Mile Stones

We are happy to announce that Hannah is on her way to being potty trained. I'm embarrashed to say the words such as "potty""poo-poo""pee-pee""panties""pull-ups" are all commonly said in conversation at home, out shopping, around friends, at church, etc. Why do all these toilet training words begin with P? I'm not ashamed to admit that most of the progress being made is due to bribery. Yep, when Hannah started to use the potty she got a Cinderella doll. Now if she uses the potty and doesn't have an accident she gets to watch Barbie Twelve Dancing Princesses. It's pretty effective.
Another mile stone. Isaac has taken off with baby food. So far he's tackled rice cereal, sweet potato, green beans, pears, and bananas. He is a very excited eater. He is just about five months now and he is getting his two bottom teeth. I don't think I'll have weigh issues with Isaac.

Hannah is Treee

Well, it doesn’t seem possible when you look at a little baby, but they grow up and pretty soon they’re 3. Such a thing happened in our home this week. Hannah, the little baby girl who the doctors were so concerned wasn’t growing fast enough, turned the ripe old age of 3. Gone are the days were she will hang onto my leg; now, I practically have to beg her to hold my hand. Gone are the days were she couldn’t open the freezer door. Now the kitchen is her domain—she knows where to get the good food. Gone are the days she wanted to repeat everything mommy says. Now she only repeats what Barbie says—“I’m not strong enough,” “Perhaps, I can help,” (Mermaidia). Ya, you get the point. I wish I could say, gone are the days she wore diapers, but we’re still working on that. So we had a birthday party with Lincoln, born the same day, and all the nursery friends. We planned a picnic dinner with kites and bubbles at the park. Unfortunately, it rained a lot. So we had a picnic under the pavilion. A few kids ventured out into the rain. By the end of the event the kids were crying because they were cold, wet, and falling in the mud (Hannah remained where it was dry). A successful party?
This year it only took me two hours to decorate the cake and three containers of frosting. The cake was admired by all the children present. Hannah received many gifts. Surprisingly most had a princess theme.

Finger Sucking

Sometimes I think that it's cool that my kid sucks his fingers instead of his thumb, but then again I don't think that it's as cute. You can vote on it if you like.
Lest any of you think that I don't think my child is the most adorable thing in the world--think again. Here is the latest example. We got new neighbors on the left and the right of us today. Both houses have been on the market for more than 8 months. They both are Navy and they both have baby boys (5 months and 6 months). What luck. I guess we need to be careful about closing our curtains now and I hope they won't snub us for having a cuter baby.