About Me

Oslo, Norway
Welcome to my blog! I am a wife and a Mommy of three. We have 2 daughters, Reagan and Hayden and a son, Grasyon. Here I write about our life happenings and try to capture memories the best I can. I hope this helps keep those close to us, in Texas, Iowa, Illinois, and beyond, a little more up to date while we're away. Enjoy!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

First Mother's Day With Two!

Mother's Day this year was just okay for me. It seems holidays are always so much different if Darrin is not with us. We usually don't have to spend them apart, but if we do, they are kinda hard. With that being said, it was Mother's Day and I am extremely blessed to call these sweet babies mine.

"Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother."



My little girl is getting so big.






We spent part of the day with my mom. We went to lunch, walked around the harbor and later stopped at Cold Stone. The weather was beautiful, we laughed and just enjoyed being together.






Reagan loves her Nonna so much.





Grayson slept for most of the time.
















Afterwards we went to see Honey for dinner. She had all 3 of her grandkids there with her and she was in heaven.

I hope all you ladies had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

3 Months

Can you believe this monster is already 3 months? Here are some pictures I've taken here and there over the past month. Overall he's a pretty good baby, I just can not get that boy to nap! He wants to take 20 minute cat naps all through out the day.

He is wearing 0-3mths/3mths clothes, cooing and talking all the time and waking up usually once a night. We decided to take him off of his prescription formula, since insurance refused to cover it, and for about 2 weeks he's been on soy. We also started rice cereal before bedtime and he loves it. I think the books say to start solids around 4 months, but I guess when it's your second, you throw the books out and just start everything whenever you want.

Pop's Cardinal Fan



Snuggling with his puppy from his Great Grandma.

Talkin' to Paw Paw

















Such a little cutie!

Do not laugh that my son is in a pink bumbo.













"No more pictures!"

Smiling at his Nonna





Potty Trained!!!!

I am going to skip my Mother's Day post for now so I can update Reagan's potty training. I have been wanting to, but it seems I always had something else to post about.

Her first prize was Buzz from Daddy for going tee tee, then she got Woody for going poo poo. She called Daddy to tell him about her new Woody toy. (she had Jesse from Christmas or something)




So excited!

She went a week without any accidents so she got to pick out a toy from Toys R Us. Of course, she wanted Slinky Dog.





Calling Daddy to tell him about her new Slinky Dog and no accidents.











We had a panty party to celebrate another week of no accidents. She loves to pick out a pair to put on, sometimes she even changes during the day just to pick out another pair. Right now her Toy Story ones are her favorite. Lighting McQueen is another favorite. I have to make sure and wash those as quickly as possible to avoid a fit. She also got Rex.





And now we have been accident free for 3 weeks!!! She sits on the regular potty, (before she sat on a little seat on our toilet) she tells me when she needs to go and we are out and about all the time and have yet to have an accident!!






All she is waiting for now is the grand prize, a Bullseye. Daddy is coming home soon and he is going to give it to her. I bought it already and it's waiting in the closet. Every time she goes poo poo she says, "Now I get a Bullseye, Daddy's going to bring it!"

I am SO proud of her. She really was pretty easy to train. The first 3 days were frustrating, but after that she did great! I stopped asking her if she needed to go, I just let her tell me. She would say, "I'm closing/crossing my legs." Which meant, I need to go tee tee. And she would go right away!

I should have announced it sooner, I just got a little behind. But we are out of diapers and in panties!!! Way to go Reagan!!