Where did January go?

Well, here we are...five weeks into the new year already. And a jam-packed five weeks it has been! We've done a lot of fun stuff...Shedd, Disney on Ice, family and friend gatherings...it's been pretty non-stop. Lainey is already asking what we're going to to do this weekend, to which I reply, "SLEEP!"

Add work and house management stresses to the mix, and you'll find one exhausted lady. Motivation to do anything but the essentials for survival has been very, very low, so the blog has taken a back burner.

This is me most nights...and by "night" I mean 7:30pm

But, there are a few highlights from January to put down in the books...

 1. We moved Lainey to a booster seat in the car. She loves it and it gives us so much more flexibility for getting around, because we now have a car seat in both vehicles. We can actually schedule separate activities for the kids!!! Last weekend it was gymnastics for Lainey, haircut for Nick. Amazing! Sometimes it's the small wins...

2. We had a conference with Lainey's preschool teacher a few weeks ago. She is really excelling and, per the teacher, is ready to go to Kindergarten  now. I say, "Not so fast lady..."

3. After a promising start, Nick has stalled out on potty training. LOTS of resistance to the potty right now. At this point, we're going to wait until after Disney to do a big push again. It will just be easier, if we don't have to worry about getting him to a bathroom. But, we are soooo ready to ditch the pull-ups. 

4. Nick is finally pedaling his tricycle!  I was starting to think he'd never do it. Go Nick!

5. Nick is like a real kid now. I can see all his baby-ness quickly dissolving away, and I am clinging to it with all my might! He dresses himself now (most of the time) and can have real conversations. But, I still totally baby him--shamefully so. I carry him much more than a nearly three-year-old should be carried, and he gets away with so much more bad behavior than Lainey did/does. One of the perks of being the youngest, I guess. (And I should know).  

6. The biggest (and aruably best) news is the basement is ALMOST finished. Carpet gets installed tomorrow, and we should be ordering the granite top for the cabinets early next week. Toys will go downstairs and we get a dining room back. A big, empty dining room...

So, that's some quick hits on what's been up in our world. Hoping for a calmer February, as we gear up for the madness of Disney World!!! 30 more days!!!