Potty at Daycare

We have tackled 2 big obstacles so far this week! 1) Kade went potty at daycare! 2) Kade wore underwear without fighting us everyday this week! Monday was the first day Kade actually went potty at daycare! We were so excited. My sister, Robin, was off work on Monday so she stayed at daycare with him for about an hour to make sure he went. She took him in his big boy underwear and he wore them until nap time! At nap time they put a pull-up on him and then after nap time was over he was not wanting to put his underwear back on! So we tried again on Tuesday.

Tuesday and Wednesday he has worn the same pair of underwear ALL day at daycare. This is so bitter sweet for me. I am so excited for my lil man but at the same time I am so sad that he is growing up so fast.

Tuesday morning we were headed out the door to go to daycare and as we got to the door Kade says "My need to poop, my need to poop!" So we run back to the bathroom and I set him down on the potty. He then tells me "Go away, go cook dinner mommy!" He obviously needs some privacy while going to the bathroom:) I just love him!!!

Weekend

Kade and his best buddy Abby!

Kade loves playing with Abby. Abby turned 3 on 12/27/10. About 2-3 weeks before her birthday we started singing Happy Birthday to Abby! Well, we are still singing it in February! Abby is now about to have a baby brother in the next few days and we have a gift for him (and one for Abby too) so we are still singing Happy Birthday to Abby! Oh yea, Kade is also a major fan of Abby's daddy, Bubba! He always wants to go to Bubba's house instead of where ever it is that we are going. All we ever hear about at home is Abby and Bubba. He is so funny!

My lil Valentine

On Sunday we celebrated Valentine's Day since I have to work late on Monday (2/14). We went to Tulsa to eat and go to the mall. Our plan was to take Kade to Build-A-Bear. The mall was crazy packed! I think all the people had cabin fever from the snow storms and it was actually 55 degrees outside so everyone must have came to the mall. The line for Build-A-Bear was out of the store. Thankfully the Disney Store was just next door. We took Kade in there and let him walk around and look at everything. His expressions were so funny! He loves that place. I told Dustin that we could probably take him in there to look at everything and not buy anything and he would be perfectly happy! We ended up leaving there with a stuffed Mickey Mouse and Hot Diggity Dog (aka Pluto)! This was probably a better choice than Build-A-Bear anyways! We had a great time together. We finished up some shopping in the mall and then went out for lunch at Logan's Roadhouse.

Me and one of my Valentine's (not the best picture of the 2 of us but someone does not like the camera too much)!

Kade with Pappa's pigs

We went to my mom's after we left Tulsa. My little sister, Walker and Levi were there also. It is always so much fun to see Kade and Levi play together. Levi is exactly 2 months older than Kade. Just in the last few months they have started to play really well together. And they both LOVE Pappa's pigs. My step-dad raises show pigs. These 2 boys could just about live in the pig pens I think!

Cousins

This was October 1, 2010

Levi had just turned 2 on September 25 and Kade was almost 2.

My sister and I took the boys to Disney on Ice and they loved it! We strolled around the fair afterward and met up with my mom and step-dad in the petting barns! That may have been their favorite part of the whole day!

Feeding the animals!

What Kade's Been Up To Lately

For those of you who did know 2 year old are busy!

This is my mom pushing Kade in his wheel barrel on Christmas morning! He got this from his Gambe and Pappa (my mom and step-dad)!

We are potty training! It has definitely been an adventure. Kade showed an interest in using the potty last October. Miss Kim (Dustin's aunt who own's the daycare Kade attends) told me one morning that it was time to start. We tried for a few times and he did great while at home but would not go for anyone else. So we decided to let it slide for a bit and not push the issue.

This is what happens when Dustin starts potty training!

We just got home from our annual ski trip on Sunday. Kade went potty in the big potty several times while we were in Colorado. But since we have been home (and thanks to the massive amount of snowfall for keeping us home) Kade has used less than 5 diapers in the last 4 days! He is doing so well! Now getting him to wear underwear is a different story. He refuses to wear them almost always and when I can get a pair on him he stands in the bathroom and pees in them. He does not even try to pull them down. This is one of the many times I wish I knew what was happening in his brain and how he reasons (or do they reason at 2)!

On the way home from Colorado!

He rode in this car seat for almost 16 hours on Sunday. I think during that 16 hours he cried maybe twice from Breckenridge, CO to Bartlesville, OK! I should leave out that he screamed from Bartlesville to our house but I was almost at the point of screaming as well so we are not counting that. The first time he cried was because he wanted me to change his diaper. The second time was because he no longer wanted to watch "Toy Shory" but instead he want to watch "Clubhouse" (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse).

That's all the time I have for now,

Lots of love,

Kade's Momma

It's Been Some Time

So I started this blog while I was pregnant with the intention of keeping it to document the life of my precious little man. But as you can see I didn't make it very far at all! Its been over 2 years since my last post. You cannot begin to imagine what all has gone on in our lives in the last 2 years! The last pictures I have posted here are of the day that Kade was born! He is almost 27 months old now! He is the most unbelievably, precious gift God has ever given me! I am beyond blessed.

He is so full of life and such a joy to be around! I just almost want to cry because I have waited so long to start to document his life.

Isn't that smile just contagious???

(This pic was taken in May 2009 by a dear friend who is a great photographer)

These are my 2 all time favorite guys!

So my plan is....that from here on out I will start to write things as often as I can (more frequently than once every 2 years) to keep track of our lives. Recently, I have been inspired by a few avid bloggers who have nationally recognized blogs that I read on a daily basis but I am doing this more as a memory log than as with intentions of others reading it. But hey, if someone out there finds our lives interesting then read on! I'm going to try to post as many pictures from the past two years as I can but just a few at a time. After all, I am a full time mommy, full time wife, full time student (but only for about 10 more months) and I work 20-30 hours a week! So I have a pretty busy schedule. I am hoping that starting off I can make 2-3 posts each week.

I'll be back real soon!

Lots of love,

Kade's Momma