Potty training

We are potty training. At 20 months, Butterbean is ready! We started last week on Wednesday and she only had 2 accidents that day! Thursday was a diaper day because friends were over and she was too excited to pee :P. Friday-Monday she did great with only 1 accident every day and then finally yesterday she had NO(!!!!!!!) accidents! Even during her 2 hour nap and 45 minute drive home! She is sooo close! I'm hoping our move isnt going to set her back. We'll see!

Everyone has been asking me what I am doing to potty train. I started when she was little, like 4 or 5 months (she could sit up) putting her on the toilet randomly throughout the day until she was about 1, which I think made her like the toilet. Then at 1 I started letting her run around naked and letting me know when she had to potty, at that point she wasn't ready but she did tell me WHEN she was peeing. This time I did the same thing, let her run around naked, and told her no pee pee on the carpet. So now everytime she has to pee she goes "no pee pee!!" She has done great! I told myself I wouldn't reward her with toys or treats when she went potty but I got too excited and started doing an m&m everytime. She also loves the flushing part. She is doing great!
Next step is at night time! which I have heard is the hardest! shouldn't be with her tho since she already wakes up all night long.

Also, I am currently 22 weeks pregnant!! No pictures right now but let me just tell you, I look like there is a basketball under my shirt. Baby boy is moving around lots now! He seems to be happier when Sophia isn't jumping on me which I totally understand, I too am much happier when I don't have knees and elbows in my face!

We also are moving!! We found a 4 bedroom house for just a couple bucks more than we pay for our 2 bedroom apartment! Today is our first official day! Pretty exciting! :)

my heart and sole

i know i know..im a slacker..

Ok so i know i have been slacking on this blog..but i've been busy!!!
Not only have i been babysitting another almost 2 year old, but i have been super sick...ugh and so has butterbean. but i have a few pictures to tell of my past few weeks so here goes!!

watched Will and Jackson :)

have been watching miss Avery for about 2 weeks and still have one more to go..woo..

Butterbean fell asleep in her highchair for the first ime :P

helping daddy build our new entertainment center

played at Kinderland

 Oh and we also found out..

positive pregnancy test!!!

I am due October 19, 2011 with baby number 2!! 

As of today, I am 9 weeks and 4 days!

I am super nervous about telling everyone because of my previous miscarriage but I have a good feeling about this one. Watching it wiggle around in there gives me comfort to know that it's doing well right now. I am sooo in love. It's crazy to feel soo much love for 2 little beings, one of whom I have never seen, out of the womb that is. 

We told my mom and dad earlier this week

Thats the shirt she wore :)

My mom didn't get it at first, but after she looked at me and I gave her the look of "duh" she was like "omg!!" 

And today we told my in-laws..with the same shirt. 

My fil had no idea what it meant, lol. My mil started jumping up and down in shock! lol she was a lot happier this time around. lol. 

So now it is posted on facebook!

Everyone knows!

Yay! I can finally talk about it, which I will be journaling here! :) 

(feel free to follow!) 

So that has been my past few weeks..missing a few bits and pieces but really what can you expect from this brain...which is not only fried from a 18 month old sucking the life out of me (literally) but also this little bean! :)

Anyways..good night. I promise to try and keep up with this blog..just may be a few days since I am super busy this week and lacking on lots of sleep!

<3 

Week in our lives!

So this week had been interesting to say the least!

Sunday I took Butterbean to the movies to see "Gnomeo and Juliet"

 She did ok for the first hour or so..then it got crazy! She was just really really tired..so we left before the movie ended. She was so tired that she fell asleep before we even left the parking garage!

Then Monday, we went to the Roos'N"More zoo with our friends Leslie and Jasmine! So much fun!

 If  you haven't been there you should definitely go! You can touch or hold every single animal there! EVERY animal! There are camels, otters, lemurs, kangaroos, turtles, monkeys (you can see one on my head top left), all kinds of stuff. From Vegas, it takes about 45 minutes to get there. So worth it!! Exit 90 :)

Tuesday Butterbean had tumbling. Then we came home and had a picnic on the living room floor.
Wednesday Butterbean had a doctors appointment. And then we went to a playdate at the park to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday. She fell asleep holding a Trix Rice crispy ball :P

 Thursday we went to another playdate, at one of the mommy's houses. Then we went to STEAK'N'SHAKE!!! Oh I was soooo excited!! They're back home..and they are delicious!!

 And today we didn't really do anything..we went to lunch with daddy and then to Borders because they were going out of business. I finally cleaned for the first time in 2 weeks...being sick sucked.

We also found out some INSANE news this week but I am going to keep it to myself for a little while.
Well I'm off to bed. super tired. byee

Week of news :)

So this week has been extremely busy! I have been working nonstop with Well Rounded Momma (Naomi mostly) trying to get donations for the birthing kits for Craft Hope..but I'll talk more about that in my next post!

On Tuesday, Butterbean had her regular tumbling class then Steven and I celebrated our "Valentine's Day"..we dropped Butterbean off at her Nana's and just hung out together all day. We went to lunch and went to the mall to walk around. We went and saw a movie [the Mechanic, ABSOLUTELY BADASS!]..a great day! At the mall we got Butterbean 2 huge gummy bears and a container of cotton candy [great parents right :P]!

Waiting for tumbling to start with her bff :)

her huge gummy bears and cotton candy!!

She carried them around everywhere! Still hasn't eaten them tho..I'm waiting for the right moment :P

 Wednesday was a pretty busy day for us! We went to the doc for another vaccine at 830. I saw a friend I haven't seen since Elementary School!! So crazy! Strange coincidence lol. Butterbean has gained no weight in 4 weeks...but she did grow almost 1/2 inch! No wonder her pants "shrank". After that we drove allllll the way across town to Well Rounded Momma to pick up donations. Afterwards, I decided we were close enough to where Slidertruck was going to be so we went over there for lunch and went to the park!

 The second picture is of her sleeping obviously but she fell asleep while eating chips haha one hand is in the bag and the other is holding a handful of chips haha

I also made dinner! I made Loaded Bake Potato soup in the crock pot! Sooo yummy!!

mmmmmmmmm!

and lime pie..but that was NOT so yummy lol

Thursday I spend the whole day sewing Tote bags for Craft Hope's project..more on that in the next post..

Friday I did the same as Thursday..

And then there was today! [Saturday] So far all we've done today is go pick up our basket and go drop a basket off at Nana's. Butterbean is currently NAPPING!! in her toddler bed :) yeah I FINALLY  got her to nap! 

This morning when I left it was raining and FREEZING!

So cold in fact that there is now snow on the mountains!

Here's our Bountiful Basket!

Fruits: Strawberries, Naval Oranges, Mangoes, Apples, Bananas, Cantaloupe, and mini pears!

Veggies: Sunchokes, Squash, MORE Potatoes, Cabbage, and Spinach!

And here's the pretty girl in her carseat with her baby in her "carseat"

haha

Anyways I'm off to make a dinner sched for this week! Have a great weekend everyone!!

Happy {heart} Day!

Valentine's day is just another day to me. I think it's more of a marketing thing and for little kids in school..not for adults. It's just silly. Normally my husband will buy me flowers, but this year I told him don't bother. I'd rather spend that $30 or so bucks on gas to get to a playdate hahaha. But for the babe I did make her a completely red and pink breakfast! :) I couldn't help it! Last year at this time, she was only on the boob..nothing pink or red for her! But this year, I am totally for it!

Red french toast, strawberries, and pink yogurt! :) Her sippy has apple juice 

 The second night of "new bed" went VERY well. She woke up quite a few times but it was ok..she never got out of bed! I'm hoping nap time will go a lot smoother today!

 She slept until almost 8 this morning! That never happens! And of course, I wake up at 6 and couldn't go back to sleep.

happy face 

angry face 

silly girl :P

 She didn't really eat her breakfast..which is normal. She hasn't been wanting to eat lately..I really think it's the last of her teeth coming in. She only wants super super mushy soft foods..oh well.
Than we did some finger painting  for the grandmas, aunt Jackie, and Steven's grandma.

Very Serious artist at work here. She didn't smile one time while finger painting. She was extremely serious and focused! haha!

Then I got her dressed and this is where she ended up while I went and got ready..she sat there before I got in the shower and was still there when I was all done trying to walk out the door! She's soo silly and at times very lazy!! :)
I had the whole day planned and of course that never works..Since Butterbean was my Valentine, of course, I had a great day planned. Red breakfast, finger painting, Bellagio Conservatory, Slidertruck for lunch, and then off to the park to relax..first 3 went according to plan and were fun..and then of course Slider truck was going to be an hour late..surprise surprise, and then it was super windy out so no relaxing at the park. So intead we went to Arby's and had a picnic on our living room floor :) It was fun! She makes everything all better!

Here are some pictures from the Bellagio. The theme is Chinese New year- Year of the Rabbit!

 Great day! To end this wonderful day, I made my Valentine's favorite food, Chicken Enchiladas! She ate 2 full servings! And then she took her bath, we read 2 books and she laid right down and went to sleep! No problems! Seriously. Can I ask for a better child??? She is perfect. ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!! I really couldn't have been given a better baby. Even with all of her daredevil, crazy tantrum screams, and "no no no no no"s she is the best.
:)
**sigh**I'm gonna go to bed with those happy thoughts! :)
Night! and Happy Valentine's Day!

Wonderful Weekend!!

This weekend was pretty good! We transformed Butterbean's crib to a toddler bed (because of the climbing out issue), got her a safety rail so she doesn't roll out, started her transition!, colored, made Valentine gifts for the grandmas, aunts and great grandmas, and then today went to a Mommy Wine tasting..Fun!

First Night..Fought like crazy to go to sleep..after 1.5 hours she finally fell asleep.

Sunday morning..Slept like a pro! <3

coloring! <3 it's hanging on the fridge haha

 These are some pictures from our art today for Valentine's Day..I just had her color. Tomorrow morning we are going to finger paint :)

Serious artist at work. Do not disturb.

 

Being this talented is exhausting! :P

*kisses* <3

snack break :)

Today we went to "Cabs and Kisses", you buy a cabernet for under $10 and they cover it up, you try all the wines and decided which you liked best and then they are revealed! Very fun! I found out I truly do hate red wine. It's absolutely disgusting. But it was fun! Everyone kept asking why I was doing it if I didn't like red wine..I did it because I didn't know for sure if I liked it or not, I have never really drank it. Either way lots of fun with the mommys and babies and dads! I love a lot of these moms and babes, glad I found them!! :)
Fun weekend. Oh forgot to add! we got our Bountiful Basket yesterday!!!

We got the organic basket this week which came with: bananas, blueberries, limes, butternut squash, onions, zucchini, broccoli, potatoes, and green beans. We also ordered bread. I was very disappointed with the basket. I could have gone to the store and got the exact same things for less than what I paid. I won't be doing that again! Oh well, lesson learned.
I haven't come up with a menu yet..if at all. I know for a fact I am making potato soup at least once! and butternut squash fries for Butterbean..but that's all I have so far..what to do with 7 limes?!?!
Anyways. Good night! :)

Fun Friday

Today we just hung out and watched movies. Nothing too crazy. 

She climbed out of her crib again at nap time and took the breathe out of her. Hopefully she learned her lesson..I still don't know what to do about the climbing out of the crib situation.. 

Tantrum Thursday

Today was just that..filled with tantrums. I'm thinking this grumpiness is from her 2 teeth coming in. But because there was sooo much anger inside of her I decided we needed a day of fun and running around to get it alll out! So we went to Child's Play with our friends Leslie and Jasmine. Butterbean had a lot of fun! So did Jasmine! I liked it there but am not willing to pay $12 every time..for 2 hours.

This wall was soo cool! Your shadow made things move on it..loved it! I want one for our living room!! hahah

Jasmine and Butterbean's creation out of oversized legos!

looking through the wrong side haha

Then on the way home, the little booger finally fell asleep! She was sooo tired that she didn't even wake up when I took her out of the carseat, opened the front door, or layed her down! :)

Soo peaceful! :)

 Later after she woke up we played for a little bit and had lunch. She still seemed tired so I layed her down for another nap. I closed the door walked down the hall to my door and then heard knocking..I had no idea where it was coming from. I walk back to her room and it was her. She had climbed out of her crib and got to the door in the 5 seconds it took me to get to my room.

So I had her show me how she did it..sooo easy for her. Like she had been doing it her whole life. Not good!

Now we need to figure out what to do about this..she refuses to stay in her crib. hmm..
Anyways! Night!