Milestones!

Soooooo potty training.  How 'bout dem apples, eh? The worst.  We've been working on it for about a year now.  Things are going well with only a few accidents here and there.  The hardest part has been the  number 2's.   He also decided a month ago that he was too big to wear pull-ups at night.  So we had to do a lot of talking to convincing him to get out of bed at night to go.  

But he finally started to get out of bed at night!! Hooray!! It scares the crap out of me every time but I'm super proud! 

For his efforts, he was rewarded with a giant foam sword.  What every kid wants! :)

Another reward we've been using is ice cream.  Ice cream for a kid with a dairy allergy?  Qué?? Yep.  Not only ice cream but chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream! It's made out of coconut milk.  It's pretty tasty but you have to be able to deal with the coconut flavor.  He LOVES it.  It's kind of crazy that this ice cream has no milk, eggs, or peanuts.  I'm always excited about new delicious treats.  Also how funny is Charlotte throwing in a photobomb?

So wish Tommy luck to get through this final step of potty training.  I know he can do it.  We just have to get over the hump.  Night time potty training is super fun! :)  

Charlotte is 8 Months Old!

Charlotte is already 2/3rds of a year old. I don't like how fast it's going! I will be planning a first birthday party soon! 

I got this outfit from a garage sale. Crocheted shorts?? Are you kidding me?? She's way more hip than me! 

So what's new with Charlotte? 

She started eating more solid foods at daycare. So far, she loves peaches and green beans!! She will eat pretty much anything you put in front of her. Waffles, pretzels, blueberries (you should see her face, hilarious!), all kinds of fun things. 

She has started to pull herself up on whatever she can reach. She gets so excited. She definitely has FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) so being able to stand up and get a better view of things makes her very happy. 

She still chews on everything. She still only has the bottom 2 teeth. 

She can clap her hands and wave bye bye. Ridiculously cute! Love this stage... and most all other stages too really. 

Her hair is really starting to fill in! Good thing she has her brother to keep it clean with lots of bubbles. 

She is thinking about crawling. Hasn't quite mastered it yet. She can go backwards and that's about it. She desperately wants to go forward! Watch out when she starts to crawl! This girl has plans!! 

  She is babbling a lot. I love hearing her little voice. Such a sweet doll face! 

Another garage sale find! A blouse with bell sleeves for a baby? Are you kidding me? Adorable. 

Just look at that lip! Stop! 

Happy 8 Months, Miss Charlee T! 

Nothing Better Than Bath Time

 Since Charlotte can sit up now, she's been taking baths with her bro without the help of a chair.

They both love it.

 Can't you tell?

 Adorable.  They have so much fun together.

Happiest little boogs.

The video is my favorite part.

So maybe some assistance is still needed.  But just to let you know, no babies went underwater in the filming of the video.
How funny is that nod?? Too cute.

First Trip to the Zoo

 We decided to take a day off work and go experience the Indy Zoo. 

 We headed down to Indy and passed this heinous accident.  SOMEone is going to be ticked that they have to wait longer on their Altima.  No one was hurt as far as we could tell.  Scary. 

 We parked at the Zoo and when Andrew picked up Charlotte from her carseat, we realized she had a major blowout on the way down.  Yikes! It was a terrible clean up in a strange restroom with Dyson handdryers and loud toilets.  Not cool. 

 But once we got all cleaned up and gave her a bottle she was fine.

 We started off seeing the sites. Monkeys!

 We got up close and personal with the tiger.  He walked straight up to Tommy and Andrew.  It definitely scared them and they literally backed away from the glass.  Too funny. 

 Charlotte continued to chill with a one-handed chug.

 Bah-giraffe!!!!! (That's how Tommy says it.)

 Bah-giraffe selfie! Tommy wanted nothing to do with a selfie. 

 Then we finally saw what he had been talking about for weeks.  The LIONS! Yay!

 What up, Mufasa?

 Charlotte hid from some rhinos. 

 Then it was on to the pachyderms.

 Pool party time!!! Last one in is a rotten egg!

 Then it was time for lunch.  Lunchtime selfie!

 Then it was potty time.  Charlotte and I chilled and waited for the boys. 

 Carousel time! Tommy picked the tiger for the first ride.  The tiger became his new fave animal after his close encounter.  Then he picked a bear and a lion.  Yes, that's right.  Lions and tigers and bears. 

 Charlotte rode along for the first round.  I couldn't believe how much they both enjoyed it. They were lovin' it. 

 Then we rode the Zoo Train.  Family Zoo Train Selfie!

 Then it was time for Charlotte to eat again so we went to the Mother's Nursing Station.  They had nice curtained off rooms.  So cool. 

 These are paintings done by an elephant and a sea lion! Love the ambiance.  It would have been totally peaceful except for the fact that it was connected to the bird sanctuary and the squawks were loud and proud. 

 Charlotte took a nice nap while Tommy and I attended the Dolphin Show. 

It was a little 90s ("Y'all Ready For This?") but the tricks were fun.  I had mentioned beforehand that the dolphins might splash and Tommy was very concerned.  He was okay with walking up to the tank to see the dolphins...

But once they started swimming near us, he was outta there!

 Tommy checked out the flamingos... 

 Put on a bird head with Dada...

 Then they switched. 

 Near the end of the day, we finally made it over to the "Oceans" section.  Yay Penguins!!

 We also saw super loud barking sea lions. 

 Tommy, Andrew and I all touched a shark! Yick! :-)

 Then we came home and played for a minute while Charlotte took a nap. 

Then since Tommy was such a good boy all day long, we decided to treat him to dinner at "the place with the stuff on the walls", TGI Fridays.  He loved it!

What an exhausting day! We had so much fun though! Can't wait to check out the Brookfield Zoo in a couple weeks!

Chicago Girls Weekend 2014

I went to Chicago on Saturday for a girl's weekend. It was only Holly, Krissi, and me but we had a great time!

As evidenced by the following... 

Just can't get enough of these GIFs.