Growing Like Weeds!!!

I can't believe how quickly the time goes by.  I just looked at the date of my last post (Sept. 2!!!) and find it crazy how I never seem to even have 5 minutes to update a blog!  I'm determined now to take 5 minutes (at least) far more often to update this!

Quinn is starting to say hilarious things.  For example, every time that we get her dressed into a dress, she exclaims "Oh beautiful dress!".  That even goes for seeing me in a bath towel - "Oh Mommy! Beautiful dress!"  The other day we asked her to say the 'magic word' (aka 'please') and we were instead responded to with "Meeska! Mooseka! Mickey Mouse!" (aka the 'magic words' from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse).

Quinn also peed on the potty for the first time on Thursday!  We're starting to train her and letting her take the lead as to when she wants to sit on the potty.  So far we've only had the one success story, but it's a start!  She loves her princess potty though and every time that she "flushes" it and hears the music, she says "Sleeping Beauty!".  I guess the sound reminds her of the movie.

Cole has been doing well also!  Eats like a champ...but definitely isn't sleeping like one!  I guess that I jinxed it when I was bragging about how he only would wake once a night to eat.  The last little while it's been at least twice a night.  Even though he only takes about 10 minutes to eat and put back down, it is very frustrating since he's obviously not STARVING if he can eat and go back down so quickly.  Naps during the day are still a struggle to have them do them on his own.  The last couple of days he will sleep in his bouncy chair...but only if you're constantly bouncing it with your foot.  The second that you stop, he wakes up!  He's actually in his chair right now while I bounce it, smiling away!

I'm hoping that he'll go to sleep soon and I can pop him into my Boba wrap to give my quads a break...and that he'll hopefully sleep for a longer stretch!  I LOVE my Boba!! I've pre-wrapped myself and am just waiting for a sleepy baby!

Steve's parental leave has been AWESOME so far!! He has only been off for about a month and we have a great system going!  Having him on leave makes it possible for us to go to Washington, DC to visit friends this week and also for going to Arizona in the spring for 2 weeks.  Yay for not having to clear vacation time!!!