Big Boy Car Seat

We ordered David's convertible car seat this past weekend and it finally arrived yesterday! And, might I add, I got an amazing deal on it! It retails for $320, was $220 on Amazon, I got 20% off that, and with gift cards, only spent $125 on it!  That's almost a $200 savings. Super good deal for this mama on a budget! :)

Anyways, we played around in it yesterday afternoon to try and get all the settings ready before Alan installed it in the car. And today we took it for our first trip - to pick up some contacts and run to HEB! I think he likes it!

What came in this thing?

I think he likes it!

Of course Big Sis had to try it out!

Inaugural ride

And a sweet smile from Miss E

Wordless Wednesday

Our Little Man is Eleven Months Old!

David,

Only one more month of having an "infant..." Pretty soon you'll be considered a toddler, and that makes me super sad! Your daddy and I have loved this month, like all others! I keep thinking this is going to be my favorite month, and then the next month happens. You love to follow your sister around, which makes my heart happy - you truly do love her! I know she loves you too, but sometimes she's still a little rough. It's hard to learn to share! You're quickly catching up with her size wise, so it won't be long before you're both playing and sharing really well. Your Daddy and I love you to the moon and back David, and we couldn't imagine having any other boy for our son than you.

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

Weight: About 20 1/2 lbs

Length: Getting super tall!

Diaper size: Size 3

Teeth: Seven and a half... 4 on bottom, 3 on top, with your next one about to break through any day!!

Clothes size: 12-18 months and 18 months! You're growing super fast!

Sleep: For the most part, sleep has been really great this month! We're still trying to get the hang of the whole nap schedule since you only take one a day on Mondays and Wednesdays at MDO, but we'll get there! At night you're sleeping like a champ! We generally start bedtime routine at 7:45 and you're out around 8-8:15 and you sleep until around 7:15-7:30. In fact, I have to wake you up a lot of the time on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays!

Favorite activities/things: Crawling after your big sister, cruising along the furniture, dancing, clapping, and spitting...

Eating: You only nurse 3 times a day now. You love your sippy cup of milk, though! I honestly think you'd skip nursing if I'd let you. Makes me sad, but at the same time, a little happy. You still love to eat most of the time! There are days here and there where you don't eat much, but you make up for it on other days!

Nicknames: Little Man, Bubba, Buddy

Talking: You still love making noise, and we love to hear it! You're still saying "mamama," "bababa," "gaga," and "dadada," probably a ton of other things. You're really close to associating mama and dada with the right person, hopefully it'll just continue to get even better. :)

New adventures: You started Mother's Day Out this month while Mommy is teaching preschool! I think you're enjoying it, I know you'll have fun getting to be around the bigger kids (you're one of the youngest in your class) and learning from them!

New Skills: You crawl everywhere still, but you have started cruising along furniture if it's there. And, this past Saturday (9/14) you took 2 steps a couple of times! You're sooo close to walking it's not even funny! You started to give high fives this month, and in addition to clapping, you now clap on command and if we sing "If You're Happy and You Know It..." You also really started to play peek-a-boo. You'll even hide and peek around a doorway. It's waay too cute!!

You were very cooperative this month and I feel like I got some great pictures, even though my "good" camera is out of commission. :)

Phone Dump

 

So I promise I'll eventually get back to blogging on a regular basis... I still have several posts I've started but not had a chance to finish. I'm finally starting to get ahead with lesson planning and all things preschool related, so hopefully I can start getting caught up here. :)

Helping Mommy make banana pudding. 

Three paci's... ;)

Riding in the car cart for the first time!

Houston, we have a climber...

Wrestling with Daddy

They love each other!!

Where's Elizabeth?

She naps at preschool!!

Playing with Mommy during inservice

Someone figured out how to open the snack container...

Helping Mommy put away silverware. 

Sacked out after church

Went to get him one morning (thought he was awake), and he slept through turning on the lights. 

Wrestling. :)

Playing in the "pool"

We already love balls!!

Sweet boy after the first (official) day of school.

E's discovered a love of coloring. 

Lining up her crayons. 

Watching a movie with her friend Claire. 

We have another book thief. 

Splashing in the tub. 

Saying "cheese" for the camera. 

Potty Training... Part Two

So I found out the hard way that I shouldn't have attempted to potty train Miss E right before she went to stay with my parents for a week... She completely reverted back to using a pull-up and wouldn't really even sit on the potty. Fortunately, however, potty training boot camp resumed once she arrived back home. We put her in panties and haven't looked back.

In fact, three days after she arrived home, I sent her in panties to church while I had my inservice for preschool. And she has done fabulous there! Only 2 accidents in the 3 weeks we've been going to church! And on the home front, we really are only having accidents when she needs to poop. If I catch her soon enough, it's all good, but if I don't... ;)

We are still wearing pull-ups for nap and night time, however, the nap time pull-up I see not hanging around for too long since 9 times out of 10 she wakes up dry! We are also still doing a sticker chart with her, and I will for another week or so. She can pick what "treat" she wants when she fills it up. This last time was a snow cone, which I can't wait to go get!

I am also thinking of letting her pick out a toy she'd really like to have and set it out on display in the bathroom until she poops in the potty. I've heard that that works, but we'll see. :)

My little helper that loves
to empty the dishwasher!

Wordless Wednesday - First Day of MDO

Stay tuned for a more detailed post... but until then, enjoy a sneak peek into our first day of Mother's Day Out!