Big boy bathroom

When we re-did Logan's room, OMG so much work, we did not want to re-paint his bathroom. 

Yes, this took about a MONTH to complete....I never wanted to paint again!!

The guest bath is a nice olive green color and I figured when the time came to do his bathroom we would make it work.  I planned on the big boy bathroom rennovation this summer when we were really going to hit potty training head on.  Sunday morning after breakfast he pulled down his pants (he has been doing this for weeks) and said potty.  I jumped up and asked him if he wanted to sit on his potty.  He nodded his head and so we went for it.  He has a little potty that was always in the way so we just took it apart and hooked the seat on the big toilet, we aren't even giving him the option of using the little toilet, I would rather just flush and be done than having to clean the little potty.  And it will help him transition when that time comes to the big potty by getting used to it early on.  We let him sit on the big potty a couple of weeks ago and it freaked him out.  So we avoided it for a while.  But Sunday morning he was ready! He sat on the potty like a pro and read his books.  Nothing happened, but it was a start! I was so proud :)

We had to do lots of running around on Sunday so we started off at Target.  Like I said I had no plans to re-do the bathroom....but once I found a really cute ABC shower curtain for $6, I was in full on re-do bathroom mode! Well all we got was the shower curtain, a tumbler, a bath towel and hand towel.  Target discontinued the Circo ABC bath collection so I can't find the matching trash can or bath rug anywhere. But that is ok, we can get some solid color ones and it will still look great. 
By the time we got home Logan was tuckered out so we put him down for a nap, and I got started on the bathroom.  Everything turned out really cute. 

BEFORE......

AFTER!

Is the owl soap dispenser not the cutest thing?  I got it as a white elephant gift for Christmas!

Logan woke up from his nap and we showed him his new big boy bathroom and he loved it! He kept pointing to all the animals and trying to say them.
Og for frog....wowel for owl..... and duh for duck. 
We still are not done with the walls and will be sticking to the ABC theme, will post more pics when we are finished.  It is a good start.  And yes this was our guest bathroom and I had some reservations by making it a "kids theme" bathroom, but all that is out the window when Logan is all excited and wants to be in HIS bathroom.  I am hoping this will lead to lots more potty time!!

The big question

Now that Logan is almost 2, relatives and friends keep asking the big question, when is the next one coming?  While the comments are harmless, it annoys me....quite a bit.  I did not know that 2 was the magic number that gets people asking or wondering. I actually enjoy us being a family of 3 but the truth is I DO WANT another. I would like for them to be close in age. The reality is we CAN'T afford 2 kids in daycare.  Bottom line end of story. So it kind of makes me sad the reason we have to hold off expanding our family is because we are broke. Yes, we both work full time but still don't have enough money.  Even if I quit my job (which I would NEVER want to do) we STILL could not afford to pay our bills.  Yea, we have a lot of bills. Unless one of us gets a huge raise, it ain't happening.  So until 2015 rolls around, please (for the love of GOD) do not ask me when we are having another one.  And also, what if we only wanted 1?  Is there some rule that because you pop out a kid, you have to turn into a baby making machine?  We do want more....3 to be exact.  But things happen.  What if I got pregnant the next time around and we had twins?  How would we pay for 2 kids in daycare?  Or what if I had a special needs child? Would I love the second child the same as the first?  Will we be able to get pregnant as easily as we did with Logan?  All of the things are floating around in my head.  Truth is, I don't know.  And that is ok.  But I think it is silly just because someone has a kid, they need to "get on it" on making more. Or if you have a kid over 30, you are too old.  If my math is correct I will be in my mid-thirties when we have our last one.  I guess my point of this post is sometimes people need to butt out! LOL That was the nicest way I could possibly write it. I would like to have kids spaced out anyways, or until the toddler meltdowns begin to fade away.  If not, Logan just might be the only child :) And that is ok too. 

Lovey Day

Hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day! (I know this is a little late, but had problems getting these pictures off my phone!)

To my surprise, Bryan came home with yummy strawberries, a card, some wine and a movie.  I always tell him not to spend money on me because...well we don't have it.  So this was nice this year.  Bryan has started his own business (more details in another post) but he has made some extra money, so it was nice :) The strawberries were SO good, but the wine was a dissapointment.  We love Moscato, and wanted to keep money local so Bryan bought Messina Hof.  I did not like it, it did not really taste like Moscato to me.  Oh well it was the thought that counted! Logan got lots of goodies at his school and came home in a different shirt because he was COVERED in red icing from cupcakes.   It was also my Mom's 56th birthday so she got a special call from Logan "singing" happy birthday to her.  All in all it was a great Valentine's Day!

22 months....already?!

I am not the best at monthly updates, but I got an email from Pampers yesterday and in the subject line read:
Your toddler: 22 months
Holy cow.  I mean, how is my baby 2 months away from being 2? Does this mean every year is going to fly by this fast?? Geez.

What he is up to: 
Anything and everything.  He loves to play, eat, go outside, he is watching more "toons" but not much to capture his attention. He copies us ALL the time (spoiler alert! I am already planning his "Monkey See Monkey Do theme birthday party!) I swear he is doing something different everyday.  I whipped my camera out the other day and he stood there and said CHEESE with huge grin on his face.  Really kid, where did you learn that?  He also says please (P-W-EEEEE-SE) before he can get anything which is too cute for words.  He loves to blow bubbles.  He is a dancing machine.  He loves to move his little shoulders and bounce up and down.  Anytime music comes on, he is moving! He is OBSESSED with raisins.  Like he eats them everyday.  And if we put them in our lunch bag in the morning, he gets pissed and he wants them.  He is Mr. Independent.  We took away the highchair this month and he is eating at the table in a booster chair.  He does pretty good.  He also upgraded from a sippy cup (only at dinner) to a regular cup, he is pretty good but has had a few spills.  We are only putting water in it for now until he gets better at it.  After dinner and bath we usually give him a snack: yogurt, applesauce or a fruit cup.  He used to sit patiently and wait as I scooped it and put in his open mouth like a little birdy.  Now, he says MINE and takes it and wants to do it himself, which I am all for but half the time he is wearing more of it than actually gets in his mouth.  He will also push me away if I am trying to help him.  He also loves to blow kisses :) When I put him to bed everynight after we say our prayers after I say Amen, he loudly proclaims, AMEN! Then he has to have all 4 stuffed animals in his arms so you can barely see his little face. He loves to be tickled on his legs, under his chin and under his arms, his belly laughs are the best.  He loves his puzzles and is quite a pro at putting them together! He loves his sleep, we put him down at 8:30pm and he does not wake up until 7am---and IF he sleeps past 7am and I have to go wake him up....he is a GRUMP.  Like I said, he loves his sleep----he might get that from mama too.  When he wants more of something he says Ahh-moo. (not sure?) It is really funny. 

Saying:  MINE (this is one that is cute, but also annoying...no kid everything is NOT yours deal with it)
dog, car, bus, please, cheese, moo, roar, outside, paw paw, mama, dada, nana (banana), hot (although when he says this he whispers it and says hot, hot, hot) bubbles, (sounds more like bubbas), amen, night night, potty, up, glasses, amen, yay, book, Elmo, star and probably more by the time I post this! He is talking up a storm but has not yet put two words together.  He has only said love you one or two times and then has never said it again.  I am sure when he turns 2 he will be saying LOTS more words. 
He knows where his body parts are: bellybutton, nose, eyes, ears, hair, elbow (which is bo-bo), knee, toes, and armpit. 

He also knows where his "weenie" is but we refrain from pointing that one out, lol, but it is good for him to know.  Funny story on that one:  I was cutting him up a hotdog for him to eat the other day and I sat him at the table and I said, eat your weenie, he looked at me and then looked down and pointed to his "weenie" and had the MOST confused look on his face.  Duh, Mom.  Hotdog, buddy, eat your hotdog.  :)

He is definetly entered the terrible twos already.  He has tantrums like no other if he does not get his way.  We just take a breath and wait for it to pass.  He will throw himself on the floor and kick and scream.  It hurts me so much, but I am hoping those will get better as he can learn communication better. What can I say, he is a strong willed kid and gets it from me.  

Potty training:  Meh.  We will start working on it when he is 2.  They don't start it at daycare until then, so we aren't either.  He has a potty and knows what it is and even a little potty book that flushes, but does not seem interested in it so we aren't pushing it.  However, I refuse to buy size 5 diapers.  Nope.  He will be getting pull ups next!

He amazes us everyday.  We were sitting at the table last night and I was just watching him.  He was "singing" with hand motions (not sure what the song was, but he did!) and I was in awe of him. 
How smart he is.  How cute he is.  How perfect he is.  How 2 years is almost upon us.