Wow, it has been awhile since I updated this site! We have been busy this summer working out, going for walks, swimming, going on short trips, and going to the zoo.
Updates:
Miles turned one with a Rock and Roll themed bash at the end of June. He sported a Mohawk and received many great presents. Thank you to everyone that attended. Miles is successfully walking now and sometimes even running around. He can now say a few words like mama, dada, all done, hi, and I think he even says love you. He is such a smiley little boy and who can resist this face? He is one busy boy climbing on everything and even being adventurous with his dismounts off furniture (He thinks it's a blast to slide off furniture face first).
Maycie is in her final phases of being potty trained. We thought that she was potty trained awhile ago but then she took a couple of steps backward. She now wears big girl underwear all day without accidents and a pull up at night. She has maybe an accident or two a week but is well on her way. We enrolled Maycie in swimming lessons through the gym that I go to. She wasn't keen on the size and temperature of the pool at first but quickly got the hang of it. She passed the class last week with flying colors--even SWIMMING ON HER OWN!!!
Collin and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary on August 19th. It's amazing to us that we have two wonderful, healthy children in that short amount of time. We feel so lucky to have them! They never stop making us laugh and smile. Collin has been able to stay home more often this year which has been so wonderful. He finished his first year of graduate school this summer and will start back again in a few weeks. I enjoyed being a stay at home mother this year but I am a little sad to be back at work. Yes back to work! Last week, I had an interview for a middle school position and within an hour of the interview, I received a job offer!!! We had to find daycare within 48 hours! Now I am a teacher within the Chaska school system. YAY!!!!!!!!! I love my building and the staff there. Needless to say it was a whirlwind weekend so I didn't even have the chance to be upset about not being with them all day. It hit me on Wednesday when Miles cried as I left...sniff sniff. The kids love their daycare lady Gail and can't wait to get there each morning. Maycie has a preschool curriculum that she follows each day and Miles loves to play with the other children there.
As the week goes on, I will update you with other fun happenings of the past summer.
Maycie (2)-- Her vocabulary is constantly amazing us. The other day, she saw Collin's cold pills and said" Daddy's medicine. Daddy has bad cough." She can sing her ABC's all the way through and even has the ending too! Her counting is also getting better. Maycie also loves to play all day long with her new toys and books from Christmas. She can get sassy at times but it's really funny when she tells me to be quiet when I sing songs...is my voice really that bad? Maycie has regressed a little in the potty training department. She was really great at telling me when she had to go to the bathroom during the day and staying dry all day (except nap times) but with the holidays, she's back in pull-ups. Now that the holidays are over we are working on it again. She loves to get "Ms" (M&Ms) for going to the bathroom which makes me think that it won't be long before we are back in the right direction. Maycie also interested in spelling lately. She thinks it's great when I spell out her name.
Miles (6 months)--He is officially crawling and sitting up on his own. He started to sit up on his own in early December and sort of crawling the week before Christmas. Miles would get up on his knees and hands and rock back & forth, then lunge towards something. At Christmas Miles figured out that if he moved a knee and a hand together then he would move, even if it was backwards. Now he is moving in the army crawl sort of way when he really wants something fast but other than that he is using his hands and knees together. We also think that he is getting his first tooth. His poor gums have been red and swollen for a week now but today I saw a little white bump. He's such a big, happy, giggly baby!!! We can't get enough of him.
