Captain Underpants

I bought Whitney some panties in hopes that it would motivate her to want to sit on the potty, but for now she just likes to play dress up with them.
Brooke even got in on the fun!

Hoppy Easter!!

This Easter was the first year Whitney was able to enjoy Easter stuff. Last year she had the rotovirus and was too sick to move. Yesterday I took Whitney to the City Easter egg hunt. We left baby and daddy at home. When we got there, Not Kidding, there were at least 1,000 if not 2,000 kids and parents there for the hunt. I almost turned around and came home, but then decided it could be fun watching the madness once the hunting began. Luckily there was a little(not really that little) grassy area where ages 3 and under could hunt eggs. There were still about 300 kids, but our chances were better since the eggs were spread out all over the ground three feet away from us. This morning we woke up to about 2 inches of snow, so the Easter bunny hid Whitney's eggs inside. In the afternoon I took pictures of Whitney and Brooke, which turned out super cute. Thank you for the dresses Grandma Dunn. Grandmas: Feel free to print them off. Then this evening Whitney and I dyed and decorated eggs while Brooke slept.

Grandma's Visit

This last week my mom came for a visit. I am so glad that she got to spend a whole week with us and be with the girls and get to know them better. Whitney still talks about Grandma. I'm sure Brooke misses her too. While she was here we shopped for Whitney a play kitchen. I bought one for her birthday, but when I opened it up to put it together it was cracked and smashed on the corners. Since then, I have been looking for another one. Now that we have it, Whitney plays with it all the time, and talks about it when we come home from being gone somewhere. We also fixed up our guest room. I picked out a duvet cover and new sheets. I love the black and white. Everywhere we went we made sure to let Whitney play, since that is all she ever really wants to do. Since my mom has been gone the girls and I have gone through a little bit of a withdraw because we aren't out of the house most of the day like we were when my Mom was here. We haven't even left the house today, and I don't plan on it either. Thanks for coming to visit Mom, we had a lot of fun with you!!!

Sledding

A couple weeks ago we had our last big snow. All season I've wanted to take Whitney sledding and so we finally got a chance. She loved it!I wish we had gone earlier and more often because it was a lot of fun...for the whole family. Even though Whitney got a little wet from crashing, she still seemed to have a good time. Brooke even got a turn on the sled. Unfortunately, the sled tipped a little when I was pulling it back to the car and her car seat tipped off the sled into the snow..oops. Luckily she was buckled in and stayed asleep!

BIG Changes...

Last Thursday I got brave and changed two big things in Whitney's life. First I told her she could only have her binky(she calls it her atch) in her bed, and second I moved Brooke into her room.

Since Whitney is now 2, we have decided that the binky has to go. I was planning to do the binky thing in a few weeks after I moved Brooke into her room, but I tried it on Thursday during the day and she was okay with it. In the morning or after her nap she will say "Here go Mommy" and hand me her binky. I am only letting her have it when she sleeps. Now the only problem is, is that we are noticing her sucking on her fingers a lot the last few days :( I hope that her fingers don't become her new atch!

The girls have been together for 5 nights and so far it has worked out great. After I put them both in their beds Whitney says "night night Whitney, night night Brooke(or baby)" Very sweet! Whitney has only woken-up once when Brooke cried at night, and the one time that she did, she laid back down while Brooke was nursing and went back to sleep. Brooke is still waking up twice during the middle of the night to eat, hopefully she grows out of it soon. I'm not able to doze-off while I'm sitting in the rocking chair like I did in bed, so I've been pretty tired the last few days. Both girls wake up between 7-7:30, which is earlier then I would like, but now I can schedule naps at the same time everyday. Brooke takes 3 naps, but her 2nd nap and Whitney's only nap are at the same time. Whitney used to sleep in til 9 the days I didn't go babysit. I watch 3 sweet kids twice a week and Whitney loves going, but I have to get her up by 7 so we can get there on-time. Now that we get up the same time everyday, the girls schedule is easier to follow, and that makes life easier for all of us. The picture below is several pictures put together to show that wall of cribs in the girls room, the wall was too wide to get it all in one picture.