Trying this again....

Seeing that I am now unemployed (insert sad and happy face, depending on the day:)), I am finding I have a bit more time to work on extra things such as my blog. I really missed not having everything documented somewhere and realized how helpful the blog was in doing just that. So....I am going to try and start on this thing again!

There is NO way I can catch up on all the posts/activities we've done over the past months, so I am going to start with the most recent accomplishment, Joshua's potty-training!

On Monday, July 18, I decided it was time for Joshua to be potty trained. He is quite big for his age and it was getting a bit ridiculous changing such a big boy. I decided to stay home for 2 days straight and work solely on potty training.

The first day, Monday, he went through 9 underpants by noon! I was about to throw in the towel, but realized figured I would give it until Tuesday night until I gave up. After his nap, he turned a corner and started telling me when he had to go potty. My mom came to watch the kids in the evening, and he was perfect all night! Tuesday he continued to do well and only had one accident all day! He went to Ms. Arlys's house on Wednesday and did great there, too! He has had a couple of accidents yesterday and today (mostly while playing), but overall he is doing great and I think we are definitely over the diaper stage for this 2 1/2 year old! That means it's almost time for another baby....almost...not really:)!

Post Family Farm

Because Brad and I both work full-time, we try and spend most of our free time with the boys. We really want to make sure that we get quality time with them on a daily basis. I have to go to Miami next week for work, so I thought it would be fun to fill our Saturday with farm fun! We decided to pack up the boys and meet the Potters at the Post Family Farm.

It was so much fun! LP went on a pumpkin train ride, fed goats, rode a pony, went on a hayride, picked pumpkins, ate donuts and drank cider, and painted a pumpkin. Brad, Adam, and I had our own fun running through the rope maze:)! Afterwards, we went to the Pizza Ranch for some yummy supper. Overall it was a great day and great fun and I am sure we will be back again soon!

Random Pics of Cute Little Boys

Whistlestop Park - September 19. 2010

Baptism

BB was baptized on Sunday, September 12. After a chaotic couple of weeks with me going back to work and Brad having viral meningitis, we were thrilled to be able to go on with the ceremony. Brad, unfortunately, felt pretty ill the morning of the baptism, so he stood on stage with us and went home right afterwards. We were going to celebrate at our house afterwards, but because Brad had been sick, we decided to go to Arnie's to celebrate instead.

It was a special day for our family as BB was officially welcomed into God's family! It was great to have our family and friends there to celebrate such a special time for BB!

Working 9-5

On Wednesday, September 1, I went back to work full-time at Bayer. I had a lot of anxiety about going back to work, managing the household, spending quality time with my husband and the boys, and keeping my sanity through it all. I have now been back to work about a month and things are going quite well. There are definitely moments I miss the boys and wish I had more time with them. There are other days I am thankful to have my job and have some adult interaction. Overall, I am blessed to have a good job with a great company. Brad and I feel that this is the right thing for our family right now and hopefully we will continue to feel that way about our decision.

The boys started going to a new daycare and they are doing so well! LP walked into the house the first day and went right to the toys. He didn't cry at all when I left. There are two other boys there that are about the same age as him and he loves playing with them. Whenever I ask him about daycare he says two words, "ball" and "no-no." It makes me laugh every time!

We are blessed to have such a great place to bring the boys and two great jobs in these hard economic times. It is our prayer that we continue to do what is right for our family and that we embrace all the moments we have together.

3 Months Old!

BB is 3 months old already! So hard to believe it. We love you more and more each day, little one!

Two Months Old!

Little Man,

Two months old already! Time sure does fly by so much faster with the second baby. These two months have been some of the best days of our lives so far and I could never have predicted how much love I have for you. You are the sweetest baby I know and our lives are so much more complete with you in our life.

You are such a sweet, content baby boy. You LOVE to give smiles and love to be held and interacted with. You “coo” frequently and smile pretty much whenever someone talks to you. You are quite the chunker and everyone comments on how cute your chubby cheeks are!

Clothing: Being the chunker that you are, you are definitely out of all your newborn clothes and most of you 3 month clothing. You are wearing 3-6 month clothing for the most part, but even some of those outfits have become quite snug. It’s a good thing that mommy has a ton of clothes to pick from as you definitely go through clothing quite quickly!

Favorite Activities: You are becoming much more interactive every day. You love swinging in your swing and watching the mobile turn. You love being talked to and love to coo and smile back. You enjoy being held and cuddling. It’s pretty obvious, but you love to eat, too. You enjoy your bath time and as long as you aren’t hungry, you could be in there for a very long time. You also seem to like to sleep as you have been sleeping about 9 hours a night since you’ve been 5 weeks old!

Milestones: You started sleeping through the night around 5 weeks old! You typically sleep from 10:00pm to 7:00am. You are such a content little boy and it makes things so much nicer when we all get a good nights’ sleep!
You also seem to have found your hands. You are so cute how you swing in your swing and suck on your hands.

You also love to stand up tall on mommy’s legs. You are such a strong boy and have been doing this since you were about a month old. It’s crazy to me how you basically skipped the newborn stage and went right to being a strong, baby boy!

Daily Schedule: You typically get up around 6:30 or 7:00am and eat. You go back to bed and sleep until around 10:30 when you eat again. You eat around 1:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00 and 10:00. You typically are awake most of the evening and for awhile around lunch time.

You are such a wonderful addition to our family. It is my prayer that we can give you as much love and attention as we did to your brother at this age. I love my moments I get to cuddle you up and know that the time will pass much too quickly. I love watching you grow and reach new milestones, but I also know that with each milestone that passes, you are one step closer to becoming more and more independent and growing up.

Thanks for being such a sweet, content, smiley, adorable, loving little one. My heart bursts with love for you and I can’t imagine what our lives would be like without you!

Love you baby boy,
Mommy