We are Having a...

BOY!

Kurt guessed right. I am excited, but I will admit I was rooting for a girl so that Kylee would have a little sister and we would be able to use her clothes again, but it will nice to not have to worry about doing a little boy's hair and having less attitude and drama in the house.

Kid on a Leash

It has now become OFFICIAL! I am one of the those crazy parents that puts their kid on a leash. You should see some of the looks I get and comments I receive when I am walking a dog or two, along with Kylee. It keeps me laughing through the day.

What finally made me become one of those crazy parents? Kylee has been wanting to walk more and more on her own and some of the areas we walk in have too many streets or parking lots with blind spots for drivers. Instead of killing my back to hold her hand for 20-30 minutes I decided to hook her up to a leash. Why not? If you can teach a dog to walk on a leash, why can't you teach your child?

Readin' on the Pot

We are not potting training yet and do not plan to for awhile, but we will ask Kylee here and there if she would like to sit on the toilet or will catch her in the act of pooping and will move her to the toilet to finish.

You can't help but smile at seeing your little kid just sitting up there like a big kid.

*(Looking for advise for potty training for the future. Feel free to leave me advice on what worked for your little ones)

Finding Nemo

While Kylee was in Idaho her grandma got her hooked on Finding Nemo. The positive, this gives me a break when she is in a bad mood or I am trying to make dinner. The negative, all she asks for is Nemo whenever she sees our TV or the couch, which is often.

We decided to get her a fish aquarium of her own. She was so excited to pick out her own fish and did not want to leave the fish section at the store. Once we got home, all she wanted to do was watch her fish. She now loves to feed them and if she had her way, they would be fed 4-5 times a day.

"Treats?"- If Only It Had Been.....

I walked from the kitchen into the family room today to find Kylee hanging out with Jake and Charlotte. She kept saying the word "treats" over and over. I then realized that Kylee was holding something in her hand. Something that resembled a piece of sausage. Once I got close enough I realized this was no treat. Nope, it was poop! Yum! Thankfully she was wearing mittens and I grabbed it with a paper towel immediately.

Meet the accidental culprit: 

Charlotte

Background history: Charlotte sometimes gets a little too excited or scared before she has relieved her bowels outside. There have only been a few other instances where this has happened and thankfully she only has tiny weeny incidents. Today was just one of those days where she was a little too excited for her walk and ran past the open backyard door to the front door. Oopsy. It's okay, we forgive you Charlotte. You gave Kylee and I a great story to share and laugh about today.

The Holidays in Idaho

I will be the first one to admit that I have been a little slow and updating our blog. I attempted once earlier, but all the pictures had downloaded wrong and I was just not in the mood at the moment to deal with it, but now I am finally sitting down to do it.

Here are some of the fun activities we did while we were in Idaho for Christmas and New Years:

One of the benefits of having children is being able to make them suffer through the Happy Birthday song with you. I hate having all of the attention on me.

Kylee hanging out with her cousins. It took her about a week to warm up, but once she did, she loved following her three nieces around EVERYWHERE. (Three cousins: Paige, Cameron, and Cooper are not present.)

Christmas Eve pajamas. I bet you are not surprised there are horses on them. Just to let you know, I did not pick them out. Kylee was waiting patiently for her dad and grandpa to get up so she could open her presents.

Merry Christmas! As you can see Kylee was pretty excited about her Christmas present from her grandparents. We even caught her riding this naked a few times when she slipped away from a diaper change or bath time.

Playing in the snow. Kylee was pretty die hard about being outside for awhile each day, even if it was below 20 degrees.

Jan and Kurt helped Kylee build her first snowman. She was not too sure what to think about it.

Playing in the snow with dad.

Sledding with grandma. These two went on one wild ride when Kurt pulled them with the four-wheeler. They ended up getting pulled through a ditch.

Happy New Years at the ski lodge in Jackson. Kylee was not a fan of the hats or horns. She stayed up until 10:30, but could not last any longer.

Kylee's First Trip to the E.R.

Boy was I in for a surprise today. I learned how to spell the word seizure, what it feels like to ride in the back of an ambulance, and that I still hate hospitals.

Kylee had an unexpected seizure this afternoon due to a rapid increase in her fever. I have never experienced a seizure before so I tried to reach her doctor and when I couldn't get through, I dialed 911. My poor neighbor (she's a cop and her roommate works at a children's hospital) upstairs had to answer the door to me, a frenzied mess. Thankfully she was able to help me while I talked to the 911 operator and tried to cool Kylee down. (Thank you neighbor, sorry that you moved next to a crazy mother.)

We were rushed to the hospital where they took her vitals and administered some medicine. After that, her fever quickly decreased. She is doing great now and even has a new souvenir from the hospital: her hospital gown. (It's pretty cute that they make them that small).