3 Girls For Me

It's been ages since I blogged, and a lot has changed.

Pumpkin Pie is now 4 and independent as can be. She'll be headed to preschool in the fall 4 mornings a week. We'll get to do our first back-to-school shopping, and I'm so looking forward to it - finally an excuse to go shopping!

The Princess will be 2 in a little over a week and is gaining independence as well. We officially started the potty training process yesterday with her picking out her new panties (Tinker Bell) and wore the first pair today after a little pee in the potty. She is now back in a diaper for a nap, but enjoyed the M&M reward for pee.

Our newest addition is our Sweet Pea born June 24. Her older sisters adore her and we are enjoying life as the parents of 3 girls. Summer vacation is treating me well, and I am dreading leaving my girls to go back to school in the fall.

The Pumpkin Pie Posing for Pics

Last week when I took the Princess's 1 year pics I took some more pictures of Pumpkin Pie just for fun. Here she is.

Happy Birthday to My Little Princess!

The little princess had her 1st birthday just over a week ago. She enjoyed cake with my family at Chuck E. Cheese and then we had cake with my in-laws a couple days later.

Loving bathtime

I took this picture the other night while Pumpkin Pie was taking her bath. I guess Princess wanted to be in there too. Both were squealing with glee having a very private conversation. It was too cute not to take a picture!

First Tooth!

The princess sprouted her first tooth finally today. We've been dealing with excessive congestion and rosy cheeks for a while, but the tooth finally poked through today. Pumpkin Pie got her first tooth two days shy of 13 months old, but I was pretty late getting teeth too. Princess seems to be taking after her daddy.

Princess is growing so fast. She has learned how to crawl in the last month or so and is now pulling up on things. She is beginning to challenge her sister for toys which makes for some sibling rivalry and drama already. I didn't think we were supposed to have that quite yet, but I guess I was wrong.

Happy Holidays!

Hope everyone is having a great holiday season! Pumpkin Pie has had a great Christmas so far, and Princess is enjoying her first Christmas as well. Both are getting spoiled by grandparents as we are traveling to see family. Pumpkin Pie has enjoyed having cousins to play with and is sleeping well at night as a result. The potty learning isn't going as well just because she is spending more time in dipes and pull-ups. We'll get back in the swing of things when we go back home. Pumpkin Pie is sleeping so well in big beds that we may have to set up my old daybed (twin size) when we get home because she isn't needing to go to sleep in our bed before getting moved to her bed like at home. I'm not sure I'm ready for her to be in such a big bed, but sometimes it isn't up to me.

laughing and rolling over

Princess doesn't find life in our house as funny as Pumpkin Pie did, but every once in a while hubby can make her laugh by kissing her cheek and nibbling on her tummy. She is getting better at rolling from tummy to back and has rolled from back to tummy, but not when we have seen her. She had her first taste of oatmeal cereal today. We have rice in the pantry somewhere, but it is much more out-of-reach than the oatmeal was. The important thing is to start with a single-ingredient food - whether that be a grain, fruit, or vegetable.