What has happend in the last month?

So, so much!
Natalie turned 1.
She sings (okay..hums), loves to give kisses (watch out boys.. she is a kisser), has learned how to stand up on her own and is even giving walking a good try (but on her own time and own terms).
She is so much fun... more and more fun everyday. She loves songs. Her favorite is the milkshake song from storytime... she starts pouring and shaking and you know it is time to sing.

J.D. is learning to use the potty. What a process. He is in big boy underwear during the day and we have had minimal accidents. (It helps when the underwear has The Wiggles or Thomas the Tank Engine on it... you don't want to get them wet!)
Last night we had a typically potty training experience. J.D. had to go #2. Put him on the potty- he didn't want to go--- but he didn't want to get up either. He cried and cried for about 1 hour. Then, I brought in the portable DVD player, put on Elmos Potty Time and he calmed down- did his thing- and promptly asked for candy. Then, 1.5 hours ago I promised that we would play outside after he went potty. Now, it is 8:30pm- dark and cold. But, we did it anyway. I had a choice to make. Was I going to be that mommy that was too practical- or was I going to make good on my promise? The neighbors must have thought we were nuts. But, honestly it is one of my favorite mommy-moments so far.

In the last 6 weeks, Miriam Storm has come to live with us. She is amazing. She plays so well with the kids. I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful she is- or how much we are going to miss her when she leaves in April. She is Aunt Mimi to our kids- and we just wouldn't be a complete set without her.

Natalie is waking up... gotta run.
More pictures to come... who knows... maybe sometime before June :)

Carrie