So a few weeks ago I decided to try Ivy Mae on the potty.
I thought she was far too young but every time anyone else went she demanded to go! This included taking a diaper off wherever we were and then trying to get it back on! so I thought I would give it 3 days, no pressure on her, if it worked it worked, if not oh well! I could NOT believe how fast she picked it up! The 1st day was about 50\50 accidents, making it there. The second day was she was making it 75% of the time and by day three she had maybe one accident!!!! Since then we have been diaper free! She has the occasional accident when no one is paying attention (in the shower or on the phone) but she has been a rockstar! She even poops on the potty which was the biggest challenge with Hads (and most kids).
Our goal was that she could be potty trained by the time the baby came but never in a million years did we think she would be potty trained at 22 months!!!! She is such an eager little learner and wants to do anything her big sister does so I can't take any credit for this… She was easy!
On the flip side my amazing little sleeper has been a sleeping terror the last few nights!!! I think she is getting molars in, if not she is seriously possessed by something very scary!!!! Last night she screamed for almost 3 hours!!! I tried everything! She wouldn't let me rock her and hit, kicked, and thrashed around when I tried to hold and console her. I am hoping tonight is better because I can NOT take many more of those nights…
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
Family of 5!
So I am just getting around to blogging about it, but yes, we will be a family of five next year!
I am 15 weeks along and due May 5! The girls are very excited about it and both obsessed with babies! Graham is constantly saying that if Hadley has anything to do about it she will be the only one holding "her baby"! I am defiantly less nervous (about their reactions) than I was when Ivy Mae was on the way! The are such a great little team and I am happy that they have each other especially in the first few weeks where G and I are in zombie mode and the baby needs a lot of attention!
As far as the pregnancy goes, its been…. blah….
The 1st 13 weeks were full of exhaustion and nausea!!!! Thankfully Im in the 2nd and it was always such more more pleasant with the girls and seems to be with this one as well. I have been battling vicious headaches but hope those will pass soon as well! Baby look perfect on our 13 week ultrasound. Jumping around and wiggling like crazy. Heartrate was 154. We don't have another ultrasound until December 18 but I am excited to see how much bigger he/she has gotten. We are still saying we aren't going to find out the sex this time, but we will see if one of us cracks when we are in there ;)
Other than that life is business as usual. I am going to try and post more in the next month or so (I know I have said that before) because this is the BUSIEST time of the year for us! Both girls birthday and Christmas are around the corner!!!! I am sure that means lots of pics to come!
Have a great week!
I am 15 weeks along and due May 5! The girls are very excited about it and both obsessed with babies! Graham is constantly saying that if Hadley has anything to do about it she will be the only one holding "her baby"! I am defiantly less nervous (about their reactions) than I was when Ivy Mae was on the way! The are such a great little team and I am happy that they have each other especially in the first few weeks where G and I are in zombie mode and the baby needs a lot of attention!
As far as the pregnancy goes, its been…. blah….
The 1st 13 weeks were full of exhaustion and nausea!!!! Thankfully Im in the 2nd and it was always such more more pleasant with the girls and seems to be with this one as well. I have been battling vicious headaches but hope those will pass soon as well! Baby look perfect on our 13 week ultrasound. Jumping around and wiggling like crazy. Heartrate was 154. We don't have another ultrasound until December 18 but I am excited to see how much bigger he/she has gotten. We are still saying we aren't going to find out the sex this time, but we will see if one of us cracks when we are in there ;)
Other than that life is business as usual. I am going to try and post more in the next month or so (I know I have said that before) because this is the BUSIEST time of the year for us! Both girls birthday and Christmas are around the corner!!!! I am sure that means lots of pics to come!
Have a great week!
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| 14 Weeks |
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| Hads on left, Ivy middle, Baby 3 on right |
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Where did all the Bloggers go???
Ok Ive always been a bad blogger, mostly because I dont feel like I have anything to say that people will actually want to read, but I really just started it when I was pregnant with Hads so I would "remember" things... I blog steady for a few weeks and then go off the grid for a month or two, but I check the blogs weekly to read everyone else's blogs. I love reading other peoples stories! I love that it makes me feel closer to Home and closer to the people that I only see a couple times a year (if that)!
So I am sad that everyone seems to have stopped blogging!!!! I miss reading about "you" and "your families"! So as the title askes.... WHERE HAVE ALL THE BLOGGERS GONE?
Hopefully summer was just crazy busy and now that school has started and fall is arriving everyone will come back :)
I have a lot to blog about from the last two months and will hopefully get caught up this week....
Hope everyone is having a wonderful week
J
So I am sad that everyone seems to have stopped blogging!!!! I miss reading about "you" and "your families"! So as the title askes.... WHERE HAVE ALL THE BLOGGERS GONE?
Hopefully summer was just crazy busy and now that school has started and fall is arriving everyone will come back :)
I have a lot to blog about from the last two months and will hopefully get caught up this week....
Hope everyone is having a wonderful week
J
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Camping!
This past weekend we decided to do something we DON'T do... Go camping!
We met my sister n law and her in laws at Lake Waskasui where they had been camping for the previous week. We committed to one night in a tent (because we know our kids) and planned on moving to a lake house with some friends the next evening. We got to the campground around 1pm on Thursday chatted for a bit then made our way to the beach. The girls played in the water a bit but mostly played in the sand because unlike Oklahoma lakes the water here is FREEZING!
Brandon and Morgan took us out on their boat which was a blast. The girls (and Emery, their cousin) took turns riding with G on the tube. I couldn't believe how much Hadley loved it! I could hear her yelling from the tube "faster, faster"! Ivy Mae wasn't as big of a fan but I think mostly because she did NOT enjoy her life jacket being on.
It got chilly pretty fast that day so we went back to the campground to get ready for supper! Ivy Mae was exhausted (no nap, and late to bed the night before) and quickly fell asleep in the swing.
The evening was spent around the fire visiting and then the adventure of trying to get a 1 & 3 year old asleep in a tent when it doesn't get dark until 10:30 began... From 9-11:15 they wrestled and played before finally crashing out of pure exhaustion! They slept "ok" but it defiantly wasn't a great sleep for any of us, especially when the sun is back up at 4AM!!!! But we made it through it. I can safely say we will NOT be tenting with children under the age of 5 EVER again. It might work for some people and some kids, but not us.
The weather wasn't great Friday but we made the best of it at the playground and enjoyed visiting with family. When Morgan and her family headed back to Saskatoon we headed to the lake house just up the road. Graham and Hadley had naps while Ivy Mae and me went to for a swim at the lodge! In the evening we took the Quads (4 wheelers) for some off roading!
Its all fun and games until someone gets STUCK! It was a stressful half hour of G digging and pulling the Quad out with the other Quad but thankfully we got it out and it started!!!! We were in the middle of no where, with no cell phone service, getting eaten alive with bugs, the girls crying because they were so over the 'fun', and me trying to figure out how we going to afford to buy a new quad to replace the stuck one! It actually was a fun couple of hours minus that little hiccup.
Later that night The Prosofskys showed up and the rest of the weekend was filled with swimming, fishing, quading, smores, cards, a little booze, and LOTS of laughter!
We love our friends so much and consider them family! Our kids play so well together and love each other so much.
We met my sister n law and her in laws at Lake Waskasui where they had been camping for the previous week. We committed to one night in a tent (because we know our kids) and planned on moving to a lake house with some friends the next evening. We got to the campground around 1pm on Thursday chatted for a bit then made our way to the beach. The girls played in the water a bit but mostly played in the sand because unlike Oklahoma lakes the water here is FREEZING!
Brandon and Morgan took us out on their boat which was a blast. The girls (and Emery, their cousin) took turns riding with G on the tube. I couldn't believe how much Hadley loved it! I could hear her yelling from the tube "faster, faster"! Ivy Mae wasn't as big of a fan but I think mostly because she did NOT enjoy her life jacket being on.
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| Emery and Ivy Mae |
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| Oh just driving the boat ;) |
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| Loving it! |
It got chilly pretty fast that day so we went back to the campground to get ready for supper! Ivy Mae was exhausted (no nap, and late to bed the night before) and quickly fell asleep in the swing.
The evening was spent around the fire visiting and then the adventure of trying to get a 1 & 3 year old asleep in a tent when it doesn't get dark until 10:30 began... From 9-11:15 they wrestled and played before finally crashing out of pure exhaustion! They slept "ok" but it defiantly wasn't a great sleep for any of us, especially when the sun is back up at 4AM!!!! But we made it through it. I can safely say we will NOT be tenting with children under the age of 5 EVER again. It might work for some people and some kids, but not us.
Its all fun and games until someone gets STUCK! It was a stressful half hour of G digging and pulling the Quad out with the other Quad but thankfully we got it out and it started!!!! We were in the middle of no where, with no cell phone service, getting eaten alive with bugs, the girls crying because they were so over the 'fun', and me trying to figure out how we going to afford to buy a new quad to replace the stuck one! It actually was a fun couple of hours minus that little hiccup.
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| This kid is so tough. Took a limb in the face at some point and we never knew it until we stopped! She never made a peep about it. |
We love our friends so much and consider them family! Our kids play so well together and love each other so much.
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| Hads and Presley! Hadleys face says exactly how much she loves Presley |
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| Slade giving Ivy Mae a little push |
We loved our lake weekend but were never so happy to see our own bed Sunday night!
Thanks to Morgan, Brandon, and Emery for inviting us and the great visits and the Prososfskys for sharing their weekend away with us and sharing so many laughs!
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Swim Lessons
Hadley started a two week session of swim lessons on Tuesday! I was really nervous about them considering the last session in Feb had NOT gone so great.
I have been amazed this week! She has had NO issue with me not being in the water! She has become this fearless little swimmer! She dives her head under the water, tries floating, and kicks holding onto a flutter board! She is really loving it! The only issue is her constantly yelling Mommy watch from the pool and occasionally swimming off from the class to do her own thing or to 'show me something'!
I really hope the weather stays nice for a while so that we can be in the pool as much as possible (outside of class)! She has one more week of lessons and then another session in August, but I think we may just have a little swimmer by the end of the summer :)
I have been amazed this week! She has had NO issue with me not being in the water! She has become this fearless little swimmer! She dives her head under the water, tries floating, and kicks holding onto a flutter board! She is really loving it! The only issue is her constantly yelling Mommy watch from the pool and occasionally swimming off from the class to do her own thing or to 'show me something'!
I really hope the weather stays nice for a while so that we can be in the pool as much as possible (outside of class)! She has one more week of lessons and then another session in August, but I think we may just have a little swimmer by the end of the summer :)
Saturday, June 29, 2013
OKC Cont...
I found a few more (and some of my favorites) on my photo stream...
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| Playdates with our friends! |
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| MiMi and Papa |
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| Fishing with Auntie |
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| Auntie was awesome for getting in this freezing water with us :) |
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| There is no denying Hadleys love for animals (horses specifically) however this is a miracle shot because Ivy is NOT a fan! I couldn't believe she wanted on! |
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| This kid will be a cowgirl or a Vet, maybe both |
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| This was an awesome day! |
OKC -May 2013
We have been back from OKC for almost a month but I still wanted to post a few pics from our trip...
OUR TRIP IN PICTURES...
Despite 2 monster tornados and kind of a rainy month, we had a blast! There was still not enough time to see everyone and do everything, but we feel blessed to have gotten to spend a month at "home".
OUR TRIP IN PICTURES...
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| Playing in the rain at Granny's house in Arkansas |
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| Best Friends having a blast in the rain... |
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| Ivy Mae got in on the fun |
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| Mothers Day with my Mom |
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| Having a snack on one of our many Zoo Trips while in OKC |
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| So much fun in the Childrens Zoo |
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| Hanging with our Friends Blakeley and Briggs |
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| Baby sister's Graduation! |
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| Our best attempt at getting the whole crew |
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| Ivy Mae was loving the motorcycle(our little daredevil), Hads stayed on long enough for the picture ;) |
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| And of course some horse time. Hadley's favorite! |
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| Grace and I before Taylor Swift!!! So much fun! |
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| Our sweet girls hanging out at GG and Grandpas |
Despite 2 monster tornados and kind of a rainy month, we had a blast! There was still not enough time to see everyone and do everything, but we feel blessed to have gotten to spend a month at "home".
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