Potty Training Update

It's been about a month since we started potty training with Collins so I thought it was time for an update (I know the suspense has been killing you all). I am excited to report that Collins figured it all out super fast, and overall potty training has been EASY! I really did not think this would be the case based on her willingness to go around in a dirty diaper for so long, but she picked it up very quickly. She's only had two accidents in the past month, wears underwear to school now, and tells us when she needs to go to the potty and does. She has started requesting "privacy" and shutting the door on us which is fine by me- I'm all for some independent pottying!

Now that she is potty trained, sleeping in her big girl bed, and only a few months from turning three, she seems so grown up to me. My baby is officially a little girl which makes me very happy and only just a tad sad. :)

The Countdown Begins

We are officially one month away from Baby Fork's arrival! Unless she decides to surprise us early, she will come via a c-section on Wednesday, January 15, at 8 a.m. We got the doctor and the date we wanted so let's hope she agrees to our neat and tidy plan. :)

There's plenty to do in the next four weeks including Christmas, finishing up the baby's room, and deciding on a name- just to name a few! Brian is squeezing in a last hurrah right now in Park City...isn't this incredible?

Good thing it's a short trip as this belly can't get much bigger!

Collins has started giving my belly kisses and claims to be very excited about her sister's arrival. I hope her Dad and I are as ready for it as she is!

Christmas Festivities

With Christmas only a week and a half away, Christmas festivities are in full swing around here. Things we can cross off our Christmas to-do list:

1. Putting up the Christmas tree...

2. Going to see a Christmas play..."Frosty the Snowman" has become a bit of an obsession around our house since Collins's first live theatre experience.

 

3. Sporting some Christmas pajamas...

 

4. Sitting on Santa's lap for the first time (no joy but no tears!)...when he asked her what she wanted, she said a pig.

 

 

5. Baking Gingerbread cookies...

 

 

6. First Christmas pageant at church! She's been singing "Little gray donkey, klip klop, klip klop" around the house and was ready to march in as a star this morning. It was adorable.

  

 

Not much left to do to get ready for Christmas except enjoy a couple of parties, finish wrapping some gifts, and watch a few Christmas movies. And then- as Collins said the other night- "Santa Claus is coming to town!".



Counting our Blessings

It was such a fun Thanksgiving this year. We spent several leisurely days in Hickory visiting with our family, enjoying each other's company, and devouring lots of sweet potato casserole and pie! Thanksgiving is the best holiday because you get to eat amazing food, watch football, and count your many blessings. Here's what I was thankful for this Thanksgiving...

1) Quality time spent with those that we love...

2) New and fun experiences- Collins held her first cat- Charlie!

 

3) Seeing our first snow of the year! So festive...

 

4) Spontaneous bursts of song...Poppy's musical instruments made these live performances extra fun.

 

5) Collins turning into a little girl all of a sudden! She looks, acts and talks like she is so big. Plus, she has caught onto potty training really fast- I'm so proud of her!

 

6) I'm also thankful that our family of three is going to turn into a family of four in six short weeks!