Updates on Kate

I am amazed at what a two year old can comprehend and put together. Tuesday I took her to school and when we parked in the parking lot to get ready to go in, she said "I not go in!" Of course, I said why. She responds with " Nursery probably nasty." I ponder this for a few seconds and giggle and say... "I don't think the nursery is nasty baby. I'm pretty sure they clean it every day." And her response is..... "No, Nursery probably nasty. I not go in. " Eventually I did talk her into going in. I told her we would check it out to make sure it was clean. Who taught her to say this??? I don't think I did, but maybe I did and just didn't realize it.

Potty training is almost complete. I'm almost sure I could let her sleep at night in panties and she wouldn't have an accident (b/c her diaper is dry when she wakes up every morning). Maybe it is just me that is holding her back completely. She wears panties all day and really never has an accident. It just boils down to laziness. I'm scared she will have an accident at night and in the morning I'll have to clean up pee and the thought of having to do that first thing in the morning just doesn't sit well with me. I'm now pondering whether to put a potty in her room in case she wakes up and has to go and maybe this would keep her from waking up and screaming my name in the middle of the night or opening her door after she goes to sleep so she can get to a potty. The problem is that 1)I'm scared she will fall in the potty and drown or 2) she will be so sleepy and think she needs to come get me and then fall down our stairs. And she doesn't know how to get toilet paper on her own. I always get it. She does wipe herself, except if she makes a stinky. But I know the whole roll would be in the toilet if she got the paper herself. Then the toilet would overflow and I don't even want to think of what would happen after that. So that is my problem right now.

Kate still loves her babies and plays with them constantly. She wouldn't leave for school this morning until we had strapped one of her dolls into our second car seat. She tells me to be quiet all the time b/c her babies are sleeping and she loves trying to put shoes on all of them.

So that is all I can come up with for now. Hope everyone is doing well!

My New Creation

I've recently taken a sewing class with my friend Sherry and learned to make a "Mixed Up Lucy" and thought I would share it with the few of you that actually look at this blog. I am again amazed at my crafty ways and can't wait to make her another! That is after I make another sleep mat. If you didn't know, I am now (along with my friend Terra) making sleep mats for other people. Selling them of course and hope this will prove to be profitable. Of course right now it is not. If you haven't seen the one I made Kate, look below. Another creation I am really proud of, of course! Brian knows I am obsessed already because he caught me looking at different parts to put on my sewing machine and reading all kinds of stuff on my machine and different machines on the internet. Plus, I have a room full of stuff that I am planning on making. Thank God we have a spare room that has no purpose right now!!!! He even told me to make it my sewing room..... I think it is b/c he is tired of me covering the kitchen table and the countertop with all of my "supplies". So here it is. If you want me to make you or someone else's kid one, let me know. I'm feeling craftly!

Kate in the dress. Yes it is too big, but I thought the smaller size was going to be too small. I was wrong! But she still looks cute.

Dress without Kate. Thought you'd like to see it fully. Isn't it pretty???

Close Up. The colors turned out great.

And even a ruffle. I had to show this because it took me about two hours to make the stinking ruffle and to attach it to the dress!!! But I'm glad I did it. Ok, I expect some great comments from you people!!!!

How Time Flies

Today I was talking to a friend of mine and we were reminiscing about when our kids were infants, from the time they were born till now and how much they have changed. It seems like just yesterday I brought my little killer sweet angel home. From the first day we brought her home with us she has been screaming her head off the quietest baby and such a eye opener blessing to us. Yes, we lost our late night partying and hanging out with friends, basically doing anything we wanted youthful activities, but it was worth it. She is the best thing that has ever happened to us even if some days I wonder why God is punishing me. So I thought I would share some pics to show you how much our little one has grown and changed. It has been a miracle she made it alive to see this point such a blessing to see her grow and learn over the last two years and I can't wait to see how much longer she will survive how much she changes in the the future.

Kate and her Friends

Kate loves being with her friends. She asks about them all the time and tells me on a daily basis that she wants to go play with friends. Most of the time she ask for them by name. Brantley is one of her best friends, even though they fight like sisters, and they hang out a lot. Here is a pic of them swimming.

People have even mistaken them for twins! Brian did a great job with both of them in the water and was such a good daddy to both of them while swimming. Kate and her friends love to go on the "big boat" as she calls it and swim all day in the lake. She even says she wants to ski. Can you imagine a two year old skiing? Me either, but she says she wants to. We are looking into buying a two person towable so I can ride with her so she can say she skis. I'll let you all know the outcome of that.

Learning Songs and Telling on Teachers (I think)

Kate has attended MDO for about four or five times now and I think she is really starting to enjoy it. Yesterday I dropped her off and she didn't even cry! I know that they have a craft project which she gets to bring home and I proudly display on the refrigerator and they sing songs and play outside and Kate also said they dance. For the past week she has really been singing up a storm and I could not for the life of me figure out what she was singing, but I was sure her daddy taught her the song. This being because she was going around singing what I thought to be...."I a farter, I a farter!!!" So you can see why I though Brian taught her this. It was so funny and Brian swore he didn't teach her this, so after contemplating where she learned this, I started asking her about it. Never could get a straight answer. So yesterday a friend of mine's child was singing a song that sounded much like what Kate was singing except with different words, and it finally came to me..... she is singing God the Father. Except she misunderstood. So now we know.... and knowing is half the battle.... GI Joe. :)

On another note. I asked Kate before going to school if she was excited about going and she said no. I promptly asked her why and didn't she like her really nice teachers. She responds "NO". So I'm curious. Why don't you like your teachers I ask her. And she responds.... Are you ready for this..... "They bite me!" So you know I'm laughing and I repeat what she says and she nods that yes they bite her. I tried to assure her that her teachers are not biting her, but she was quick to tell me that they did too. So our storytelling begins. I can't wait to see what she makes up next!

Swimming and Cousins

This past weekend we went to Smith Lake to celebrate Labor Day with family. And to celebrate my stepdads 50th birthday. Kate has become a little fish lately and her typical activities at Smith Lake usually go something like this.

• Run to the ladder on the dock.
• Climb down carefully holding the ladder.
• Hop up and down in the water while holding onto the ladder.
• Swim around close to the ladder.
• Then go up the ladder, find the nearest cooler and get a piece of ice out, stick it in her mouth then get another piece to go and close cooler.
• Run back to ladder and put extra piece of ice in front of ladder and proceed down the ladder.

Start the process over again.

Sometimes she varies of course and will just swim around or try to jump off a float or ride in the paddle boat. She has also seen a cousin jump off the dock so she thinks she can too. But she doesn't know how. So I have to hold both arms and act like she is jumping in and just stick her in the water. Then she promptly swims right for the ladder and wants to do it again. I know she stayed in the water a good portion of the weekend. And the water was cold. But kids don't seem to notice things like that!

Her cousin Baby Jackson as she calls him was there too. He is such a cutie and such a good baby! He is five months old and Kate spent the other half of her time helping Aunt Erin take care of him. She loves loves loves babies! So of course I'm putting pics up of some of our fun!

First Day of MDO

I know I'm a little behind on this because she started last week but I've been gone and busy so here goes. Kate started MDO last Thursday and she said and I quote " I played hard, hard, hard." She also said she danced and sang and colored. So I think she loves it. Except for the part where I drop her off. She just does not like that. So after a bunch of screaming and crying I just have to walk out and not worry about it b/c I know she will stop. But man it is hard!!!! So here are some pics of her before we went to school.

To the left is the smiling picture and below is the serious look. If you know my child, you know the serious look!