Frummy….

I tried to convince Emily today that I said Frummy, not Dummy. As soon as I said it, to a jerk on the interstate, she said it loud and clear, just like I did…oops! So then I started trying to tell her No no, Mama said Frummy, not Dummy…and she laughed and said no, not Frummy, Dummy. This went on for about 10 minutes, and I don’t think she ever believed me. Smart kid.

Ahhhh…this blog is late. I’m beginning to accept that I’m not a good blogger, so I’ll just do a catch up list like I’ve done so many other times before:

1) Bedtime is suddenly a nightmare again. I don’t know what has happened, but it’s sooo hard right now. Everything goes well until the lights go out and then it starts…coming out of the room, having to potty, pottying in the diaper, then taking the diaper off, and then putting new ones on…not wanting to lay down and go to sleep. I have started doing things a bit earlier since it’s taking them so long to actually settle down and get to sleep right now.

2) And then on the other side of that, they hate to get up in the morning too! Lol…my mornings start out with crying, kicking, whining, refusing to sit on the potty, lol..sometimes ya can’t win for losing! They just hate being woken up, I think that’s the thing. And unfortunately, I have to wake them up every day. I’ve started trying to do it a little earlier to give them time to wake up and not just rip them out of bed, but so far it’s not doing any good! Oh well, I don’t like getting up in the morning either, so I think it’s just par for the course.

3) William is finally starting to sing his ABC’s. He won’t sing them all, he knows them up until G, and he’ll say the next letter if you ask him, he just won’t say them all together yet. He’s getting there though. Colors are still not his friend, not sure why, but he’s just not really into the whole “learning” thing, lol.

4) Emily, and no offense to William, is very smart. She knows so much and she amazes me everyday with the stuff she knows. I don’t know where she learns it, I’d like to say ME, but that is definitely NOT the case. I think she just absorbs a lot, she has a great memory and just picks things up easily. The stuff that comes out of her mouth is so funny at times.

5) Potty training is…well, potty training. 90% of the time William is perfect. We are still doing diapers for naps and bedtime, though he could probably do naps without a diaper. He tells us when he has to go, and he goes “stinky” on the potty most of the time. I don’t know why he calls it that, but it works for him, so we’re going with it. Emily on the other hand..she’s about…65% I guess. She has days where she is perfect, and then days when she regresses almost back to day one. She is not pooping ever…ok, she’s done it a few times, but normally she goes in her diaper at nap, bedtime, or just goes in her panties. It doesn’t phase her one bit, ALTHOUGH, here lately at bedtime, she has started taking her diaper off when she’s wet and wanting it changed. And then of course she always wants it off if she poops. I’m sure this is way TMI, but this is my catch up blog, so this is what you get.

6) We went to the beach for the first time this year and those babies LOVED it. We had so much fun. I’m looking forward to many more weekends there!

I’m cutting things off here, and will leave you with a few pictures! Happy Monday!

We got a dinner date Saturday night, Woo-hoo!

I fell off again….

The blog updating bandwagon…it’s so hard. Not sure why, but it is for me. Anyway, not much has been going on around here, just normal ole stuff. Billy was off for a few days since he has had finals, so it’s been veryyyy nice having him at home with us at night. We miss him a ton when he’s not here. We had a good Mother’s Day…umm….that’s about it! Nothing overly exciting.

So, this is my blog update for now, lol. Hey – at least I did it!

Happy Tuesday!

How we roll…

This is how we roll around here right now:

1) Sometimes we wear pants, and sometimes we don’t. Sometimes we wear panties and underwear and sometimes we don’t. I think as long as we are inside, in our own house, that is A-Ok! I”ve also started to wear sports bras around the house some so it makes me pay attention to my fat stomach, in hopes of working some of it off.

2) We use the potty outside, sometimes in random parking lots. If we’re on the road and someone mentions they have to potty, I stop, pull in a parking lot, and we pee outside…we try to be discreet. It is what it is…lol, and it’s working at this time. The only bad thing is that William thinks peeing outside is hilarious, so he wants to do it often. I found him today, as I was getting Emily out of the car, butt naked in the middle of the driveway, peeing as far as he could. It was so funny, but I don’t want him thinking he can just do THAT anytime!

3) We love blankets and pillows around here. We carry them around, we pretend to go to sleep. Emily covers up constantly and gets a book and crosses her legs and reads. We like to snuggle up and lay down, and in the next breath, we run around in circles!

4) Sometimes we have a healthy, hearty dinner, and sometimes we don’t. Sometimes they eat, and sometimes they don’t. I don’t normally make a habit of playing at the table, it’s one of my pet peeves actually. But today, they were both laughing so hard, it was hard not to laugh too and just let the fun go on for a minute.

About one second after this, the plate slid off onto the floor.

5) We love picnics and anytime they eat anywhere other than the table, they say it’s a picnic. Sunday really was a picnic outside.

And that’s how we roll around here. Happy Thursday!

Woo-hooooo

While we were doing this…

They were doing this…

Yes folks, me and Billy had a little getaway!!! A few months ago our friend Alex won tickets to Islands of Adventure through his work, and he invited us to go! The plans finally came together and we went down late Thursday night, went to the park on Friday, stayed Friday night and came back yesterday. We had a great time! There was a group of 4, me, Billy, Alex and Larry, so Billy had “friend” time and also “wife” time, all rolled into one. The weather was great, lines were great, babies were great while we were gone…what more could we have asked for?!!?!?

My mom and Nana came down to watch them, and we are so very thankful that it all worked out so well. We even had a home cooked dinner on Saturday night! Life is good!!!

Happy Sunday!

Haircut day

Today William got his haircut. We went right after work, and they did great. He say in the chair, with his frog robe, so good and didn’t make a peep. He even let her use the clippers on his neck and on his sideburns a little bit. Emily also got her hair curled, which she just thought was the best. She got pink hairclips too, which again, she just LOVED.

Happy Tuesday!

A potty weekend

Man oh man…our life has been consumed with the potty. I don’t know if it’s just our children, or the fact that we have 2 that we are doing at the same time…but everything we think/talk/act/dream about is about the potty….who needs to go, who just went, who needs to wash hands, who needs to pull up their underwear…it really is a constant thing. Nevertheless, they are doing well. We still haven’t mastered the #2 thing yet, but I’m hoping that will come soon. I have to say, William is still doing better than Emily, which we were very surprised at. I love my baby boy, but Emily has always been the one to catch on to things quicker, counting, reading letters, saying her ABC’s, singing songs….he’s more agile…so I just assumed she’d pick pottying up quicker. Just another reason I try not to assume too much!

Saturday we went to the juvenille diabetes walk. We walked with Billy and Christie’s work, and they had a big team from LPS. The babies did great. We took our new portable potty, took one break on the walk, behind a building, and that was it! We went many other times while waiting, before and after, but all in all, no accidents! Billy’s mom was horrified that I refused to stand in a HUGE line for the girl’s bathroom, and took Emily behind a tree and let her sit on the potty there. William also had his first pee on a tree experience AND pee on a building experience. Yes, some might shudder…but the way I feel, ya gotta do what ya gotta do when they are first learning. I’m just fine with that!

Other than the walk, we didn’t leave the house. Lol, we played outside a lot and just piddled around the house. Taking them out is still slightly intimidating to me, so I’m kind of avoiding too much of it! Oh well, we are having a fine time hanging out at home!