success!

i have triumphed! i have lived through my oldest turning 5 years old, and i have successfully toilet trained my baby! i have fought the good fight and came out victorious! (and all with my sanity in tact.) my two big boys are now on their way to bigger and better things. we are preparing for Rian's 3rd birthday in the spring with, thankfully, i won't have to take a break to change any dirty diapers! i now feel confident that i am a pro a toilet training. :) over confidence always brings more trials though, so i'll keep it in check. let me just tell you how nice it is to be diaper free. after changing diapers for 5 years straight now, 2 of those years were two little bottoms in diapers, it is very nice to have a break from all that and start helping them cultivate their ever so curious minds!

snails and puppy dog tails

I was thinking that I am well over due for a post. So here it is. My little boy is turning 5 on the 19th. He's started preschool this year. it makes me feel so old! I remember when I was pregnant with him, gave birth to him, held him in my arms for the first time. And now he is such a big boy he wants to walk into school all by himself! Not to mention his little brother, who is nearly 3, who wants to be just like his big brother Gavin. Rian loves him so much, he won't even sleep in his new bed! he has to be snuggled up with Gavin in Gavin's bed! It's the sweetest thing to go into their room at night to check on them before I go to bed and see them asleep with their arms wrapped around eachother.
I help watch my little nephew and gavin loves to help care for him. he always wants to play with him, and help me feed him and chase him around, or make the baby giggle.
Rian on the other hand, one day i was feeling down. i was sitting on the floor doing puzzles with the boys. He came and climbed in my lab and held my face in his little hands and asked me what was wrong and kissed my nose! what sweet boys i have!