Accessories

Have I mentioned that Lewis loves to dress-up? Well he does! I have really failed at taking pictures of him in all his gear, but here are a few that I managed to get.

The most recent... He wore this to Sunday night Bible class.

A Photo Booth prop

Wearing his underwear as a hat.

His Halloween costume! This boy was so good about not taking it off, in fact, he still asks to wear it around the house.

He isn't really 'dressed up' here, but he thought it was funny to wear his socks up high. 

Too Long

It has been way too long since I last posted. I was sitting here reading everyone else's blogs wishing they would post more frequently, when I realized I need to be talking to myself!

The last two months have flown by. Here are a few highlights:

We discovered the good news of expecting another baby! We feel very blessed! Tim and I had been 'trying' for almost a year. We had scheduled an appointment to see our OB and look into ovulation medication. We thought there must be a problem, but I guess not. Two days before our appointment we got a positive pregnancy test. Praise the Lord! It was such a good feeling to call and cancel our appointment and reschedule for an 8 week ultra-sound.

I feel like Lewis has changed a lot in the last two months. He is almost completely potty trained, just not at night. He is using more and more phrases and 3-4 word sentences now. He's also in-love with Peanut Butter! This boy asks for it all day long.

My only complaint with his speech development is his pronunciation of the word 'fox'. Tim and Lewis have been watching Fantastic Mr. Fox lately and Lew is a little obsessed. Instead of saying fox he says the F word! It's awful and funny at the same time. I have officially hid the DVD to keep him from carrying it around the house all day asking for Mr. F.

This next month Lewis will turn 2 and we have a T-Ball Birthday Party planned for him! I hope it's not too cold. I will let you know how it goes.

Potty Time

Yes, we have begun Potty Training! Check out Lewis' cool new 'big boy underwear'.

He was so proud... Daddy and Lewis showed off their 'big boy muscles'.

He couldn't wait to try them out for a run around the room.

2T is the smallest we found in the three stores we visited. They are a little too big and baggy, but Lewis still wants to give you a peek.

He might be wearing 'big boy underwear' but he's not too big to give a kiss to George.

I love this shot and the ones below- flexing his muscles.

Too cute, huh?

Sweet smiles

Go Team Lewis!

I know I know, he's only 21 months, but Lewis really started this on his own. Around 18 months he started asking to sit on the potty. A few weeks later I bought him his own froggy potty. This seemed to be enough for awhile, but in the last week he has been asking on a regular basis to go and then he even produces the 'stuff'.

Tim and I debated it for a few days and finally decided we would go ahead, face our fears and potty train. Today is our first day to officially start. Most of the day we let Lewis run around naked. He peed several times on the floor, but several times he was able to stop and finished in the toilet. While we went out and about buying underwear and other gear he asked to go potty three times and every time he was able to produce. All in all this was a successful day, he woke up dry from his nap and he used the potty around eight times.

20 Months Old

Lewis found a new hiding spot. 

Loves to wear one shoe, yes, just ONE shoe around the house.

At a play date with our workout group.

Lewis is 20 months old now. I guess it's time for an update:

- He's feeling much better since his tubes. He's like a new child, happy and more independent.

- He is struggling with the typical age symptoms of wanting control and independence, but needing Mommy to still help. 

-He's been known to eat his cereal at one moment and then the next bite he spits it out and says, "Eeww." (control issues!)

-He loves stickers, balls and water.

- He is still sleeping in his crib, but I don't think it will last much longer. We have a bunk bed for him once he outgrows his current bed.

-His vocabulary has exploded with full sentences and new words every day. My favorite words to hear him say are: 

ice cream- sounds like "ah pee"

water- sounds like "wa-wa"

stickers- sounds like "sticky"

Bob (from Veggie Tales)- sounds like "ba"

- A word I really don't like hearing is "Mine!" Lewis says this every time I help him with something, but he doesn't want the help. It drives me nuts. 

-Lewis is very tall for his age, but skinny. The other day I bought him 6-9 month sized shorts.

-I've noticed that he has become more attached to George, his lovey. He doesn't leave the house with it, but he carries it around while we are at home. (Although, this might be a reaction to Tim being out of town for 11 days.)

-Lewis started showing interest in the potty at 19 months old; therefore, I bought a potty chair for him. He loves it! Even though I am not pushing it he has gone poop twice and peed once. I know he is not ready for us to potty train him just yet, because he doesn't wake up dry from sleep nor does he have a dry diaper for even more than 30 minutes during the daytime. Although, I am feeling good about the progress we've made.

With a new awareness of his ears, Lewis is trying to put rocks into them.

Our trip without the Daddy's... Savannah, GA.

Tim and Brad took our teens to Nashville for our annual Inner City Mission Trip. Therefore, Heather and I went to visit her parents, PaBoo and Softa (spelling?), in Savannah. We had such a great time and it was very helpful to have her parents around to give us a night off with free babysitting!

The first night we walked on the pier.  We found some fishers using these crabs as bait. They were sweet enough to let our kids have a look.

Lewis was very interested in these and felt free to pick one up just like the fisherman.

A random plop down in the middle of the pier. 

Don't worry I'm holding on to Lewis tightly.

Ada and PaBoo

Vivi and Heather

Such a sweet PaBoo

The next day we headed out early to downtown Savannah. Since I had already done a bus tour last summer we skipped most of the 'squares', historic homes, and museums. Instead, we made our way to River Street. Last summer I couldn't go, because I never found the hidden elevator and I didn't want to brave the stairs with a 6 mo. and a stroller. Thanks to my best friend, a native Savannahian, she was able to show me the way.

This stroller was perfect for this outing! There is no way an umbrella stroller would cut it.

Johnson Square, the first of the 24 squares and was built in 1733. Beautiful, huh?!? If I am not mistaken Forrest Gump was filmed in this square.

I only regret not taking more pictures of squares and mossy oaks.

On River Street, we let the kids have a look at the docked tourist boat.

While we were looking at the little tourist boat this large freighter sailed by. Lewis said one word, "Wow!"

River Street is paved with cobblestones, very bumpy! I cannot imagine walking on these with high heals, ouch.

Heather and the girls walking on the safer sidewalks.

River Street is lined with food and candy. We, of course, had to stop in!

Savannah is known for their pralines.

And their sweet water taffy. 

Lewis enjoyed a white chocolate covered pretzel with sprinkles.

More delicious dessert items, hungry yet?

Making the pralines.

Lewis also enjoyed a sucker or two.

This picture does NOT do these stairs justice. They are steep, steep stairs and these are the best I found. Most stairs down to River Street are wide enough for one skinny person.

A tour guide taking a break with her iPhone. 

We took a break from the strollers and let the kids play for a bit.

Lewis kept getting in the flowers, he would not listen to Mama.

He can be stubborn, but he's always willing to pose for the camera.

Two tired and sweaty kids.

 After our tour down River Street we took the kids to the fountain to cool off.

Lewis was very timid around the jets of water. He stayed to the side most of the time.

Ada and Vivi in a rare moment of stillness. 

This was a great trip. I gained 5lbs. and enjoyed every bite. 

Thanks to Softa and PaBoo, Mitch and Sharon, for welcoming us into their home and treating Lewis as one of their own! We are blessed to know them and call them friends.