Milestones

So many posts running through my head, so little time to actually get them down on the blog. You'll just have to be patient for all my wonderfully, insightful posts and deal with short, picture-focused ones about the kids.

See our big girl in her big girl panties? (The ones that are the smallest they make and yet bunch on her tiny hiney?) The girl is doing fabulous with potty training (how I wish I could say the boy was further along, but alas he is not)! The other day she insisted on wearing her new princess panties. It had already been a challenging afternoon so I thought it was the perfect time to try this out. Why not add cleaning up pee to my role as referee? (Sorry for the cheesy rhyme.) She surprised me by staying dry all the way to bedtime. I was so proud of her. Her daddy was so proud. She was the proudest of all. We've not had that same success repeated, but she is still coming along beautifully in this area. She's even been dry several mornings when she gets out of bed!! My desire to have at least one of them out of diapers before Baby #3 arrives feels more feasible with each passing day.

We are fully aware this next part may cause tears for some of you...namely Mimi and Aunt Claire.

We said good-bye to the adorable, curly, messy mop on top of the boy's head. Clay cut his own hair first...and then we attacked the mound of hair on his mini-me. Even the longer guard he used for the first sweep barely cut through all the hair. The boy was a little traumatized by the event telling us repeatedly, "I'm done. Please stop," but the shower after helped change his mood. He kept rubbing it and checking himself out in our fireplace doors.
We think he's down-right adorable with his buzzed head, and it really shows off his eyes. He looks so much older, and his hair is SO MUCH easier (and now requires no product to look neat). He wasn't very cooperative for pictures; and when he did finally look at me, he gave me this goofy grin.

And yes, that is a nice shiner on his right eye. Running around church with the love of his life on Wednesday, he ran smack into a chair. Just the first of many moments that a girl causes him pain.

A busy school day

The boy's teachers ROCK this year (as they did last year). Ms. Cude is so wonderful about taking pictures and then sending them to us. This past Tuesday was a busy day at school - it was hat day, a pediatrician visited, and they made bread. Here are some shots of the boy's fun. We were WAY impressed he let the doc listen to his heart since he usually fights so hard with the doc we've had since his birth. I forgot to send his favorite hat that day, but he seemed to find one that worked just as well. And he is always one for making something he gets to eat later.


We are very blessed to have this preschool so close. It has been fabulous for him - and I enjoy a couple of mornings alone with the girl.

Birthday weekend

Here are some other fun shots from the weekend. The girl enjoyed showing her sass with her sunglasses as we waited on Mimi & Granddaddy to arrive.
Trying to be like big brother by climbing in the blow up bed he slept in all weekend - and then adding the laptop like Mom & Dad!
A picture before we head to the party... and the boy gave us a mini-concert Saturday night -

She's officially 2

I can't believe the girl turned 2 last weekend. Time sure does fly (and that means I need to get busy getting ready for #3 to arrive in 5 months!). Mimi & Granddaddy came over for the weekend, and we had a grand party with family and friends at McDonalds. Let me tell you, for a great price they take care of EVERYTHING. I simply had to bring candles and a lighter and serve the cake. No set up. No clean up. Awesome. The girl wasn't so sure about having all the attention focused on her (allowing lots of people got some good cuddle time), but she perked up when her happy meal arrived and again during cake and presents. We got a lot of great pictures that captured the fun.

I got a great coupon for Build-A-Bear since the girl's birthday fell on President's Day weekend this year (can't beat $12 toward an animal, right?). Monday after her birthday, we had a mother/daughter date to go get her new friend. She chose a pink monkey and a princess t-shirt. She wasn't so sure about it getting stuffed, but did enjoy brushing her teeth. She was NOT happy about taking a picture with her new friend, but totes her around a lot since bringing her home.

Our wee one truly is that - wee. She weighs a whopping 21 lbs. 2 oz. (with clothes on) and measures 31 1/2 inches. She still isn't officially on the growth chart for her age! She may be small in stature, but her personality is larger than life. Love this one - she may be the cause of all the extra gray in my hair and cause an ulcer or two, but she's a spitfire and you can't help but love her. (At least I hope so since she is definitely a mini-version of me!)