Look Alikes?

A few weeks ago, Carly took this picture. I simply love it.

Now I guess I can kind of see why people ask me if they're twins.

I mean, seriously, one is way bigger...they're 17 months apart!

But this picture just shows how similar they really look.

Siblings? Without a doubt!

Potty Adventure!

Last weekend Jack sat on the potty twice (because he asked to) and each time he waited for an hour or so (I know, he's a determined little kid) before he tinkled. It was pretty exciting for me to have him pee on the potty and he seemed to really love it too! With this interest in mind, I decided that it was time to potty train Jack. I've been wanting him to be potty trained for a long time (what mother doesn't?), but I didn't want to force him and turn it into a hugely horrible experience for both of us. With baby #3 on his way I really wanted to get Jack potty trained before #3's arrival. Three in diapers just seems like too much.

So, I decided that Tuesday would be the big day. We pulled out his SpongeBob underwear. He was happy about wearing those and he really was happy that he didn't have to wear a diaper. I set my phone alarm to sound every 30 minutes. We sat on the potty a lot that day. By the end of the morning we were 1 for 6. I was running out of clean underwear. It was easy to want to quit, but I got some encouragement from Michael and continued on. That afternoon went more smoothly and when bedtime came, I was relieved to put him in a diaper for bed. I could finally relax.

Day #2 started out with a lot of poopy pants. But after naptime, Jack was clean the rest of the day! I was beginning to see hope. I think I owe it all to fruit snacks. I had been using M&Ms which he seemed to enjoy, but once I pulled out the fruit snacks he wanted to go potty CONSTANTLY. Seriously, I was watching a 40ish minute t.v. show with Michael and Jack probably peed six times during that episode! As soon as he'd finished his fruit snack, he was ready to go sit on the potty again. It was a little annoying, but I was just glad that I didn't have to clean up accidents. Day #3 I actually ventured out of the house. I was nervous, but it turned out fine. It was really good for all of us to get out of the house and see some friends. We went into a public restroom and I tried to get Jack to use the toilet, but he freaked out at that idea. We made it home accident-free anyway, thankfully. The only accidents that day were poopy ones, Jack had figured out peeing on the potty! Day #4 (yesterday) we saw progress again! Jack pooped on the potty...and he initiated going in the bathroom and everything! It made my whole week! We aren't in the clear yet, there are still some obstacles to overcome and learning to be done, but I have high hopes that my little Jack will be potty trained in the near future. And now for your entertainment, you get to see a little video clip of Jack's celebratory potty dance which I've seen quite a bit of lately:

Addendum to Baby #3 Ultrasound Announcement

Some of our friends gave us this card right after we announced we are having a baby boy.

Love it!

Baby Three's Second Ultrasound

On Daisy's birthday we were told that our insurance would not cover an ultrasound to find out the sex of my baby at this point in my pregnancy without some other medical reasons (since then we've discovered that they will cover it). Michael was determined that we find out boy or girl, so we just scheduled our own ultrasound for $50. We had the option of upgrading and getting a video in the 4D, but we really just wanted to know if it was a boy or girl. IT'S A BOY! This is one of the six or so pictures they gave us from the ultrasound. It looks pretty blobby, but it really is cool if you can figure it out. So let me try to guide you in seeing the baby. That big glare at the top is his head. That glare kind of extends to the right a bit and that is the placenta. The dark splotches below the forehead are his eyes. The bright glare to the left of and under the splotches is his right arm. Just to the right of the very center of the picture are two white spots...those are his calves. His bottom/thigh is a bright spot there just below with a light brown/gray area going down his leg (up in the picture). So, if that helps, you can see our baby boy laying on his left side, curled up, with his head on the placenta...I guess it works well as a pillow :)

Daisy's Walking!

That's right! We have another walker here. Daisy started walking a couple of days before her birthday, so about the same age that Jack started walking.

Jack's New Do.

I decided that we should shave Jack's hair off rather than pay someone else to cut it. He hates getting haircuts and now he won't have to for a long time. It's nice and cool for the summer (we just have to remember sunscreen). For the first few days he kept telling me over and over about his hair.

"Hair gone, Mommy?" "Yeah, Jack hair gone." "Daddy hair gone. Jack hair gone."

Now I have a hard time resisting the urge to rub his head all day long. It's so fun!

Daisy's One!!

Daisy turned one on Friday!

We started out the day with one of her favorite activities: taking a bath!

I just had to post this pic. Doesn't Jack totally look like a monk? :)

We had a birthday lunch of Daisy's favorite, Shells & Cheese, and then had some birthday cake.

Getting a little more messy...

A little clip of our fun.

Sporting a chocolate frosting goatee.

Now that's what I call a bite!

All done!

As we prepared to leave the house to get my ultrasound (more on that later), I turned around to see Jack demolishing the cake with his spoon! Now, granted, he had seen me sneaking a few bites out of the cake pan a few minutes previous to this, so who can blame him? We just had a good laugh!

The rest of the day we played with Daisy's new toys and just spent time together as a family.

Here are some of the things that our little Daisy is doing. She:

*started walking just a few days before her birthday

*loves bathtime and any time playing in the water

*has a sweet tooth...I swear she has some sensor that tells her when I get out anything sweet

*absolutely LOVES playing on the couch and Mom and Dad's bed

*has six teeth (just cut the fourth on bottom)

*is such a Momma's girl

*sings songs and loves music

*says Dad, Jack (they sound the same though), car, water, and imitates a ton of other words...I simply can't think of what they are right now

*and Jack giggle and laugh with each other a lot

*loves being involved and tries to do whatever Jack is doing

What a sweetie! We love her!