A Day to Remember

What a day to remember. Nicolaus asked to sit in his potty and actually went pee pee. AND, Carleigh finally ate three meals of solids. What a great day with my two sweeties! Now Mommy needs to get on the ball and figure out what should be next in this whole potty training experience and decide how the heck I will coordinate feeding Little Miss while the rest of us are also trying to eat...or throw our food (but I'll let you figure out who is doing that).

No More Muffin Top!

I am so incredibly pleased to announce that I am no longer sporting a muffin top with my favorite pair of pre-pregnancy jeans. For those of you so blessed to not know what a muffin top is, well its that spill over the top of your pants of extra fluff. I have been known in the past to call it my innertube or lifesaver. I've sported a muffin top since about my third year in college. Anyhow, yesterday I put on my jeans and discovered I actually needed a belt. Then, low and behold, when I looked in the mirror, my sweater was smooth all the way down. No double lumps on either side!

How did I do it you ask? Well, John and I have been exercising when he gets home in the evenings instead of plopping down in front of the TV. It is great together time and is actually working to get us fit! I have lost all the baby weight from both pregnancies plus an additional 2 pounds. I know I've lost inches and gained muscle too, but I haven't had time to take my measurements. I guess this post is my own cyber pat on the back :-)

Holiday Memories

There is no way I could post all the pictures we took over the 2010 Christmas season, so I have chosen to showcase a few favorites here. In no way could these few images convey the wondrous times we shared with all our family and friends or the joy I felt experiencing Christmas through our children.

8 Months Old!

Our Sweet little girl is already 8 months old! What a busy month it has been! You celebrated your first Christmas, started crawling, sitting up on your own, and even caught your first cold. You now enjoy playing with toys and don't scream or cry when mommy is out of your sight. You are so beautiful and looking alot like your brother did at the same age. We love watching you learn and grow!

* 17 lbs
* 2 teeth
* Stage 2 foods - has no real interest in eating
* Sleeping better though still getting up 2 times a night
* Crawling
* sitting up on her own
* making LOTS more noise
* Loves to "play farm" with her brother

She's 7 Months Old!

This month was has been a busy one with Carleigh's first Thanksgiving and visit with Santa! She is growing so fast!

* 17 lbs

* 2 teeth
* Still sleeping horribly but sleeps best on her tummy
* Eating stage 2 foods twice a day
* Can sit up unassisted for longer periods of time
* Does not like to sit still for very long
* Really trying to figure this crawling thing out
* Enjoys music and being tickled
* Loves to pull her brothers hair when he gives her kisses
* Can make more sounds including "ma-ma-ma"

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town!

Santa already paid a visit to Winchester and we wouldn't have missed it for the world. I was not sure how the kids would react--Nicolaus met santa last year but certainly doesn't remember and Carleigh is such a Mommy's girl. Both kids ADORED him! Carleigh couldn't keep the big grin off her face and Nicolaus just talked up a storm. He also thought it was pretty neat he and Santa share the same name. Seeing their pure joy is a moment I will always treasure and one that makes me so happy to be their Mom.

Fall Getaway

Over a long weekend in November we met up with the Soza family for a Fall getaway (and to celebrate Nicolaus' second birthday. We stayed in a cabin at Westmoreland State Park while the Sozas stayed in their camper.

We could not have asked for better weather and were able to enjoy nearby Stratford Hall as well as get in some hiking. We were introduced to Geocaching which was great fun and a pastime we will surely try our hand at again. Tammy even found a shark's tooth at Fossil beach!

No we don't have a case of cabin fever, just good friends having a crazy good time!