My Big Boy!

James just seems to be growing and maturing by leaps and bounds lately. I'm a little sad because I've help on to his babyness a little harder since I could, but at the same time I am so proud of my big boy!

We moved Beth's old toddler bed into James room several weeks ago when we set up her new bed, and he slept one nap in it and then hadn't shown much interest since then, but I didn't want to push him, I just kept asking which bed he wanted. Three night ago he picked the "big boy bed" and did pretty well. It took him a while to go to sleep and he woke up pretty early and was a little disoriented, but for the most part did well. The next night was better and he even took a great nap in his bed yesterday, and then last night it was the "big boy bed" again and it was fabulous! I heard him awake and went to get him this morning and he was laying in bed and said "I'm sleeping again mom" so I left the room and he stayed there for a while waking up and then came out when he was ready. I can't believe how big he is.

He also has asked me a few times if he can try going potty. We are definitely not in full potty training mode yet, but he's getting interested and I'm trying to promote that idea.

And, for those of you who know him, you know he is a talker! He talks up a storm, long sentences and all, and his imagination surprises me on a regular basis. He pays attention to everything we do and loves to be a big helper.

As the news of the new baby seems to be dawning on him, he likes to pretend he's a baby now and then, but mostly he talks about baby names and about when the doctor takes the baby out so he can finally hold it. Sweet kid.

The Mind of a Three-Year-Old

Beth has had some funny things to say about the baby I thought I would share.

First, the day I went to the doctor I told her that he had told me that there was a baby in my tummy. I showed her the ultrasound picture and explained that that is where the baby will live until its big enough to come out. Beth got a concerned face and said "It looks scary in there mom." I said that it wasn't scary, just dark, and she replied "I'm pretty sure the baby is afraid of the dark mom, you better do something." Sweet kid.

Then, yesterday I was laying on the couch battling a wave of nausea when Beth came over to "take care of me" as she often does. Then she looked at my belly in surprise (it really is growing at an alarming rate already) and said, "Look mom! The baby is all growed up, the doctor can take it out now!" Obviously she does not recall how large my belly will really get...*sigh*

Let's Make This Official...

The word is out, as is my very early belly. I'm pregnant! WAHOO! I'm only 8 1/2 weeks or so (making me due March 12th, Ryan's birthday!), but we saw a heart beat on Thursday so I'm finally breathing a little easier. People are already asking my if I'm pregnant because I'm starting to show already. If there is one thing my body knows how to do in pregnancy its make a belly! So far the pregnancy has been a little rough, just lovely "morning sickness" which is a total lie, its all day, but hey. So I apologize for my nasty house, my lack of energy and lack of pretty much everything except tv watching and laying on the couch, there is a lot of that going on. I feel bad that my kids are pretty much left to their own devices most days, but so far they are surviving. Thanks for those of you who have rescued them on occasion so they can actually see walls other than our own. I was going to post the ultrasound picture, but I think I moved when he took the shot and you can't actually see the baby in the print out, whoops. We told the kids and Beth is beyond excited. James keeps trying to see what we are talking about, to no avail. They both say its a baby sister, and this week the baby's name is Ella. I guess we'll see if they are right. Wish me luck! I've been wanting this for a long time and now i'm getting nervous how this 3 kid thing works...prayers would be appreciated! :)

Swimming Lessons

Beth did her first round of swimming lessons in July. She seemed to really enjoy it. She is very brave in the water and was pretty much open to whatever the teachers asked her to do. Its fun to watch my little water baby since I was a major water kid (James is definitely not a water baby so far, but we'll teach him!). She's obviously not swimming on her own yet, but she will definitely explore the water with her water wings on, and her teacher passed her so she can move on to the next level of lessons. We are taking a break from swimming for a month or two though, because Beth decided she wants to try tumbling next. That should be fun! I love letting her sample all the fun stuff that is out there for her to try.

Harry Potter Party!

I had the most fun last night at a Harry Potter party and movie! My friend Stacey decorated her house to the nines. Her house was platform 9 3/4. We hung out in gryffindor common room, drank butter beer, ate troll eyes, bat wings, chocolate frogs, and lots more! All the horcruxes were there, and the sorting hat, and her house was a serious fire hazard with about a million candles! As you can see in the picture, we all went in costume. We had Harry, Hermione, Luna, Tonks, Bellatrix, Professor Trelawny and other cast members. It was so fun pretending we were teenagers again. After the party we went to the 12:20 am showing of the movie. I wasn't sure I would stay awake, but I did, and I totally loved the movie! Of course they left things out, they have to, but I thought it was probably the best movie yet. Loved it. Today I am paying the conequences my partying, cause I am SOOOOO tired, I didn't get home until about 3:40am. But, It was worth it. Thanks again Stacey for the good party! I'll add a link to her blog once its done, cause she'll have more fun pictures.

Poor Kid

Beth is sick. She was threw up the night before last, but I thought it was a fluke from our trip to the movies and too many treats, but apparently not. She's been throwing up all morning. Poor thing. And poor me, I hate cleaning up throw up. Luckily she's been pretty good at using her bowl, but I still have a big pile of laundry already today. I love taking care of her, but I hate watching her so miserable. As you can see, we set up a bed for her in the living room and she's just watching movies, thank goodness I got a stack of new ones from the library the other day. Poor James is feeling really cooped up with two days stuck in the house with sick sister, so I'll have to keep him entertained, luckily he's a tv junkie too. Oh, the joys of motherhood.

New Beds!

After months and months of waiting on pins and needles, I will now reveal the decor in Beth's new room! (I'm sure you have all been DYING to see it). We finally got her new bed put up this week, and there are still a few final touches to add, but the general idea is done. We picked a Peter Pan/Tinkerbelle theme so that when or if the kids have to share a room we could have some masculine elements. As much as Beth would have loved to have it the pinkest girliest room ever, she seems to really like her new decor. My niece Chelsie is doing a painting of Neverland that will hang on the wall above the bed, and i'm thinking of doing some vinyl cutouts or something that say "Neverland" or "Believe" or something like that to put on the blue parts of the bed, or maybe the wall above her mirror, still playing with ideas...but you get the gist. James favorite part of the new bed was helping mommy and daddy put the bed together. He kept saying "What do ya think? Looks Good!" Very cute.


And, of course, with the addition of Beth's new bed we have moved the toddler bed into James room to start the transition process! He loves the bed, but so far has only slept in it once. I'm not putting the pressure on yet, just kind of letting him guide it, but hopefully he'll be all big boy soon!