Day one with Pull ups

Maycie was very successful today with her pull-ups. She didn't have any accidents during the day and only one right before bedtime. We were very surprised and proud...she must love her new underwear. She just loves to go to the bathroom like a big girl and even has her routine down pat. We do need to work on how much toliet paper she gets though.

Potty Training

Hello all! Maycie has decided she is ready for the last stage of potty training...pull-ups! Over the past couple of weeks Maycie has been telling us when she is ready to go to the bathroom, proving yet again that she is a big girl. Then this weekend it seemed like she wasn't "using" her diapers, even for the dreaded number two, but insisting on being a big girl using her potty chair. So I decided tonight that it was time to buy pull-ups. Once I got home, she was screaming with delight at her new underwear. Before she put them on, she went to the bathroom and then we put them on. She loved to pull them up and down on her own. What a big girl! We'll keep you updated!

Sunday

On Sunday, Grandpa and Grandma Schwartz came up to celebrate Grandma's birthday. We went out to eat and then went swimming in the pool. Maycie hadn't taken a nap all day so at about 5 pm she just crashed. It took her about 45 minutes to completely wake up. It was quite funny. Here's a picture of our littles sleeping with their grandparents.

Fish in the Lake

Hi everyone! On Saturday we went to East Bethel to Collin's Aunt Sue and Uncle Jack's house on Coon Lake to celebrate Kimberlee's 19th birthday. While we were up at the lake, there was a tornado warning and we had to go to the basement. Actually, Kim, her friend from HS Samantha, Jack, and myself (Megan) saw a tornado starting to form while we were on the lake. At the same time, the sirens started to sound. It rained hard for about an hour so we passed the time by playing cribbage. Here are some fun pictures from Saturday.







Miles sleeping





Maycie playing in the puddles

Three weeks old

Miles is three weeks old on Wednesday and doing great. I knew that he was going to be a big boy when I was pregnant but I didn't think that he was going to be 8 pounds at birth. He still amazes me with how much he wants to eat-eating 4 oz every three to four hours. WOW! Miles even gained a pound in a week! He is smiling and is very alert when he's awake. He follows our voices with his eyes and even opens them when Maycie kisses him.

Maycie has been such a wonderful sister to Miles. She has learned how to say, Miles sleeping, shh! and puts his pacifier in his mouth if he cries. Collin and I have witnessed MANY interactions between the two little ones but this morning took the cake. Collin and I woke up to Maycie sitting in Miles's room singing and playing with some of his toys. She greeted him with a loud, hi Miles and continued to play. I guess she wanted him to get up and play even if it was 7 in the morning. (OK so we slept in...oh, boy did it feel good.)
Well, I'm off to get some cleaning done! Have a great day.

Fourth of July!!

Maycie at the Petting Zoo in Waseca. She also said hi to rabbits,
piglets, baby chickens, and a dog.





Miles relaxing while listening to Grandpa Kritzer's band The Three P's.














This year for the Fourth of July, we travelled down to Waseca for the All School Reunion and Collin's 10 year HS reunion. Grandma and Grandpa Schwartz came over to Waseca for awhile to see us making it a family affair. Maycie really loved swinging at the park and talking with other kids. We saw fireworks at Great Grandma Kritzer's and the Jaycox's. Maycie didn't care for the fireworks at the Jaycox's because they were so close but at GG Kritzer's she started to like them...maybe it had something to do with us being inside and farther away. Miles slept for most of the weekend but still managed to make women's hearts melt when he smiled.

Home Sweet Home

We've been home for almost a week now getting adjusted to life with one more addition. It has been going great. Miles is only waking up twice a night which give us three to four hour stretches of uninteruppted sleep. We were a little concerned about Maycie waking up when Miles does but she has proven to us that she is a sound sleeper.

Here are some more pictures of Miles from the hospital. Maycie saying hi to her brother.