The good thing about raking leaves...

...is you can jump in them afterwards!

Stetson is such a joy to have in our home. His vocab is expanding every day and its SO fun to hear what he has to say...and interesting (and scary) to observe that he remembers almost everything I say and repeats almost everything I say. I better watch it!

He is doing AWESOME in the potty training dpt. knock in wood. He loves going to story time, playing with his uncles, watching Madagascar, eating "Lo-los" (cereal), taking his bath, drawing happy/sad faces on his magnedoodle, reading his Dora books (potty training reward) flushing the toilet and jumping on our furniture. We love you Stetson!

shout out

I took these father daughter pictures yesterday afternoon when Michael got home from work. He works full time at the hospital then goes straight to work for his dad after that...he's a hard worker. The black spot on his cheek is grease. These pics very appropriately capture Kandace & Michael's relationship...he loves her and she loves him. She loves to grab at his stubbly (is that a word?) beard and put her face on his. Michael is a dream dad--he gets up with them in the night, cleans the poop out of the potty chair, feeds baby, sings songs, gives bubble baths, the list goes on.

Kandace

Last night while I was at step, Kandace swallowed something. We're not sure what it was, but Michael said she swallowed it before he could get it out, and right after she swallowed it she cried hard. We were worried about what it was but thankfully Michael said he was able to lay her down and she went to sleep fine... until about 10:45 after we were both in bed. She started fussing so I immediately went in there because this is the first time she's done this. I nursed her for a little while then laid her back down. She immediately started crying again so to make a long story short, Michael and I took turns rocking/walking Kandace last night 'til what seemed really late but it was probably like midnight?? I know, nothing compared to what a lot of moms deal with on a regualar basis, but it was way out of the ordinary for us. Thankfully she's back to her normal self and hopefully back in schedule!! We'll see what the "surprise object" was next time she poops. :)

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A while back I went to check on Kandace when she was sleleping, and as I watched her sleep I was so overcome. I can't even articulate how it feels, but all you moms know how incredible it is to watch your babies peacefully sleep. This baby is such a blessing. Heavenly Father has truly blessed us incredibily with 2, healthy beautiful babies and I am thankful.