Day 2 A Success!

This is our celebration picture. We made it though another day with no accidents. Does that make it official? Is he Potty Trained? We stayed home from Rolly Pollies today just to make sure we focused all of our time to practicing. Liz, Ryan, and Katelyn came over and he still told me when he needed to go. I was so proud. I did however miss one time, but he pulled down the undies and peed outside in the rocks. I guess boys can do that right? I had to give him credit, he was outside and needed to go, we did show him how to do that. I just had to show off his boxer briefs, they are too cute.

This one's for Anjee

Yes, we have rocks in cages in our yard. They look pretty cool though right? We like them. We have one's for decorations, seats, and fountains. I know they are different but it adds so much to the yard. You need to come over sometime to see. Heehee rocks in cages. Sometimes they try to escape!

Baby Lane's Safety

I feel like much of my day is dedicated to keeping baby Lane safe. Notice in the photo, now you understand. I really can't leave him anywhere. The minute I turn around Zackary (and Aaron, heehee) is trying something, all with good intentions, he is just being a 2 yr old (30 yr old). He doesn't quite grasp the concept of being gentle or personal space when it comes to Lane. Lane is tough though, watch out for paybacks someday! I busted out the bumbo today, works great! These are the best little chairs, they are perfect for this age when they can't do much but are interested in everything and attempting to be social. Lane our little social guy loved it.

Day 1 A Success!

Today was Day 1 of Potty Training Boot Camp. I call it this because...Cold Turkey, we have no diapers or pull ups. I have never been one to follow a book, but this one just clicked with me. We are only wearing a shirt and big boy underwear. Today went GREAT! NO ACCIDENTS! We only had a dribble in one pair of underwear. The book said to have 20-30 pairs on hand, me, oh prepared one, had 9, but a proud mommy, we only used 2. Diego and Spiderman were the favorites today. We also have some boxer briefs that might be the cutest things I have ever seen. It will be interesting tonight, Diego underwear and jammies only. Wish us luck.

This is how Zackary has chosen to use the toity. It worked out perfect.

This is baby Lane getting set down with the numerous trips to the potty today. He was a trooper and went along with it very well.

Baby Blues

This picture just doesn't do him justice, he has beautiful baby blues. His eyes matched his little jammies and blanket. You can see the little grin under the pacifier. This is just after he rolled over. I'm not sure if it counts but it happened twice right in a row. I'm second guessing because the first time I thought "oh I must not have put you all the way on your tummy?" I rolled him back over and again he was on his back shortly after. Sounds like it was a first to me? You gotta love Otis joining in on the blanket outside.

25 Random Things

This is for all of you that stalk the blog that are not on Facebook. I am using the blog like a journal, sorry to post boring things that don't matter, but that is what a blog is for right? This was a note I was asked to write on Facebook by several friends and thought you might enjoy it.

1. I will never borrow money again or use credit cards, Dave Ramsey changed my life.
2. I should never say never, I do drive a minivan now!
3. I love my minivan, yes it makes me officially a mom but automatic doors rock!
4. I love being a mom, even more than I could have ever imagined.
5. I enjoy blogging and I'm addicted to facebook, they are my out.
6. I am not a fan of reading, I have great intentions, I have bought tons of books and never read them, my mind wanders too much or I fall asleep.
7. I do great on very little sleep, until I sit still and I can fall asleep anywhere.
8. I have the cutest yorkie ever, Otis.
9. I feel like time stands still when I hold my baby.
10. Holding a baby is one of the most relaxing things.
11. I could have 20 babies, they are so sweet, I will be lucky to get one more.
12. I won't ever run my own business again, who knew it would be so much work.
13. I love to go shopping.
14. I can't stay home for more that 1 day. I have to go somewhere, even if it is someones house or even the grocery store. I know weird.
15. I can't wait to do a medical mission someday, I would love to help people in other countries that truly appreciate it.
16. Sometimes as a nurse you feel like a glorified waitress.
17. I have up most respect for stay at home moms, I wish people gave the job more credit.
18. I talk to my mom everyday, she knows everything.
19. I love when Aaron has his 'chops' I make him grow them out.
20. I have learned more in the last 4 years than in my entire college education.
21. Red wine is my thing, I could drink it with everything, even chicken and waffles, which by the way Rocked!
22. I like to clean when something is really dirty, I love to see how bad it was, my Dyson rocks.
23. I ran a half marathon and rode the MS 150 without training, I was really hurting after both, you would have thought I learned my lesson with the half marathon.
24. I am a really bad speller, spell check ruined me, sorry for spelling errors, it wasn't Chandler High's fault.
25. I want to drive the incredibly large Caterpillar scraper someday, I think it will be my next career.

NOTE on #24 When I was blogging about Lane and his raspberries, I didn't know there was a 'p' in the word, and I just found several misspellings that I had to fix. I think I'm and idiot.

What's going on

This is what is going on at my house right now.
Lane is loving
'airplane' I couldn't capture a smile but he gets so happy and smiley.



Zackary is wearing Diego underwear. I'm not sure if it is potty training time, but he sure shows all the signs. So today, since it is warm out, he is playing in underwear only. Cold turkey works best right? He is sure excited to wear the underwear. Gotta love the boots with them. We will see how it goes today.

Our Home Garden

We, I mean Aaron has started a home garden on our wasted side yard. Here is some pictures of the start We have tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, cilantro, bell peppers, and more. We will be planting more in the next couple of months. Zackary has finally learned to pick only the red 'namatoes', we occasionally find green ones chewed and spit out by the plant.

Additional Brilliant 2 yr old Ideas

I come outside to find Zackary with the dish soap and the scrubby that we use for dishes cleaning the back patio. He says, "cleaning mommy." I just had to laugh, what are you going to do.
Next we have Zackary's new favorite thing, dragging his chairs every where to get into something. He has go go gadget arms and can reach anything regardless of where we put it. Now he is taking his chair every where to get into more things we thought were safe, I have learned there are no safe areas with a climbing 2 yr old. He had taken his chair outside to the fence and was trying to scale it, NICE! Check out the grin, he was so proud.

Thai Food Night

This is Aaron's beautiful Thai food dinner night presentation. He is all about the presentation, whereas I'm about the good ol cookin I grew up with. He made an awesome dinner for Mary, Steven, and I. We were all quite impressed, especially after we knew he wasn't using a recipe. I will admit, I get a little scared every time he makes something, no recipe, random ingredients, and lots of dishes, but the outcome is always amazing. Who knew?

Raspberries

Baby Lane is beginning to blow raspberries for us. This is one of my favorite milestones. I just love the fact that they have to wear a bib for all the drool that comes with the continuous raspberries. Oh so sweet!

Great 2 year old Ideas

I know Zackary is going to hate me someday for posting this but I can't get over the muscles on this kiddo. He's not even flexing for me. Suppose he is going to be a strong one?






This was a great idea he had the other day, trying to sit in the window naked. I had to stop it because I could just see it ending in tears. We are getting close, at least I think, to some potty training. He is showing all the signs but isn't following through. We have tried to get him to go outside but unfortunately it has been a little cold. The other day he told me "pee in the grass" so I took him outside, he tried, but no luck, maybe next time.

Playing

I just thought this was so cute. Zackary and Lane are showing good signs of playing well together. Lane loves to watch Zackary play and Zackary really enjoys showing Lane new toys, sometimes a little too close but with good intentions. Lane is getting so strong, he was watching Zackary for quite a while propped up so well. He's growing up so fast.

Baby Lane

Baby Lane is growing up so fast. I had to post these pictures because they made me laugh.
This is my way of documenting our moments. Sorry for the blurry shots, but they were so cute. He loves attention, I know all babies do, but Lane gets easily frustrated if no one is talking to him. If you just walk over to him and say hi, he is all smiles. It's just so fun.

He officially found his hands. I think we are going to have two thumb suckers on our hands. He is trying so hard to get it.

Birthday Party!

We went to Ryder's 3rd birthday party today, we had so much fun. Carnival theme=sugar!!! Zackary ate cotton candy, chips, cake, ice cream, and a couple of CapriSuns. SUGAR! How can you resist this little cutie? We stopped to get pizza for dinner, yes the worst day of eating, but oh so good. Once he saw Aaron when we got home it was ON. Meaning Wrestle Mania, the sugar made its appearance. Happy Birthday Ryder!















This picture just doesn't do justice for what was happening. He jumped from the couch (he caught some air) onto Aaron (under the Slanket). Yelling tackle Daddy. It was quite amusing. Lane and I thoroughly enjoyed the show.

Cupcakes

Zackary and I spent this afternoon making cupcakes. He enjoys watching them cook in the oven and helping/tasting the frosting. Aaron and Zackary picked purple frosting today. Take a look at how he decided to eat the cupcake. He pretty much just ate the frosting off the top and a tiny bit of the cake. This is for sure my child; you can't ever have too much frosting.

So Big!

We just had Lane's 2 month appointment on Friday. He came in at a whopping 14lbs 11ozs, this falls into the 95th percentile, and 24inches long, which is 80th percentile. No joke this kiddo grows overnight. He is such a good baby, he is sleeping well at night, or at least as much as a 2 month old does. Still eating every few hours. You would think with his weight he could go all night, I think he eats so much, because how else could he maintain these rolls and grow so fast. We call him "Little Munch," however lately "Big Munch" fits better. We just can't get enough. Who would have ever thought you could have so much love to give.

Zackary
Lane
Here is a side by side comparison of Zackary and Lane. Zackary in on the green blanket Lane is on the white blanket. Sometimes I think they look so much alike, others not at all. When you put them next to each other they look totally different. Zackary was very jaundice for a few months, that is why he looks so tan. They are both 2 months old in these pictures. I think Lane is going to look more like Aaron. It will be very interesting to see what they will look like when they get older. It is so exciting to see how much they change everyday.