Update!

It's been quite a while! Well, we've been busy. Just for an update from one of the last posts, Reece is basically potty trained. We have occasional accidents and he still sleeps in a pull-up, but the accidents are becoming less frequent and Reece is waking up dry more often and we've even had a few successful nights in big boy underwear.
We had a very busy summer! Tyler and I had a parents-only vacation to Alaska (which was AMAZING and we definitely have to go back!), we took a family trip to South Carolina to visit Tyler's family, we finally managed to finish siding and painting the shed, and I started a new job!
The boys are doing wonderful, Reece never stops talking now! He always has something to say and impresses us often with what he knows. Blake is starting to talk and has about a handful of words he uses often. One of them is shoes, he says "soos" and he knows where they are that they go on his feet. I think it's his favorite because he loves to go outside and we always tell him that we need to put shoes on to go outside. He does everything he can to keep up with Reece.
We did have a little scare with Blake. We learned via an ambulance ride to the ER that Blake is allergic to peanuts. We had him tested for other typical allergens and peanuts were the only thing that showed up.
As Blake gets older, there's quite a bit more that they can do together and they actually get along pretty well. I hope they will always be close, and it's always better to hear them playing together than fighting!

Funny Things #3

Reece likes playing with my tablet computer, so this morning (a weekday morning) when he asked to play with it, I told him it was broken. Then I see Reece going downstairs and I hear something slam, then he runs up the stairs with batteries in his hand saying "barries for mommy tab!"
Reece and I had mini hot dogs and bagel pizzas for lunch. After lunch, Reece was in the bathroom, while peeing he points to his penis and says, "Hot dog!" I almost peed myself!
Those were quite a while ago!
But here's a recent one. Friday, we went to PetSmart to get the kids an aquarium. So, we're just sort of browsing and letting the kids look at some of the animals. Every animal, snake, mouse, rat, guinea pig... whatever, he said "aw, so cute!". I have a feeling we'll be housing a few of these in the future!

Potty Training and Blackmail

Well, since we are potty training, we might as well get some blackmail pictures, right? Here's a good one, and a cute one of Blake because I just can't help it.

What?

Pretty cute in Mommy's hat!

Experiments: Big Boy Undies

Last week, while I was giving the boys a bath, I caught Reece peeing in a cup. He was standing up in the tub holding the cup while peeing in it. At this point I figured that if he has the control to do that, he has the control to use a toilet! Saturday was the big day, we decided to switch Reece over to big boy undies! He did pretty well over the weekend, he was better than 50% with pee, even making it through a nap. Unfortunately, he didn't do so well with the poop. He had one accident on Saturday and then just decided to hold it. He made it through Monday at daycare perfectly with no accidents, but no poop. Then on Tuesday, it came! Accidents all day long, he went though 5 pairs of undies and pants before 9 a.m.! And he had no potty use at daycare. He did pee in the toilet twice at home. Wednesday was much better with only a few accidents and finally on Saturday, it happened! Reece pooped on the toilet all on his own!
While I still expect accidents to happen, I think we are definitely reducing our diaper budget by one little butt! Yay Reece! I am definitely one proud and happy Mommy!

Is it spring yet?

After having a bit of snow last week, we had a pretty nice weekend. Most of the snow was melted, but there was still a little left on the ground. Since everyone has been cooped up with colds and ear infections, we decided to take advantage of the sun and warm weather and get some fresh air. The boys were excited to play in the snow and Tyler was excited to get outside and grill. So, I decided to get out my camera!

The fun continued inside where the boys decided to run back and forth across the kitchen.

Funny Things - Round 2

Here are a few more of the funny things Reece says...

Smow - Snow, similar to "Mo" and "Mo way", the /n/ sound is a hard one for Reece.
Eecey - Reecey, most of the time "Mo bunga, Eecey's (fill in the blank)"
Punky - Pumpkin
Washy hands - obvious
Brushy teeth - another obvious one
Mook - book, Reece always likes to read mooks before bed (Little Blue Truck especially!)
Um on - come on! As in 'um on Mommy, come play with me'.
Cereal bar - this seems obviously correct, however when he says this he is typically referring to a bowl of
     cereal and not a cereal bar!
Ka ka ka ka - choo choo - this is Reece's interpretation of how a train souds.
Bix it - Fix it "Eecey bix it!"

Silly Boys!

The boys have been really cute lately, Reece has really seems to enjoy trying to include his brother. Here are two examples, plus something Reece did that was just too cute not to mention!
First, Tyler and I love to tickle they boys, like most little kids, they just sound adorable when they giggle and it always brightens the day. Reece was sitting next to me and Blake was in my lap, Reece reached over and gently poked Blake's belly and said "doo" and Blake giggled (Reece has done this a few times before and it is really cute!), this time Blake reached over and poked Reece and and then made a raspberry sound!
Second, Reece received a battery-operated train set for his birthday. We just opened it this weekend and set it up on the dining room table and he absolutely loves it! It's already on the third set of batteries after just the weekend! Yesterday, he was playing with it and Blake was walking around in the dining room. Reece apparently decided he wanted Blake to enjoy the train set too so he pushed a little chair over to a big chair so Blake could climb from one to another to see the train.
Then, this morning as Reece was climbing into the car, I noticed him hide his blankie behind him in his carseat. We don't allow him to take it because he has one at daycare. So, I pull it out from behind him and say, "Are you being sneaky?" and he replies, "I not sneaky, I Reecey!"
These boys just keep getting more and more fun! I can't even imagine how much they'll get into as they get older!

Showing little brother how to climb up on the chair...

Watching the train set