MLB Here We Come!

We signed Micah up to play tee-ball this spring and it is pretty much the cutest, funniest thing to watch! 4-5 year olds that have no idea what they are doing but are so excited about it is hilarious! Eric is the "coach" if you can call it that. Basically he just makes sure everyone gets a turn. A parent is on every base so the kids know where to run and they play for about 45 minutes no matter how many innings that is. It's perfect! The best story so far comes from Micah's last game where a kid on the other team would hit the ball and then run after it...tackling anyone in his way. I'm not sure I've ever laughed so hard in my life! I debated whether or not to even do it this year because Micah is still so young but I'm glad we did because so far it's been a really great experience!

Potty Training Update...

Remember how I said that everything with Hailey was difficult? Well, then why do I keep expecting things to be different? I should be use to this by now. So after only going once on the actual toilet all weekend Hailey decided she was just going to hold everything in...even when I put a diaper on her. She stayed dry until 3:30 pm on Monday, even during her nap, but still wouldn't go on the toilet. Not that we didn't sit on the toilet about 5,000 times. Over the next few days it became apparent that she was becoming very constipated (not to mention what holding all that urine in that tiny little body can do) and she was crying all the time in pain and started freaking out when we entered the bathroom. Obviously, there is something going on and not wanting to cause any medical issues we've decided to back off a little bit. My dreams of having her completely potty trained by the time the baby comes is probably squashed but hopefully it won't overlap too long. I don't get it. Kids are potty trained at 2 years old ALL the time. So why can't I have children like that? Maybe third time will be the charm!

Potty Training Day #2

So I finally decided to suck it up and realized that I will never be in the mood to potty train Hailey, so I might as well get it over with. My goal has always been to have it done before the baby comes but I've been lazy...well, too tired to deal with it. I am 6 1/2 months pregnant after all! Hailey has actually gone in the toilet a few times in the past and asks about it frequently so we decided it was time to take advantage of the interest. Well...so far it has not been a great experience. Yesterday she did nothing but wet her underwear and today nothing has happened. At least she hasn't had an accident but she hasn't gone in the toilet either. Micah was so much easier. He really caught on fairly fast. I don't know if it was because he was a little older or if it was his fear of being "messy" but his only problem was being terrified of "big potties"! Everyone always told me that girls are easier and that second children are easier because they learn from older siblings. Apparently, Hailey is the exception to that rule. I guess that's what I get for having the bed transition be so easy! And I know...it's only day 2 but I am already frustrated. Problem with potty training while pregnant = no patience!

Hailey's Big Girl Bed

Everything with Hailey from the moment she was born has been difficult. Crying, eating, sleeping, weaning...everything. So when we started talking about putting her in a real bed I dreaded it. I was nervous it would not go well. When we put Micah in a bed it wasn't horrible but it wasn't an easy task either. However, we wanted to get her in a bed and settled before the new baby came. Last night was the first night we put her in a "big girl bed" and it went fabulously! She loved it! She jumped right in and had no problems. She even took a nap wonderfully! I am knocking on wood just to be safe but I can't believe how easy it's been. Hailey is now officially a BIG girl!

As you know we live in Eric's parents house so there was already furniture in the room we wanted to use for her. It's a really big bed but luckily she doesn't move much while sleeping.

She climbed in last night without us even asking her to. She doesn't fight going to bed now because she loves her big girl bed!

I stole this idea from my cute friend Katrina. I used scrapbook paper on the tops of the wooden letters. It's hard to see everything in this picture (I was just using the camera on my phone) but I think it turned out pretty cute!