Potty training has been excellent! We haven't had any accidents, and we haven't had to use diapers/pull-ups during the day! Only sometimes at nap time, and every night. Otherwise it is big girl panties all the time and we are loving it! We were able to cut out the chocolate milk at night for bedtime, although she still insists on having her "empty cup". I know it's still not good for her, it's the equivalent of a binky or thumb sucking..but we're making progress and I know in time we will get there.
Both Jace and Leah had birthdays that we attended. Jace's birthday is in January, and Leah's is in March. They both had their parties at the Middletown MCSO builidng which was great for the kids to run around!
Jace's Birthday Cake - Pirate themed party!
Jace being silly blowing up balloons
The kids digging through wonderful 'booty' from the pinata!
Very yummy cake!!
Leah's cake - Hello Kitty theme
The kids are scrambling to get the goodies!
Happy Birthday, make a wish!
Mmmm More cake!
Easter came and went pretty fast this year. We did the egg hunt at the
Penbrook Community Park again. Addi didn't get as many eggs this year as
she did last year. One of her eggs broke open in her bucket and when
she saw candy she slowed down and became more interested in getting the
candy out of her bucket rather than finding more eggs. The Easter bunny
sure was busy this year because he of course came to our house, but also
to Nanny & Pappy's house, MawMaw & PopPop's house, and to
GG's house! We had candy coming out of our ears! This year we painted
eggs rather than dying them.
Addi had her first dentist visit and came through with flying colors! I took her with me to my appointment so that she could watch and see what happens, and hear the different noises that the instruments make, etc. We schedule her for her own appointment. They let her wear sunglasses, and had a t.v mounted on the ceiling over the chair which she thought was cool. The hygienist was very friendly and patient, answering all of Addi's questions. She did excellent, and no cavities! She was especially thrilled that she got a new "Mater" toothbrush.
Addi is really getting into a stage where she loves to be a helper. If you give her a task or a job to do, she just loves it. She likes to help clean, do laundry, and especially feed the dogs. Of course we still have fits about picking up our toys and things like that, but overall she is a great helper.
This is going to come in handy for us, and for her, because she is going to make a great big sister! We found out on March 24 that we are expecting another little one! Addi will be a big sister right after her 4th birthday. Our due date is November 27. Addi is very excited and asks lots of questions about the baby. We talk about how long it's going to take until the baby is done growing in Mommy's belly, and about how the baby will come out (we have looked at a lot of her baby photos with her), and she loves to hear the comparissons of how big the baby is (the baby is currently the size of a raspberry!).
We had our first camping trip of the year. This was our first family camping trip just the three of us. We went to Bellefonte, Pa. It was a short weekend trip but it was nice to get away. We went to Penns Caves and did the boat tour through the cave. Addi made a friend at camp with a dog named Jasper. We later found out that he belonged to a farmer who neighbored the campground. He was very sweet and Addi enjoyed playing with him a lot! We aren't sure where all we will travel yet this summer/season, we do have a week vacation planned to go back down to the Outer Banks in July.
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