!
April 28, 2012
Easter
Easter was wonderful. Just perfect. The kids woke up to the news that the Easter Bunny had left them some goodies! After playing and breakfast we loaded up and went to church. Church was great and the service was wonderful. After church we went to brunch with my parents and Kyle. Then home to hunt for the eggs the bunny left and naps for all! Great and wonderful day!
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