So we still aren't crawling but...

We are able to get to a sitting position on our own. That's something, right? We'll get there!

OUCH!

Well, we officially have 6 teeth now. 2 on bottom and 4 on top and what looks like 2 more coming in on bottom. Gosh! She's going to have 8 teeth before she turns 9 months! Addison only had 6 teeth by the time he was one. Breastfeeding just got a whole lot more fun! Are you sensing my sarcasm here? Lord help me!!!

Date Night

I decided this morning that Addison and I need to have a regular date night, or day. Doesn't matter. I just know that I've been neglecting him in the one on one department so we are headed to Sweet Tomatoes tonight. Addison loves this place, and I must admit that I love it too.

Before Amarah was born and when Pete would be gone in the evening, Addison and I frequently spent many evenings stuffing our faces full of beans, beets and blueberry muffins. I enjoyed that time. I forgot how much I missed that time. And I think that Addison needs that time.

Mmm...I can smell those blueberry muffins now!

Man, I'm a slacker!

I can't believe I have gone almost another month without posting anything. Sorry to the 2 of you that read this. As always, comments are more than welcome. It at least lets me know that someone is actually reading this and I'm not just wasting my precious free time, what little of it I do have.

Hmm...updates...Amarah is still army crawling. Just tonight she started getting up on her hands and knees more but no movement forward...yet. She has 2 bottom teeth and 1 on top and I do see 1, possibly 2, peeking out. There's no telling how many are going to sprout out of this kid's mouth at one time. Along the food route, we have had green beans, watermelon, bananas, sweet potatoes, squash, pears and avocadoes. The only issue we have had thus far is with avocadoes. Her stomach did not seem to tolerate them being in there. There's nothing like going in to get your baby up from her nap only to discover a lovely avocado mess all over the crib, which was repeated in the living room several times until every last bit of avocado was out. Eh, we'll try again down the road.

Addison has really taken an interest in reading. Now our bedtime routine takes twice as long because he wants to read his bedtime books to me as opposed to me reading to him. We went and looked at a preschool last night. Addison loves the place. He did not want to leave. As soon as we walked in the front door, he looked up at the lady and said "Hi! I'm Addison!" I don't think I'll have any separation issues with this kid. He will be the one I will have to drag out the door kicking and screaming. Ahhh...my baby boy is growing up!

As far as Pete and I are concerned, we have decided that we would like to put our house on the market by next spring. We've come up with a nice, long list of everything we feel needs to be done with our current house before we would feel comfortable putting it on the market. I just pray the market will be slightly better by then. I know we won't get as lucky as we did selling our first house. 8 days! Can you believe it? There is no way that could ever happen again. No way! Not in this market.

So now we have one more weekend here at home before the craziness picks up again. Holy moley! It's July already! Where is this year going?

Happy Birthday Addison!

I still can't believe that my baby boy is 3! We had a wonderful day today. We had a playdate with our friends, 3 year pictures and lots and lots of yummy food! Happy Birthday Addison! You will always be my baby boy!

Update Extravaganza!

Once again, I apologize for not having posted in awhile. I should do it more often. It would make it alot easier on me since I wouldn't have to post a novel everytime.

Without further ado, here are your updates:

Addison is still working on the potty training. He is really doing well at the pee training. The poo training is a slow go but we are making progress. Night training isn't really happening. 9 times out of 10, he wakes up soaked. Thank goodness for mattress underpads, washing machines and extra sheets.

I can't believe my baby boy is going to be 3 in a week! No big parties here. We will be celebrating this weekend with my parents in Virginia and heading to the good ole Virginia BBQ. Then we will hopefully have a little playdate with some of his friends on his actual birthday, followed by a trip to Pete's parents that following weekend to celebrate. Man, is this kid getting spoiled with so many birthday parties or what?

Disciplining Addison has become quite the issue lately. Things that used to work are no longer working. He simply looks at you with that expression "what are you gonna do about it?" I ordered a couple books off of Amazon regarding discipline and am hoping to find some new ideas in those. And I thought the terrible twos were bad! HA!

He still amazes us everyday with his memory and a real thirst for knowledge. I love that he wants to learn about things and that he asks questions. Granted, I get tired of answering questions all day long, but I love that the kid wants to know how to spell a certain word or talk about his day.

Amarah is approaching 7 months. She is starting to army crawl and has 2 bottom teeth starting to make their appearance. Finally! She is starting to babble more and has started saying "dada" although I do believe her first "real" word was "baba" which is funny, because she never gets bottles. Pete is overjoyed of course because she says "dada." He was quick to point out that both of our kids said "dada" before "mama" to which I was quick to point out that most kids do because it's easier for them to say. :-P

She still spits up like a volcano getting ready to erupt although I have noticed it happening less and less in the past couple of days. We started solid foods right around 6 months. So far she has had rice cereal, carrots and avocado. She's definitely showing great interest in eating solid foods although she's still not quite sure what to make of them once she gets that first bite. I also forgot how extremely messy it is. I feel like we both need to take a bath after she's done eating.

Pete is keeping busy with work. Now that spring/summer has rolled around, he's begun attending more motorcycle events. He still keeps extremely active mowing our ginormous lawn which he forgot how much he loathed doing. And now he has a jogging stroller that he likes to use to take Addison for runs through the forest preserve, or "jungle" as Addison likes to call it.

And me, I'm still here. I looked back at my very first blog entry and realized how gung-ho I was about getting in shape and working out. Man, I wish I still had that motivation! I am still focused on my goal of getting down to the weight that is listed on my driver's license by Amarah's first birthday. Yikes! That means I've only got 5 months to go! Time to get remotivated!

We are excited for the summer. It appears that this summer is going to be just as busy as last summer with birthday parties, retirement parties, concerts, family reunions and then fall will be here before you know it! Whew! I'm worn out just thinking about it!

Adventures in Potty Training: Take 3

Day 3 Tally:

3 pairs of underwear used
19 pee-pees on the potty
1 bottle of Propel drank
52 times the words "do you need to go pee-pee or poo-poo" uttered
2 proud but very tired parents

So as you can see, we made it through Day 3 of the 3 Day Potty Training Method. Addison is by no means completely potty trained but I definitely feel we have turned a corner.

Before this weekend, Addison would never have peed on the potty unless he was sitting on it practically all day long. I had always hesitated putting him in underwear because I didn't think I had the patience to deal with all the accidents.

I am glad that we went through this process and I am glad that Pete was able to take a Friday off to help out. I can honestly say that I'm not sure I would have been able to carry it out without his assistance. Thanks honey!

I am relieved that Addison "gets it." We didn't have to remind him nearly as much today as we did the past two days. He would often stop what he was doing and tell us he needed to go without either one of us prompting him.

We are still working on #2. I think Addison is hesitant to go poo-poo on the potty. Plus, it's easier to learn how to go #1 when you're going all day long. You get plenty of practice. #2...not so much. Well, not unless you've had your fair share of Taco Bell. We'll get it though!

Night training is also something that we are working on. I really struggle with how to approach this issue. Most people would say just put him in Pull-ups at night. I don't think I can do that. I'm afraid this would send mixed signals to Addison and he would feel like he was back in diapers again. I think I would much rather wash sheets every morning than resort to Pull-ups, but we'll see. If anyone has any advice, I'm all ears!

Overall, I would say that this weekend was a success. As the days go by, Addison will only get better and better. Yes he will still have accidents but I'm happy to report that we are well on our way to being potty trained. Now to venture out and about!