I got what I am pretty sure is a positive hpt this morning. I'm not sure if its leftover hcg from having Addie or if it's a new pregnancy. I've been told after a month my hcg should be back to normal. So I am not real sure about anything right now. I was supposed to start my birth control tomorrow so thats the only reason I tested. (DH & I have DTD X3 w/o protection) I am going to keep testing to see if it gets lighter or darker. I'll update as soon as I know anything...
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We told Braxton that since he has been SO good at going to the potty we would buy him some big boy underwear! We took him to the store last night & let him pick some out.
I already knew what he would pick. Spiderman underwear. I was right! We also got him some Spiderman shoes (just because :) ) and they are adorable.
Anyways, we got home last night and opened them up. He was so. so. SO. excited! He took off his training pants (we use them when we go out in case of an accident and at night) and wanted to wear his spidey underpants. :) I put some on him and he goes to show daddy. "Look Dad! Spy-man!" then he comes back to me, takes them off and points to another pair. "Wear these ones!" he says. "Ohhkay" I said. I helped him put them on. Then he points to ANOTHER pair, takes off the other ones and says "Wear these ones!" He did this five times.
He wanted to try them all on. It was so cute.
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We all know I can't go anywhere without buying something for Addie. I bought her a super cute outfit (size 12 months..I adore toddler clothes, so much cuter than infant.) I need to post pics soon. It's kinda funny though-last night at walmart we were getting groceries and getting the big boy underwear, etc. Well we get out to the car and we're loading the kids up. I pick up Addies carseat and underneat of it was that outfit. We had walked out and forgot to pay for it. I told Josh and made him take it back inside to pay for it. I felt so bad. Even after paying for it I still felt like a "thief." Josh said he walked in the door and told the door greeter he needed to pay for this outfit b/c he forgot to earlier. She was in, like shock. "You came all the way back in....because you forgot to pay for something?" Josh was like "Yeah, I can't just take it, that would be stealing." The door greeter said she had never seen that happen before. LOL
Anyways, I have to take a pic and post it b/c it is ADORABLE! :)
If you read my last post you know that we went trick or treating last night because Stillwater changed the day for it.
It didn't go too well. Before trick or treating we had to go pick up the OU dress I bought off Craigslist-so we had to find that ladies house. It was impossible to find. When we finally did find it we realized we had drove past the road it was on at least 3 times! So by the time we got to stillwater it was 8 pm. We were going trick or treating with my cousin, her husband and their one year old daughter, Kennie. They needed to buy hoodies so they spent like 30 minutes in JC Penny shopping while we sat outside in our car waiting for them. So they get out, its 8:30 and we start trick or treating. We get to the first house and they realize they forgot to bring a candy sack for Kennie. So we go ahead and go to the house and then have to drive to the store to get a bag for Kennie. So its 8:45, we've hit only a couple houses and we are having a hard time finding any with their lights on outside. (Probably because either 1. it was too late, or 2. not everyone reads the paper and saw that they changed Halloween.) So we got to go to MAYBE 10-15 houses.
So we were ALL in our car. Me, Josh, Lindsey, Justin, Kennie, Braxton and Addie. All of us were in our little 5 seater 4runner. Me & Lindsey up front, the 3 kids in the back and Josh and Justin in the very very back...where there are no seats! lol. Well anyways, since we weren't going far inbetween houses they decided not to strap Kennie into her carseat. Well, we got out to go up to a house. I was getting Addie out on one side, Lindsey was on the otherside trying to get Braxtons shoes on (he kept taking them off) when all of a sudden I hear a THUMP and squealing cries. I grab Addie and run over to the other side of the car where Lindsey is to see what happened. Since Kennie wasn't strapped in she fell out of the car!!! :( She hit the car and then hit the ground. They checked her head for bumps, scrapes, etc and she was fine. I think it mostly just scared her more than anything. Lindsey beat herself up about it all night though. So after that we were all pretty much ready to just call it a night. We stopped at McDonalds for a quick dinner and went home. The kids didn't get much candy at all...but the candy they did get is the good stuff :) Reeses, KitKats, Nerds, Laffy Taffy, 3Musketeers, etc. Not one piece of that cheap yucky halloween chocolate. LOL!
Anyways, we're going again Saturday so hopefully it will go a little smoother. I'll add some pics later! :)
We are going trick or treating TWICE this year. Yes TWICE. :)
We normally go just once-here in Perkins. But this year Stillwater (the town right next to us just 10-15 minutes away) has changed trick or treating night to Thursday (tonight!) The reason being-Saturday is game day. & for those of you who don't know-Stillwater is home to OSU. Soooo, they thought it would be too dangerous for young children to be running around at night when THOUSANDS of football fans are leaving the stadium trying to get home. Not to mention half the town would be at the game! So Thursday is trick or treating. Which works out great for us!
We're going tonight in Stilly, Saturday in Perkins. That means. lots of candy for Mom & Dad. I mean, Braxton. ;)
I'll post photos of the kids in their costumes later. Braxton is going to be spiderman, Addie is going to be a butterfly tonight.
I originally wanted addie to be an OU cheerleader but couldn't find an infant size ANYWHERE. Well today as I was browsing Craigslist..like I do everyday...I came across an OU cheerleader DRESS, but it would totally work as a costume! It's adorable! How much? $1.50!!! so I emailed her & we're working on getting a time/place to meet. So she may not get to be a cheerleader tonight but probably will be saturday! :)
Adelyn's 2 month appointment is coming up in a few weeks and I'm not sure what I'm going to do about her shots.
When I had Braxton I got him all of his shots & never even thought twice. I basically thought it was something I had to do. Now, I know alot more about vaccines, what's in them, adverse effects, etc. So now I don't know if I want to vaccinate Adelyn, or if I want to just delay her shots or just pick & choose which ones I want her to have. I need to do some research & make a decision but it's SO hard!
The one I am worried about right now is DTaP. On the FDA's website it lists adverse effects. 2 of them are SIDS and Autism. But wait...doesn't the FDA tell us there is absolutley no link between autism & vaccinations?! What a contradiction. Also, after spending some time on the Selective, Delayed & Non-Vaxxing Forum on FertilityFriend I have learned that most SIDS cases are reported between 2-4 months old. Right after the 2 & 4 month old shots. Hmmph.
I haven't really researched any other vaccines yet but plan on doing so before Addies appointment next month.
I talked to Josh about this and asked what he thought. He doesn't want Addie OR Braxton to receive any shots at all. We still don't know what we're going to do.
Any thoughts/opinions/information is welcome! :)
I posted a couple days ago about Braxton using the potty 3-4 times in one day.
Well, I must proudly say that ever since then he has been going every single day. Not one accident!! (not counting nights) Yesterday he used the potty NINE times! Wahoooo!! :)
It's so crazy how it just happened out of no where.
My family kept asking and asking around 18-24 months, "Is he potty trained yet?" I would tell them we are working on it but he doesn't seem to be ready yet. They would tell me I need to bribe him, or discipline him (when he had accidents on the floor) Basically, they wanted me to rush him into. I told them, he'll potty train when HE is ready, not when I am ready for him to be. I thought for sure he would be potty trained by the age of 2 because of what a huge interest he had in the potty when he was younger (we introduced the potty chair at 12 months and just let him sit on it at first-get used to it) Well his 2 year birthday rolled around and I was a bit disappointed but knew it couldn't be too much longer. So when I found out I was pregnant with Addie I was sooo hoping we could get him trained before she got here so we only have to buy diapers for one kid. Well my due date got closer & closer & he showed no signs of being trained soon. He would go in the potty every once in awhile but it never stuck.
Now he is 31 months old and FINALLY ready! I am so glad! & we still only have to buy diapers for one kid. We still have a HUGEEE stash of diapers for Addie and here pretty soon Braxton won't need them anymore!
I think we're going to get him some Pull-ups for night time & for outtings. He's allergic to the Huggies brand though. :(
Question for mommas that have potty trained before: How long until I can safely take him out in public WITHOUT a diaper on-just underwear? I'm terrified to in case he like, wets (or worse) himself in Walmart or something! Should I give it a couple weeks and keep in diapers/pull ups when we are out or just be brave and let him wear underwear?
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