Timmy is...potty trained!

Dare I even say it?!  I'm afraid I'll jinx myself!  Timmy actually decided to potty train himself a few days ago and has been doing great!  I'd just been putting him on the toilet when I caught him pooping and then one day about a month or so ago, I put him in underwear all day and he peed through every pair.  I gave up and didn't push it because it was too much with trying to nurse Gabrielle every 2 hours.  Then one morning, I found him out of bed, diaper off, sitting on the toilet and we went with it!  He's had minimal accidents and we've even worn underpants out in public to two stores!  He does still continue to wear diapers at night, but generally makes it through the night with a pretty dry diaper!

Funny Sayings

Here's the latest round up of cute sayings from the kids:

Olivia at breakfast to the other kids: "Now everyone...I have a surprise for you all.  I am  your big sister now!  (acts as though...can you believe it!).  I am going to be your big sister and I can help you!"

~ "Mommy, some day I'm going to have a boyfriend!"


Timmy: I had put my head back and was resting my eyes when I heard him say, "Hock a doodle doo...wake up la-z-y bones!"

~ He has a sound machine that has a waterfall setting.  He calls it either "fadderwall" or "Bumpa's boat" since it sounds like the water that Bumpa's boat is on!


Naomi:  For several months we've been praying for our vacation to go "smooth and well".  The other night, when vocalizing our nightly Rosary intentions, Naomi prayed that "Gramma M would be smooth and well!"

I'm sure there's more as usual, but I can't remember!

Impulse buy!

My husband can vouch that I am not an impulse buyer.  However, when I saw these ADORABLE headbands at the consignment store yesterday, I knew I had to get it!  There were 3 in a pack for $1.  Wouldn't you agree that this was a dollar well spent?! 

End of the School Year!

 Olivia on her First Grade Orientation day.  Is it possible?!  Can my little girl be old enough to be off to first grade next year?!  Can I just say, I feel SO blessed to be able to stay home with my children.  Had she been in day care all this time, I would have missed this precious time before she heads off to school for the next 12 years of her life!

 Naomi's Recognition Ceremony for the completion of her Parent Child Home Preschool Program.  We all enjoyed having Ms. Adelida come to our house for 30 min. every Tuesday and Thursday to do preschool activities with everyone.

And, what would a blog post be without a picture of the little monkey :-) (who bobbled her little head back and forth and watched everything at Naomi's recognition ceremony!  She's rather nosy!)

Wordless Wednesday

You Know You're a Nursing Mom When...

...your 2 year old son (who hasn't been nursed in a year):

~wants to crawl in your lap and "feed Tim Tim"

~climbs up in the chair and puts your Boppy (nursing pillow) on his lap and wants you to give him the baby so he can "feed Gabielle"

~when told he can't feed Gabrielle, he grabs a doll instead and "feeds baby" and sings songs from a book to her

Odds and Ends

Planting Dahlia's with Daddy!

Since it's been so long since I've actually posted, I thought I would just post a few more recent pictures along with a few of the cute things that have happened around here.

 Olivia lost her first top tooth today!  It's been hanging by a thread for days!  She was SO excited!  This makes her 5th tooth that she's lost!  And she's only 5!  She is finishing up Kindergarten and has 1st grade orientation in a few weeks!

 Naomi turned 4 last month!  She's recognizing more and more letters and knows all her colors.  She "graduates" from her little home preschool program in two weeks!

 Timmy is totally boy and continues to be very active!  He had his first set of stitches a few weeks ago...smack dab on his forehead above his left eye!  Whenever you tell him to smile, he squints his eyes!

 Gabrielle is 2 1/2 months already!  How did that happen?!  She was 10lb 3 oz at her 2 month check up- a gain of 3 lb 6 oz. She is so smiley now and coos a lot as well.  The kids love to sit and make her smile!  She is settling down and not quite so fussy now.  We discovered that she loves being swaddled.  Thanks to The Happiest Baby on the Block we have discovered how to calm her down when she works herself up.  We all love her to death and she gets millions of kisses a day!