What every girl needs...

A pink and purple Barbie jeep. Little brother will be so excited to ride around in this.







Holynd had to pay two binkies for this ride. It was pretty expensive in her eyes, but she went for it. She hasn't asked for a binkie in a long time. However, she has no idea how to steer. Matt has to chase her around the neighborhood to make sure she doesn't run into parked cars. Yay....


Sloane celebrated her first birthday last month. She was so cute in her birthday dress! We had mini-cupcakes from Cupcake Chic in Orem. They were delicious and they made Sloane her very own full-sized cupcake.






We have a new favorite hang out lately. The Splash Park in Highland. We love it! I love that Sloane can crawl around in the water and I also love that Matt and I don't have to put on our swimsuits to go.

We took the girls on the 4th of July. They had a blast and the overcast weather was perfect. I didn't swell up at all! Hooray!

I couldn't believe how much Sloane loved to crawl through the big sprinklers. Gotta love the 'jungle crawl'. My kids never crawl normal.

This river they have is my favorite. So much easier then a pool.

Perfect for the mom with 2 year old, 1 year old and baby-on-the-way.

After the Splash Park, we let the girls have milkshakes for lunch (yep) then we went to Best Buy and bought a new season of The Big Bang Theory (double, yep). We came home, cleaned-out the Volvo (cause it can't be ALL fun) while the girls played in the little pool with friends, put the girlies down for a nap and watched Sheldon all afternoon long. (triple, yep). Best. Day. Ever.

We are really getting spoiled with having a view. We watched fireworks from all over the valley from our deck. Sloane slept through it again this year. Holynd had fun though. She did not like it when they got "too loud!"

We made it official. We made our first baby boy purchases. (We waited a LONG time huh?!) First thing Wednesday morning, I took the girls to Target and let them go nuts buying stuff for baby brother. Holynd did try and buy a few headbands for him, but I talked to her out of it. We couldn't leave the store without this shirt though.

The girls and I were a little too excited about not having to shop in the pink sections. It was a new experience and we had so much fun.

I picked the little man's nursery out! Very cute, in a manly sort of way. :) It should be here next week. Now all I need to do is get my husband to the store so I can buy the furniture. You see, Sloane is still using our nursery furniture. I'm not about to kick her out of the crib she just BARELY claimed from Holynd. Plus, her furniture is white and a little girlie. That will just not do!

And lastly, many apologies to all those people who were offended by my 'fetus porn'. Our little guy was just not that modest, so I figured he wouldn't mind. If he wanted some privacy he could've been less willing to show everything off.

An announcement.

We were thrown a huge curve ball this morning.

Yep.

Day 2

No accidents.

Seriously, none.

She's awesome and loves the potty.

I take no credit. Holynd was ready and she's very smart.

Potty training is still terrifying to me.

**We did have one lactose-intolerance related emergency. This would've happened diaper or no-diaper. That's what you get for having golden-genes. :)**

(Have I failed to mention that dairy HATES my kids?? It does. It's awful. I pray everyday that they'll grow out of it. Meanwhile, I've become pretty accustomed to keeping the girls on a Miralax regiment and using suppositories if necessary.)

Did I just post about suppositories? Must be the pregnancy-related sleep deprivation. The contractions have begun people. 17 weeks of on-and-off labor here I come.

#2

I'm making potty-training attempt #2. The first time was a no-go because Holynd was REALLY not ready. She had no idea what was going on when she actually did pee in the potty, let alone knowing when she really needed to go. It was a mistake on my part of even try.

This morning she woke up and announced, "I need my Dora panties please!"

I looked at her and said, "Holynd, you understand that if you want to wear panties that all the diapers have to go away and never come back."

"Yep, mommy! No more diapers."

"Holynd, you have pee AND poop in the potty. You can't change your mind. You have to take lots of potty breaks."

"Mommy takes lots and lots and lots of potty breaks."

"That's cause the baby thinks Mommy's bladder is a squeeze toy."

"I'll take my potty break right now!"

It's 3pm. We've had one success and two accidents. Holynd is really trying to earn another trip to the Splash Park in Highland. I'm (obviously) NOT going to nighttime potty train her for a while. We've have special Princess "panties" to wear at night and during naps. I fully expect her to only want to poop during naps now. Oh well, you have to pick your battles.

Please send us lots of words of encouragement.

I've only cried twice.

Ok, THREE TIMES!

It's the hormones, I swear.

Posting about Sloane's birthday, Father's Day, the 4th and pregnancy updates NEED to be posted. I've set a goal. I. MUST. POST.

Just a taste G-Ma

These aren't even the best ones.