Mom's Guys

11 months old!

I'd say I'm quite sad about this upcoming month...my first born turns 3 and my baby boy turns 1!!  

Declan is a little shrimp compared to his brother! At this age, Colin was filling out his clothes very well and was wearing 12 months and was in the 50th percentile and sometimes the 75th! Declan weighs 20 lbs and is on the petite side and is in the 36th percentile.  Hope he catches up soon so he can wear Colin's 12 month summer and spring clothes!

School Days

Picture day 

Wacky day

Dr. Seuss Day

Easter Egg Hunt and picnic 

Zoo Days

We have zoo passes! We have been taking advantage of this beautiful weather we have had and visiting quite a bit! Colin loves the animals! Mommy loves the exercise and Declan enjoys the fresh air (except when we're around the elephants and flamingos..the airs not so fresh then)

Oops

I posted twice about Colin's potty training! Oh well, it's much to celebrate!! I repeat myself a lot..you can ask my husband as he has heard the same stories a dozen times. I always blame it on the car accident I had when I was a senior in high school and suffered a concussion...that's always my excuse! Haha. 

The Walking Baby

Last Monday, just a week and a half shy of 10 months, Declan took his first steps!! And yesterday, I thought ummm it's only been a week and you're already following your big brother around! I. Am. In. Trouble. As trouble is Colin's first and middle name! 

Declan IS under me ALL of the time! While I was pregnant with him, I prayed for a mamas boy.

I can't be out of his sight!! I love that he loves me..a lot but wow, even typing in this blog is taking a long time because my sweet boy is staring at me, wanting to be held.

Declan is 20lbs and is a petite guy! It's so funny to see him walk because he looks too little to walk!

In Colin news. Which is some big, exciting, praise the good Lord news!! 

Colin has been using the potty!!! <insert choir singing Hallelujah>   I am DONE buying diapers for Colin Michael!  So I've been asked multiple times....how did you do it!?!?! Well, I'm that good, don't ya know?! Ok, I can't lie. It was Colin who initiated it! He told me when he was ready. I'm so very proud of him!

In school news, pray for Colin and his teachers! He has not been getting good reports. He has this thing where he doesn't listen.... And it's getting him in trouble. Both at home and at school. I really think part of it is because of his speech. He can't communicate well with us and it's frustrating and he gets angry. I'm working on getting his speech screened but that's a whole other frustrating story. 

 

This was a picture taken yesterday. It's Suess week at school! 

And I leave you with this pic so you see how honest I am about Declan! He's letting me know time is up!

Another proud moment!

Sooooooooo I've always asked Colin if he'd like to go to the potty and once in a blue moon I would get  an okay! So I started noticing that he was holding himself when he went potty in his diaper. I made a big deal Saturday and talked up this whole pee pee in the potty bit! And what do you know?? It worked!!!  My big boy went accident free on his first real day of potty training!! Yesterday, he had an accident and today he did as well but mostly we are using the potty!!!! I am so super proud!!!! Of course all of this would happen after I just bought and opened some diapers! It's okay...not likewe don't   have another one that will need  them! Anywho, this is big and exciting news in our house and we couldn't be more proud!!