Suddenly Potty Training

Last night.


L with her potty stickers.






L shows off M's potty book.

L has taken a lot of interest in her cousin's bath room habits in the last couple months, so I put her on the toilet for the first time back in January. Yesterday she had a successful #2 on the toilet!!!! Its quite obvious when she's doing her thing, so I picked her up, ran for the bathroom and told her on the way what she was going to do.

She has not had a dirty diaper ALL DAY today! It's so cool!

Lookin' for the Perfect Shot

I'm planning on entering L into Live! with Regis and Kelly's Beautiful Baby Contest, so I've been taking a lot of photos. Don't know if any of these will make my final cut, but I figured these were too cute not to post.

Watching History

L's First Steps

Awesome!!!!!

L took a few steps this afternoon (hm...it was towards the TV while her beloved "DaDa"/Backyardagains was on). Then, when Grandma and Grandpa heard about it tonight, Dad asked L to walk over to him, and sure enough, she did!!!! We all clapped and cheered, which promped L to keep going! She walked to me for a hug and kiss and then over to Grandma in the dinning room. What an exciting evening...and L sure was ready for bed after all that activity.

L, M, and George

I had two sleepy kids on my hands today, but M "rested" while this picture was taken, so didn't really NEED the nap he barely got today. :)

L wore herself out standing unassisted today! She was so cute, holding on to toys or a sippy cup, standing for a almost 2 minutes in one stretch. She's also really mastered the yes head shake. Grandma R asked her if she wanted something yesterday...she shook her head no. G'R asked if she was sure and she shook her head yes!

Happy Birthday, Linnea!

My L is One today!

We celebrated with cinnamon toast! Her party is Saturday, so she'll dig into cake then.

Sleepy L. After toast and presents, SHE crawled into the bedroom and waved good night!

Christmas in October?

L tried on this Santa suit for the first time today. I bought it for M just two months after we knew Emily was expecting! It's CRAZY to think...that was almost 3 years ago!


The kids are doing a great job sharing. L picks up the blocks, gives them to M and he puts them in the basket.


L must have short legs: most her 12 month pants are still too long. She crawels like such a mad women, she needs a belt to keep her diapered bottom covered. And forget about socks! They stay on for a few minutes and then one is hanging from her mouth like a puppy dog.

Cozy-Comfy in the Reading Corner

I'm Back

After a L-O-N-G month off....a new post.

August and early September have brought many changes to our lives. I'm taking things a day at a time.....not yet ready to type the whole story out, though. L is doing wonderful...I'm thankful she is so young and focused on exploring her little knee high world.

Linnea is amazing. Still sleeping wonderfully...2-3 naps during the day and 11-14 hours a night. While she's officially a cruiser, she's a speed demon on the floor, especially if she knows YOU know she's going after something she shouldn't touch. I think both of her top teeth are showing, but she HATES to have you check, so I don't try too hard.

After His Nap Today....

Marcos earned two stickers on his potty poster!!!! #1 Sucess and #2 Attempted!