Potty Training

Well, for those of you who have been around us lately, you know our struggles with Maddie not wanting to potty train. My initial goal was to have her trained before Anna Kate arrived. We tried in early July, but that didn't take. She is very particular about her "pooping in the corner" ritual, so she wasn't interested in the least to change that. I had just told my mom yesterday on our way home from our Thanksgiving trip to Gatlinburg that my new plan was not to mention anything about going to the potty to Maddie for the next month. I was going to put the potty away, have noone mention it in her presence, etc. Then after Christmas I was going to bring back the potty and have a fresh start.
Well, wouldn't you know the little stinker just up and decided last night that she wanted to go potty. It's not that unusual for her to say that and then just play or run around naked. BUT she actually went. Then she went again before bedtime. Today she's gone three times w/ only one accident. I think this is actually it. I don't know how the whole "pooping" part is gonna go over, but she seems to finally "get it" with the pee. Anyways, I know many of you will be glad to know we're finally crossing over :)
By the way, the reason posts have been nonexistent after our robust start to blogging is because I have lost our camera. I am very upset as we totally can't afford to get a new one right now. The last place I remember having it was at church two weeks ago for baby dedication. I called the church and they said they haven't seen it. I'm going to go there and look for myself and I'm praying it will show up. Until then....

Room Time

Maddie was in her room during "room time" today. That is when she plays in her room by herself with her music on and the gate up so she can't wreak havoc on the rest of the house. When I went in to check on her, she had stripped herself naked (which she is quite prone to do these days) and was trying to get her bathing suit on. It was in the twenties this morning I think, but she doesn't know the difference.

Pumpkin Day

We didn't do much to celebrate Halloween. Daddy did carve a pumpkin and Maddie helped hand out candy to our 5 trick-or-treaters. Moo!Maddie wouldn't sit still of course.Flashback to Maddie Oct "05-almost 5 months old

Growing like weeds

The last three months with Anna Kate:One Week Old Three Weeks Old What a Smile Sunday Best Poo on you!

Maddie

The next few posts are going to be a quick glance at the last few months. I've already gotten several comments that I should have posted pictures of Maddie too. Geez, you guys are impatient :) So here they are. Maddie is the biggest talker I know-she never stops! She is quite the comedian, and I think she gets her personality from her Daddy, at least that's what his mom says. She absolutely does not meet a stranger. She's also quite the Daddy's girl.
This was in August during the 100 degree streak. She loves to wear this hat with the one mitten (since the other is lost).Hannah, Maddie and Ruth enjoying their dinner. Baking cut-out cookies with mom. Ruth and Maddie at the balloon glow.

Climbing in Grammie's trees.

3 month old

I've had my original post ready for about 2 and 1/2 months, but never posted it. I plan on giving a synopsis in pictures of the last three months sometime soon, but for now, I'll show our precious three month old. She's currently in "sleep training" as she reverted from sleeping 7-8 hours at two months to getting up aroung two times a night over the last month. So we reluctantly decided we would have to break down and hear the crying, because obviously she's not going to give up on her own :) She finally cried herself back to sleep after 45 minutes or so last night. It was terrible, but I knew she wasn't hungry. She just wanted some company. I'm not much for company at 2am :) Then she slept all night-wow, it worked :) I hope that over the next few nights she'll stop waking up altogether.
The dress she's wearing was mine or my sister's :) I think my aunt smocked it for us.
The last pic is her napping this morning. She finally found her thumb. Maybe she'll be a better self-soother now.

Entering the blogosphere

With more and more of our friends and family being away from us, I decided entering the blog world would be an easier way of keeping up than sending pics over email. I've been reading lots of other people's blogs for a while now and love keeping up with my friends and their families through pictures and posts. So here I am. This way anyone who wants to know what goes on in our lives can look whenever they want. Honestly, it will mostly be pics of our sweet little girls and their silly antics. But maybe I'll get adventursome and muse about my latest wonderings every now and then. With a crazy two year old and an infant here, I doubt I'll have much time for musing for a while though.