Christmas in August!

Autumn stumbled upon some Christmas toys I had set up in the spare room for Daddy to look at.  What could we say.. no... these toys are for a few months from now?  She was so excited!!  They were a Diego tree-house and rescue center and Dinosaur mountain along with a bunch of extra Diego toys and vehicles.  She jumped up and down shouting about how much she loved them. Mommy and Daddy got lots of hugs and kisses in return for the toys.  Seeing her joy was worth hunting down new Christmas toys.

21 Weeks and Counting!!!

Today I have another routine check up with Dr. Joseph.  Its a long drive but does give me some quiet time every 3-4 weeks.  The baby must be getting big because I can feel him moving around in there all the time.  I don't think this boy sleeps!
We had our 20 week sonogram last week and obviously found out we're having a little man.  The baby measured right on target for the age... nothing like Autumn who weighed 2 weeks small the entire pregnancy!  I guess that's the difference between having a girl and having a boy.  Autumn is so petite and cute and I am worried about how large this man is going to be upon his entrance into the world...

Potty Training

I am crossing my fingers while I type this but I think potty training is complete!!  Autumn hasn't had an accident in 3 weeks!  She goes potty completely by herself and only shouts for helping wiping after she goes poop.  Its so great to be able to go out and do things and not worry about changing diapers in public or if we forgot the diaper bag.  The worst thing now is if we forget the drink and have to pay $2 for one while we're out shopping!

Water Safari (8/15-8/16)

During the week long vacation from daycare Mike also took a week off from work and we went on our first over night family vacation (it might have been one night but it felt like we were gone awhile).  We stayed in the hotel across the road from the water park (water's edge inn).
The first day was kind of a bust because it was so cold and raining, Autumn didn't even want to go in the water and she shivered the whole time.  When we returned to the hotel we went swimming in the indoor heated pool at the hotel and Autumn loved that.  She called it "the big warm bath."
The second day was great.  Autumn couldn't get enough of the water park.  She went down one slide continuously for about 30 minutes.  She really didn't want to leave at the end of the day and keeps asking to go back to the water park.  We even went shopping around town (old forge) in the early morning before it warmed up to buy everyone souvenirs.  Next year when she's a bit bigger and can go on more rides I bet she will love it even more!

Playground

The playground was finished this week and looks awesome.  Autumn LOVES it.  The great thing about having a small playground in our backyard is that I don't have to drive downtown after a long day with daycare.  the bad thing... after a long day at daycare I have to go out and push the swing non-stop.

Orange!!!

Everything has to be orange right now.  orange clothes, toys, plates, cups, bowls... everything.  We even bought an orange bathing suit because we thought it would persuade her to keep it on during pool time.  Hopefully it will stay on during a coming trip to water safari.

Naked

Right now we're having trouble keeping clothes on Autumn.  After each potty trip she strips her panties and pants and insists on new ones.  When she swims she insists on stripping naked.  She doesn't think any clothes should get wet, including her swimsuit.  Its making for an interesting summer...