Monday, November 8, 2010

I'm a Big Girl Now!

Where to begin?
We've been going through some more big changes around here. A few weeks ago we decided to leave Mr. Paci in his crib because he needs lots of sleep. So Josephine only gets to see him when she's sleeping too. Not surprisingly she willingly tosses him back in the crib after she wakes up. Why do parents always have to complicate things?

The last shot of Josephine with Mr. Paci out of bed. And no, those hair ties didn't stay in for long.

Josephine the scribbler. She's been trying a lot of new things lately. She enjoys "coloring" from time to time. She has also been working on her climbing, jumping, balancing, oh and don't forget falling:) I've also started to notice what sounds like some words (to me anyway) besides Mama, Dada, and Hi. She's also recently become more willing to mimick sounds we make.

And last but certainly not least......Josephine is wearing big girl panties now! We started potty training this past Friday and she has been doing great! Hats off to Daddy for bearing the brunt of the potty training efforts over the weekend! We couldn't have done it without you! She has gotten better each day and so far today no accidents! We even ventured out of the house for lunch with friends. She's still wearing a pullups during naps and at bedtime for now.


Reading magazines to pass some time.

We got this floor potty to have one around while we waited for the Potty Pod by Prince Lionheart to arrive from our favorite online shopping spot diapers.com. However, she wouldn't pee in it. She preferred to keep closing the lid and using it as a step stool (which is one if its 3 in 1 functions, just not the one we purchased it for). So I was glad the Potty Pod arrived on Saturday and she uses it frequently. We even brought it along on our lunch date today and kept it in the back of the van. Good thing too because during lunch she gave me the signal so we rushed out to the van and she peed in the potty! Of course she just had to give me the signal a few more times after that so of course I had to take her back to the potty but I guess that just goes with the territory. We're really proud of our BIG GIRL!




Josephine Halloween

We had a pretty fun Halloween this year. Josephine went to the Silly Science Carnival at the Science Spectrum (our local science museum, if you will). She got to go through a maze, jump in a bouncy house, and win treats. We also went to the Fall Festival at the Ranching Heritage Center and got to trick or treat for era specific candy (Herhsey Kisses at the 1906 House). On Halloween Josephine dreamed of ghouls and goblins while Daddy handed out candy to trick or treaters.

Her first lollipop.

Sitting on a steer.
Eyeing a young cowboy roping a steer.
Halloween jammies from Granny Pam
Our buzzy bee. Thanks for the costume Grandma Reintjes.
More buzzing around.


Daddy's honey maker.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Josephine's Boyfriend

Many of you have met Josephine's boyfriend, James. They have loads of fun together and have spent a lot of time together the past few months. It works out well for me because I enjoy hanging out with his Mum, Caroline.

The macaroni and cheese must not have impressed his refined palate!
Strolling through the pumpkin display at the arboretum.

Uh oh! This isn't what it looks like!



Josephine

This is just a bunch of pictures I took with the new camera.





Peek a boo!


This is the Josephine face. I have a feeling we'll be seeing this face a lot when she's about 15:)

Thinking....

aaawwww! Who could resist that smile?





Quick Updates!

Here are a few shots I've taken of Lillian with our new camera. Joshua's parents got us an early Christmas gift....an amazing camera. I have been clicking away like crazy but would like to edit some of my photos so hopefully there will be lots more soon. Here are a few recent pics of Lillian. She is 6 weeks old today! She is starting to come out of her shell a bit. Smiling, cooing, making silly faces. Like her sister, she likes to let us know, loudly, if she's not getting the attention she thinks she deserves:) She's a real sweetie and it's exciting to see her growing and changing.






The blanket in the background was a gift from Aunt Elizabeth


i LOVE baby feet.

Showing us her muscles! Still trying to figure out how to work with our yucky indoor lighting.

Taking a snooze in one of my many babywearing contraptions.