You Know You're a Mother When...

...you spend 3 hours on the bathroom floor comforting your child while they try to go #2 in the potty for the first time.

Yes, yes...this is TMI - but she finally did it!  And the kicker is...after all of that sitting and comforting, she did it on her own!  I had to go get August from the other room, so I walked out, picked him up, walked back in and she had done it!  It was a mess - but she did it!  I was so proud.  She was confused, but proud and SO glad it was over (it had been 4 days - enough said).

It's a good thing August was able to go with the flow this morning.  If he was a little older I think it would have been crazy!  But, luckily, he hung out in his bouncy chair - sometimes in the living room snoozing - sometimes in the bathroom with us - and sometimes just chilling and helping to comfort his sister. 

And that's enough about that!  The End!

TWO Milestones This Week

Milestone #1:  This one was a milestone for me.  I drove to Austin with both kids - by myself!  I knew I could do it, but I was unsure of how it was going to go.  It turns out it wasn't horrible.  It took 4 hours each way with a few stops along the way for diaper changes and to eat.  All in all I was really proud of myself. 

It was fun to be in Austin with "built-in babysitters" so that Kelsey and I could go shopping, to a high school reunion luncheon, and to get some yummy, yummy yogurt!!!!!!  I don't know if I'll be making the trip by myself anytime soon, but it was fun to get out of town!
(I forgot my camera, so I'll have to get some and post them later).

Milestone #2:  We are in the middle of Potty Training!  Woo Hoo!
Day One - This was AWFUL!  I'm not going to lie.  It was hard.  She got right into her big girl underwear (which was surprising).  But, because I am a rookie, I only had 3 pairs.  Well, we went through those in about one hour.  So I packed up the car and we went to pick out some more.  Amelia chose them and she was really excited about it!  I spent the rest of the day cleaning up the messes and carrying Amelia to the potty and enduring the screaming and yelling and fighting of getting her on it.  Well, I know she was just scared - but I was doubting if this was the right time.  She shows all the "readiness" signs, but was this how it was supposed to be?
Day Two - This day started out the same...AWFUL!  So, I consulted some mommy friends.  With their tips and encouragement, I decided to stick it out (remember I am also dealing with the needs of a 3-month-old).  Well, she really turned a corner!  The tips worked and she willingly sat on the potty, and she did it!  She has yet to really tell me when she needs to go.  But every time I ask her to go - she goes!  Woo Hoo!  She did so well that Daddy and I took her out for ice cream last night. 

Yeah Amelia!!!!!

Springtime Fun - Rain or Shine

The weather has been weird lately, so we've been doing a bunch of different things (not including running errands)!  We love having play dates with Amelia's friends John, Brylee, Brianna, and going out to lunch with Marissa and Alanna.  I've taken them to the mall play area (August doesn't love it yet - haha).  We've also enjoyed a lot of visits from Honey, Doc and Aunt Kelsey, and have spent time up at Granner's and Grandpa's house. And when it rains all weekend, Daddy comes to the rescue and we bake cupcakes!  That was a hit!  Now, if it would stop raining and get a little warmer, we could enjoy our backyard and new outside toys!  Also, I am LOVING the new picket fence that Andy built to separate the yard into two areas:  one for the dog and one for playing!  It is awesome.  Once it's painted, I'll post pictures of it:)

I just wanted to share a few cute pictures of our fun (I need to take some pictures of Amelia with her friends - those would be so cute!)

Brother/Sister

Up until now, I really haven't seen a resemblance between Amelia and August.  Well, the other day I took some pictures of the two of them together - and now I see it. 

I love the look she is giving him in this one...haha!

Easter Pictures

Here are some pictures from Easter.  My parents and Kelsey came to play on Saturday.  Then we went to Andy's  parents' for Easter lunch and an egg hunt on Sunday.  It was a lot of fun - and Amelia wore a dress!  (August just wore whatever I put him in.  He doesn't seem to care yet.)

Coloring eggs with Daddy and Aunt Kelsey

Blowing bubbles with Honey, Doc and Aunt Kelsey

 Invading the neighbor's yard for a picture - trespassers!

Silly Girl!

Sweet Boy!

Amelia digging into her Easter basket!

 August getting excited about his Easter goodies!

 Ready to hunt for eggs!

Granners knows where all the good eggs are hidden!

Admiring her eggs at the end of the hunt :)

Stealing an idea

I've added a new little blog segment on the right-hand-side called "Amelia-isms."  These are funny little conversations or situations that occur that just crack me up!  I COMPLETELY stole this idea from Alison's blog!  I love reading the Gavin-isms and it has inspired me!  Enjoy :)

Pretty Princess

Amelia is such a sweet girl, but when it comes to her clothes - she is SO stubborn!  She does NOT wear dresses, she does NOT like the idea of wearing short sleeves and/or shorts, and she does NOT let us just pick something out for her.  She has an opinion every single day!  I am slowly getting her to choose short sleeves, but she still insists on wearing pants (for now).  If she doesn't learn soon, she will have to spend all summer inside in the A/C!  Also, I have NO idea what she will be wearing for Easter because I just know she won't put on a dress....so you'll understand my surprise when she said that she WANTED to play princess the other day!  We have a bunch of dress up clothes from her older cousins and she's gotten them out before, but she's never actually wanted to wear them.  Needless to say - I went RUNNING for the camera when she put on this pink princess dress!  I got a some better pictures with my phone because I wanted Andy to see them...but these are still darn cute!!!

In other news!  In my last post I talked about her big girl bed - well now it's official!  At first I just took the front rail off of her crib, but now she has her own twin bed and super-cute bedding thanks to Honey!  We set it up tonight before bedtime and she was SO excited!  She loves, loves, loves it!