These Days......

Today is just a random collection of all that's been going on around here.

Toddler Bed: Whew! I said a few posts ago how I thought our adventures were just beginning, and boy was I right! Gus would not stop crawling out of his crib, so we switched him to his toddler bed. It has not been an easy transition. If he stays up late and is really busy, then he will go to sleep without much of a fight. Otherwise, it is a battle. For example, I spend usually about an hour getting him to stay in his bed for a nap. We start with just putting him back in bed, multiple times. Then after he does not listen for a while, we have to start with discipline. Let me tell you, it isn't fun for anyone. I am so worn out in the afternoons, I really need a break while the kids nap. I have been putting them down at the same time each afternoon. But the time I get Gus to stay in his bed, Maddie wakes up. Argggg! Anyone who says this is easy is crazy! Just a moment ago I thought I heard Gus up, and I found him in the bathroom sitting on the counter playing with a pen drawing on nightlight. (I'm lucky that there isn't much gray hair in my family or else they would be appearing everywhere!)

Potty Training: So today, we started our potty training adventure. Now you ask why would we put these two big changes so close together?!?! Well, Gus had decided to take his diaper off all the time so we thought it might be getting close to time. I wanted to put it off until I was sure he was very ready. Then two days ago, he took his diaper off- unknown to me- before his nap, and he took his whole nap with out an accident and didn't have an accident until I put a new diaper on him. I thought that must be my sign, so our adventure has begun. At this moment, I'm exhausted! I will do a whole post on potty training another day. We are not there yet!

On some lighter notes!

I tried these rolls from Pinterest last night:


These rolls were easy and delicious and looked just like the picture. Now after reading how crazy things have been around our house, you have to know they can't be too difficult if I had time to make them. And my tips for making yeast breads! Make sure your water isn't too hot for the yeast. And I let mine rise in the bathroom with a heater on so it'll be nice and warm since I don't have a sunny window or anything.

I'm excited that it is so close to football season and am looking forward to watching the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday.

I am NOT cooking dinner tonight after all this potty training. My brain is already fried!

As always I'm looking forward to the weekend. But we will be spending it continuing to potty train. Do I really have a child old enough to do that?? It is still shocking sometimes. I love you Gus!!! You are such a big boy :)