Potty Chart: For weeks Jade had been consistently waking up dry from her nap. It seemed to be shortly after taking way her pacifier that she started slipping, and began going in her pull-up during nap. So, since I knew she was capable of staying dry, we instituted a potty chart. Jade could earn 1 sticker each time she woke up dry in the morning or 1 sticker each time she woke up dry from her nap. It didn't take her long to collect 10 stickers and a trip to Chuck E. Cheese! We are now on our second potty chart. This time she can earn 2 stickers by staying dry overnight (this happened for the first time last night) 1 sticker for staying dry during nap, and 1 sticker for going on the big potty rather than her little potty. This time there are 20 spaces needed for a trip to the All Aboard Diner restaurant.
Jade with her completed potty chart, ready to go to Chuck E. Cheese!
Pretty happy about all the junk fun stuff she got! ;)
Speech: Jade's speech has continued to blossom. She talks ALL the time and is starting to become more understandable to people other than me! :) She has known all her letters for a long time but has recently shown an interest in the alphabet song. Here is Jade's version! :)
Couldn't be more proud of this girl and the wonderful big sister she is becoming!
Two words to sum up Halloween in Illinois this year, cold and windy. Nate got stuck at work and wasn't able to make it home in time to get the kids ready or trick or treat with us. So I bundled the kids up and braved the cold alone. Jade was a trooper and kept wanting to go to more houses while Jemma was able to get a good nap in the stroller despite 20+ mph winds!
Jemma turned 2 months old on Thursday and visited the doctor for her checkup on Friday! Sweet girl is a little peanut weighing only 9 lbs 11.5 oz and measuring 22 inches! The doctor was a little concerned with her weight gain from her last appointment, so we go back for a weight check in 2 weeks. We think Jemma's easy going nature (rarely cries indicating hunger) and sleeping through the night so early have made her food intake less than she probably needs to pack on the pounds! The doctor had no other concerns with her at all, which was great to hear!
Jemma is a total doll! She gives the biggest smiles and has the sweetest coos! She hardly ever cries, and can instantly be soothed just by holding her and gently bouncing! She's not on a formal nap schedule yet, I'm still enjoying lots of snuggles during the day! Her long naps are usually in the car seat if we are out and about in the morning and in the swing in the late afternoon! She has been sleeping through the night for a few weeks, but we are now waking her for an extra feeding overnight. Luckily she goes back to sleep very quickly!
We just love this little angel to pieces. Happy 2 months sweet girl!
It's been a nice change having Nate home in the evenings! I love that we can do late afternoon activities together, eat dinner together and put the kids to bed together. This is something we haven't had very often over the last few years, and will probably not last much longer. So we're enjoying it while it lasts.
One day last week we were all feeling a bit restless. Nate came up with the idea of going for a walk and collecting leaves. Jade was not super interested in the idea, until I added when we got home we could use the glue stick and glue our leaves to pieces of paper! She was so super excited! Here are a few pictures from our stroll!
On Sunday we went to the Children's Farm with Nate's mom and dad. They have a super cute petting zoo, which Jade absolutely loved, and they offered a hayride out to their pumpkin field where we were able to pick a pumpkin. Jade was not impressed with the large pumpkins in the field and preferred the tiny pre-picked ones that she could carry! Jemma slept nearly the entire time we were there, minus a break to eat!
