Alot can happen in 4 months!

So it's been several months and I've been contemplating whether or not to start blogging again.. still not completely decided, but I thought I'd blog quickly today! I'm pretty sure most people know by now, but if not......we're pregnant! We are sooo excited! Our little baby love is due around Valentines, which is just what we would love! We have no birthdays in the family from Jan- July and I don't like being pregnant or recovering in summer-lame:) So there are our big happenings!

We were hoping for a slow and relaxing summer, and of course got quite the opposite! But we learn to roll with the punches...kind of:) We just had our last busy weekend hopefully until Christmas! yeah! So I was planning on starting school with Jaden today, but found was wasn't quite as prepared as I thought. So I think we'll start on Monday now! Home school is amazing!

So I blogged a while ago about cloth diapers....I cannot wait to use them now! I have done my research and feel I can handle it! I really am excited about this! So anyway, it's just about lunch time, and I need my daily applesauce...So we'll see, maybe I'll start posting again!

***Oh yeah...we are totally not secret keepers, so our babes name is Sam. Either Samuel Madrid or Samantha Marie! Also, I'm 15 weeks and we find out in 3 or 4 weeks what will be Sam' full name (we will find out the gender!!)

amazing.....

So a couple of days ago (Wednesday to be exact!!), we were down to like 6 diapers...by choice! We had tried to potty train Brady a couple of months ago with no success..at not because we didn't try...but because, man my blood runs thick through his veins and he inherited my stubborn heart:( So anyway, I was going to have a girlfriend over on Wednesday and we both ended up not feeling well, so we canceled...no biggy..I could get my "to do" list done...on the top; school and yardwork, then dishes, vacuum and mop, and clean both bathrooms...nowhere on that list was potty training! I went to change Bradys diaper and saw we were finally drawing near the end and decided to put him in his super cool super hero undies...they are soooo cute! (and ask Alicia, I don't like...excuse me, prefer Spider Man!!)

So he went through 4 pairs of Spiderman underwear and I was feeling defeated...after all, he is a very bright child and understands quite a bit...and he could articulate what I was requesting of him, but just didn't want to do it (he didn't feel like it!) We tried bribing w/chocolate, then bribing by rewarding Jaden each time he went potty...nothing:( So then we prayed about Brady, because clearly it was a character and control issue....and that is something we need to nip in the bum...goodness he's almost 3!

So anyway, all the extra details asside.. Since Wednesday he's had TWO accidents (one last night, and yesterday in the morning on Rexs' shift:) Benji was over and Rex was doing his devotional and told Brady to "wait a minute.." something we know you can't tell a fresh potty trainee!!) So as silly as this post is...I'm stoked!! Now I get a couple months of only ONE child in diapers (3 days a week-Benji) until Charlie or Evalina is here!! I can't wait!!!

Oh, also (not that this is really important or urgent..or that you're interested....but again, my blog!!) So we were inspired and have been for the past year or more...by a girlfriend who uses cloth diapers...Katy you're amazing..and we decided for our next couple of babies (no announcement on being pregnant:( just informing you about when we have our next bundles!!) Anway, we will be doing cloth diapers...so, thoughtful me, I practically planned our next babyshower for our next son (who I am not pregnant with yet, nor have we decided on adoption yet...wow, I sounds wild!) moving on...I think a "Diaper and Dinner" Baby shower is just my cup of tea...If like half the ladies could get me cloth diapers and the other half make a dinner to be frozen for after the birth...how great does that idea sound??...well, I should stop with that...there are a ton of baby showers coming up and I can't wait to get all of these ideas out!

Yeah for potty training!!