My first post :)

Greetings!

I decided to start a little blog about my life and adventures in raising my children. This (hopefully) will be a great way for our family and friends to keep up with things that go on in our lives as the boys grow each day.

The big news lately: Today is day 3 of Joseph using his potty! He's been using it very consistently since the 26th. I usually let the boys sit without a diaper for a little while in the mornings and evenings. (I certainly wouldn't want to wear a diaper all day!) and he kept peeing little bits at a time and really watching down there. I asked him if he needed to use his potty (he had pooped a few times in his potty before, but never made pee) so I put it in the living room for him, and wouldnt you know he sat down and peed! He's been at it ever since. I was reminding him a lot at first, asking if he needed to go, and he always would. Now he's doing it all on his own, stopping playing and using his potty, even if I'm not in the room! He gets very excited and will come and find to tell me he went. He claps and says yay for himself. He likes to take it and dump it in the toilet. He will examine it, sticking his face right up to it, studying it almost. He's so smart.

He also made poop today! He didn't use the potty on his own, I saw him going so sugguested he use the potty. He sat right down and finished. He hasn't wore a diaper all week, except during nap and bed time. We'll probably go to town tomorrow... I hope he doesnt mind wearing a diaper then, I don't think we're ready to go without one ;)

I noticed this morning that Noah's 2nd tooth is just barely starting to poke through. He got his first tooth last tuesday, just over a week ago. He's been in pretty good spirits, not really grumpy. He's happily playing in the living room talking to himself. His big thing is uhGA uhGa uhGa over and over and over. He sits up almost all the time now while playing. He still tips over sometimes but complains til you sit him back up. He did sit himself up last week, I will have to check what day. He also sits on his hands and knees quite often, rocking back and forth. He scoots all over, backwards mostly and can move forward a little at a time...