Painted Piggies!

{Piggy Paint : Forever Fancy}

{Abby is so happy!}

{Where did my baby girl go?!}

Seriously? Could Abby be any cuter? A few months ago she noticed the paint on my toenails and every time I would switch it she would say "paint. Abby. Paint toes." She so badly wanted her toes painted but I wanted to wait a bit longer until she would actually sit for it. While waiting for her to be able to sit long enough for me to do a paint job worthy of a job at a spa (according to Aidan), I came across "piggy paint" on Amazon. It's non-toxic and meant for kids, so I felt a little better about painting my almost 22 month old's nails. She sat so well and after I did her toes she begged for her fingers to be done. Absolutely adorable. Hopefully daddy thinks so too when he gets back from golfing :) 

My thoughts on life right now:

I can't believe Abby is old enough for me to paint her nails! 

I'm in complete denial about planning her 2nd birthday party. 

Moooooo

Tonight Meagan and Colby opted out of going to the Phillies game, which meant we could go to the game as a family of four and sit comfortably. Late in the game the 2nd base umpire made a poor call that the fans booed at for a few innings. Abby began to imitate them even holding her hand up to the side of her mouth like a megaphone. As I looked and listened closer I realized her boos were actually "moos"! I couldn't help but laugh and she thought it was so silly. She continued for quite a while as did the fans. It was only a little funny when she imitated the "ump, you suck!" chants. Both she and Aidan stuck it out for the extra innings long enough to see the walk off grand slam by Mayberry Jr. They were so good at the game 

My thoughts on life right now:

We're so fortunate to be able to do these things. 

Feeling blessed.

2 more teeth

Well, hopefully the two canine teeth that are barely showing on Abby's upper gums are the reason behind all the whining and the lack of good sleep lately. Pretty soon she'll have a mouth full of teeth. I kiss that gummy baby grin but the giggles that come from my toothy toddler are contagious.

Happy Easter!!!

{Happy Easter!!!}

Haha. Looks pretty similar to the Santa Claus picture from Christmas, right? Apparently Abby is just not a fan of sitting on characters laps at Perfect Day Photography. She was not a happy camper at all. Aidan's a trooper though and just keeps smiling through all the song and dance we try to get Abby to smile. Oh well...makes for funny pictures.

Potty time?

Abby has been peeing on the potty inconsistently. We ask her or she will tell us after a diaper change. Or sometimes she will just say potty. We've been using the ring on our toilet but just brought out the little potty for her. Tonight during a change she said she had to go potty but I could tell she just went in the diaper. I let her try anyway. She pooped on the little potty!!! She was scared at first sight and backed away from it but then when we flushed it she thought it was funny. Whew. For a minute I worried she was traumatized. I'm so proud of her!
This does not mean I'm starting potty training though. It's sort of Abby-led at this point until after Disney.

In denial

Sometimes I avoid blogging in all that spare time I have because I don't want to admit that my children are growing so quickly and time is moving much faster than I would ever wish it to. There are a ton of things I need to blog about...Christmas, Abby-18months, Aidan-update on how smart and wonderful he has adjusted to pre-k, getting a spot in the Broad Street Run lottery and training for it, and just life in general. For now though, I'm going to just soak in every moment with my kids (and try not to cry when they do things that remind me they aren't babies any longer).

My thoughts on life right now:
I can't wait for summer.
I need more hours in the day. 

Naughty or Nice?

Abby was just informed by Santa she is on the naughty list this year. Aidan made it on the nice list and is quite happy.