Potty Training

And today Roo pooped on the potty! Once at Kristin's and once at home. Hooray! Tomorrow we're going to try real underwear during the day instead of pull-ups. We'll see how it goes, but he's doing great, we're so proud!

Kristin called it right on with the timing. Two of the kids are in pre-school and Roo has been pretty jealous about this so Kristin suggested we bring some pull-ups and that she would see if Roo would try. Sure enough, he used the potty a lot for peeing last week and this week and today we achieved poop! And he's staying dry most of the time, which is great. He's just a little more stubborn about going on the potty at home compared to Kristin's, but we're working on that!

Like Elmo always said, "everybody does it, Roo will use the potty, yeah!"

Watch Out for the Little One

So Bug has a budding little personality. Last night he noticed Roo's sippy sitting on the entertainment center, looked over at me, looked back at the sippy, looked over at me again with a little smirk and took it.

Later during bathtime, Roo was saying no, no, no to something (not in a bad way, in a funny way) and there goes the little Bug joining in saying no, no, no with a smile and shaking his head.

I may have said this before, but I was a really well behaved kid, so if what goes around comes around, my kids should be really good, except for the fact that their Daddy...well...he was far from a perfect angel...that's why Grammy got gray hair...and why the boys are not likely to be perfect angels! Can't wait to watch how they conspire together in the years to come.

Tubular Dude

We took Bug to the ENT today to learn more about tubes since he's had recurrent ear infections. Aside from flirting with every lady in the waiting room (one even wanted to take him home) he did great at the appointment. Dr. Franz recommended that he get tubes and we've scheduled the procedure for later this month. Though he had an ear infection 2 weeks ago and was on antibiotics, he still had fluid in both ears. We're also going to have his tongue clipped since he's slightly tongue tied. I'm going to miss his cute little tongue. Hopefully the tubes will provide him with relief. At least this is one thing we can blame on Daddy's side of the family instead of mine. He's got the allergies from my side but the ear infections are from his Daddy.

We were also going to do some allergy bloodwork (RAST) after the appoitment but decided once we got there that there was no way he'd sit still. So we'll save that for another day.

On Grapes

And Roo runs up to Daddy and says, "I found a baby one," "And it's SMALL!"

And Love Bug discovers he really likes grapes too.

Next up, apricots.

Rooism of the Day

So Roo is starting to make more observations about the differences in people. Today at bedtime he noted that mommy has silly tummies. Yes, those would be my boobs.

1st Update Since I Last Updated

Ha, ha, because I'm a little behind, there's lots to catch up on.

Baxter's bump is healing really well. After his late night trip to the ER and his round of antibiotics and painkillers, he is finally e-collar free. What a nuisance he was in that collar. You would think that Baxter has lived in this house for 5 years now and that he wouldn't bang into walls just because he has a collar on that blocks his peripheral vision. And talk about rude, he kept banging into the kids with the collar and was driving the entire family nuts. We're very happy he's feeling better and e-collar free! And it's good that we got the bump removed because it was a benign tumor but the vet said she got it all and it shouldn't grow back.

Bug decided it had been long enough since his last ear infection. At his 15 month well baby check, Dr. Bradshaw said he had lots of fluid in both ears. Within the week he got a double ear infection complete with a 103 fever. The night of the 103 fever we put him to bed over an hour earlier than normal and he slept 13 hours straight. Luckily his fever broke and he was just a little cranky the next couple of days. Kristin was great and still watched him even with his fever. We have an appointment with the ENT next week to learn more about tubes. As mixed as I am about them, all my mommy friends have said they're great. And if we can avoid all the fever and pain, it's probably what's best for the little bug.

This past weekend Daddy stayed home with Bug for a quiet weekend and Roo and I went to Grandma and Grandpa's house. We left on Saturday, stopped at Uncle Matt's for what I planned as a fun time to do some crafts and have lunch but Roo would have none of it, he only wanted to be at Grandma and Grandpa's house. He had a crazy tantrum in the craft store, even Uncle Matt had to walk away from us! So we dropped Uncle Matt off at his place and headed to Grandma and Grandpa's. Once we got there we had fun painting and coloring and playing for the entire afternoon. We all went to dinner and Roo had lots to tell us about and enjoyed salting and peppering his food. On Sunday Roo didn't want to leave so I went to Trader Joe's while he played with Grandma and Grandpa and then we left to come home. On the way home we stopped to watch airplanes at the airport and then for lunch and a stop at the Peeps store. Roo loves Peeps. Once we got home Roo wanted nothing more to play outside. He did an excellent job of cleaning the driveway with the fresh mud from melted snow and cleaning our cars with it too. Bug loved playing outside too and followed along with whatever Roo was doing and had a blast playing in the cozy coupe. He is ready for his first pair of shoes so we're going shopping for those this weekend.

Bug is also doing great with his talking. At his 15 month appt they asked if he is pointing to body parts yet and we didn't even realize we should be teaching him that yet. He's picked up on it really quickly and loves pointing to his ears and mommy's nose. And he's really enjoying throwing things at the dinner table and saying 'uh oh.' He's got a ton of words and we're just amazed how fast he's picking up new words.

Daddy introduced cookie monster and bedtime and I'm not sure who's laughing more at daddy's cookie monster puppet, me or Roo. Bug really warmed up to the cookie monster puppet tonight and this is definitely a great addition to bed time fun.

Roo has also taken a real liking to Mickey Mouse Club House. I think I have his entire 45 minute movie memorized from the trip this weekend and watching it every morning on the way to work. I can't wait until they're both old enough to go to Disney. In the meantime, we're having Mickey over load.

I think that pretty much covers the last week or so. The snow is starting to melt and we're really looking forward to spring and summer. Next up, Roo's new friend Sophia the giraffe.

It's Raining...

Roo and I walked out of Wegman's yesterday and Roo exclaimed:

"It's raining snow!"

Baxter's Trip to the ER

Last night when we got home from dinner Baxter's head was swollen by his mouth under his incision from his surgery. The area around his eye had looked a little off during the day but nothing you wouldn't expect after surgery. After calling the emergency vet in town and a short conversation we decided it would be best to bring him in. Daddy brought him in and they figured out that it was probably celluitis and they prescribed antibiotics and pain killers and we have to do heat and cold compresses on his incision. His incision is actually healing up really really well. The doc thought his must have bumped it. When I spoke with her on the phone, I told her that he wasn't acting like he's in pain, he's not scratching at the area, or going out of his way to protect the area, or crying but that he is a lab....to which she said, and labs are block heads. So today he gets to wear his cone all day. The swelling has come down some, so hopefully that will continue and he won't get an infection.

Happy Sunday

So today is Valentine's day but it's not something we really make a big deal about in our house. We wanted to take the boys to Pho after Love Bug's well baby and Roo's booster appointments on Friday, but Bug really hates the doctor and was in no mood for dinner out. So a little bit after Bug's nap today we headed out and went to dinner at Pho Saigon, our favorite Pho place in town. Roo absolutely loves Pho. He has so much fun dipping his garden roll in the sauce and really enjoyed using the special spoon for his noodle soup. We asked for just noodles and chicken for Bug and he really enjoyed his meal. They both had fun trying to use the chop sticks. And we totally avoided catastrophe by getting Roo to immediately spit out the jalapeno pepper he put in his mouth! We were there a little early so they weren't grumpy at all and we all really enjoyed our meal together.

On the way home, the new Black Eyed Peas song, I'mma Be came on. It's hilarious to listen to Roo sing this song. He thinks it's the Applebee's song and sings it:

Applebee's

Applebee's

Applebee's

Applebee's

Too funny!

I also made Oatmeal Craisin cookies for the boys today and we all enjoy those. Today's substitute for eggs was oil and water and it seemed to work really well. One of the things I read online said if I wanted to try a really unique substitute for egg, that I could try snow. No joke. And I almost went outside to dig up two tablespoons of the lower layers of the snow, but decided against it.

Tomorrow we have the day off and Tuesday our sitter is off so we're splitting the day. Wednesday will be a rude awakening, but we're having fun with the boys, so we'll worry about that on Wednesday!