I know I haven't updated the blog as much as I have said I was going to. Time just gets away from me. We have been so busy with just the day to day stuff of being a family of four that we haven't been doing anything super out of the ordinary so then I forget to update. I forget that even though the day to day stuff is just normal for us that maybe some of you would enjoy getting to read about it.
One big thing that has changed is that we have a roommate. One of Sean's friend from high school got a job down in Columbus so he is staying with us until he finds his own place. It has been great having another set of adult hands sometimes. Both girls love having him around to play with and Lily needs him to say good night to her every night too. Since our girls both go to bed fairly early we have taken the monitors down to him and Sean and I have been able to go out for a walk, to dinner, or to the grocery store together without kiddos.
I know I have said many times that Lily was starting to potty train, and I am sure everyone is thinking "how many times can you start?". Well this time we might actually be finishing potty training! I had realized that Lily understood the concept and seemed to be able to tell when she needed to go, but didn't want to take the time away from whatever she was doing to actually go. She would even through temper tantrums to try to not go in the bathroom. I didn't want to force her in there because I couldn't force her to actually use the potty and I wanted to make it a rewarding experience not something she dreaded. I decided one weekend to just stick her in a dress with nothing underneath. I had read somewhere that even the feel of underwear on a child will confuse them and make them think they can just go like in a diaper, but if there isn't anything there then they will thinking about it in advance and try to go to the bathroom. I also set a timer so she was reminded to go. So far it has worked! I started this about a week and a half ago and while she has had a few accidents most of them were when I wasn't paying as much attention to her as other times. We still do a diaper at night and for nap, but I am so happy she is starting to finally get the hang of this!
Evelyn is really wanting to crawl but just can't quite figure it out. There have been a few times that she will get up on her hands and knees only to lunge forward onto her stomach again. She does maneuver around a bit and can get to toys that are a few feet away. Honestly I will admit that I am a little happy that she isn't crawling yet. I know it is just going to be that much harder once they are both mobile and can go in different directions. They are becoming such good friends that I am sure they will quickly learn how to conspire against us.
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| Smiling |
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| Unhappy because she couldn't run around outside like her sister |
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| So pretty |
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| Lily was constantly moving so this is what all the photos of her looked like |
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| Playing together |
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| "Enough pictures Mom!" |
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| I had to be sneaky to get her picture |
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| So happy that she was able to "catch" Lily's puppy |
