The bunk beds all made up for their new occupants.
Naptime - the first adventure in a big bed for Caroline.
Asleep for the night in their new beds - Nathan on the top, and Caroline on the bottom.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
bed transition
Here is the journey to the new sleeping arrangements...the last night with Nathan on the bottom bunk and Caroline in the crib.
The bunk beds all made up for their new occupants.
Naptime - the first adventure in a big bed for Caroline.
Asleep for the night in their new beds - Nathan on the top, and Caroline on the bottom.
The bunk beds all made up for their new occupants.
Naptime - the first adventure in a big bed for Caroline.
Asleep for the night in their new beds - Nathan on the top, and Caroline on the bottom.
Monday, February 09, 2009
my big girl
My little girl is getting big! We have had a couple major milestones lately. On January 29th, we had "Big Girl Day". We didn't make a huge deal out of it, but we did start a couple new things.
First, we started some official potty training. From our past couple attempts (not at all whole-hearted), I discovered that Caroline could care less if she wet her training pants as long as she was wearing the plastic ones over them. So, this time around, we went just with the training pants. (For those of you who have not yet traveled this road, they're just cotton undies with a thicker mid-section.) This way, when she wets, she makes a little bit of a mess. She doesn't like being wet, so that's a good thing! We have also begun giving her 2 M&M's every time she actually gets something in the potty. This is a very good motivator for her. She will tell you "two m m's" while holding up her right hand with all five fingers out. It's very cute! Honestly, I'd rather avoid candy motivation, but I figure that a few M&M's (what...maybe 16) across the day isn't a big deal.
So, we're a week and a half into it now, and Caroline is doing pretty well. The last couple days, she has only had a couple messes. I think her brain is at least getting the idea that she can't just go whenever it happens to come. Progress! I'm hoping that she'll be doing even better by this time next week. She's sticking with it, so we are too...but I'd rather her really get it sooner rather than later. Oh yeah...and she's still in diapers for sleeping and naps.
On that note, we also moved Caroline into Nathan's room for sleeping on January 29th. She has done very well with the transition. Matt and I were concerned that she would really want to be in the crib because when we talked to her about it beforehand, she would point to the crib and say "my bed". However, she has not even complained at all about being in Nathan's bed. She is sleeping on the bottom bed and Nathan is sleeping on the top. She did have a couple days where she fell out of the bed at naptime, but that seems to have stopped. I've also been very impressed that the kids haven't done too much goofing off. There have been a couple nights where we had to tell them to be quiet, but they quickly settled down and went on to sleep. I'm so glad that this transition has been easy! Eventually, once the new baby is sleeping through the night, Caroline will move back into her room. Of course, that requires finding her a bed first! :)
I haven't updated on Caroline's talking lately, so I thought I would do that along with this update as well. Since the beginning of December, she has really picked up a TON of words. With each word that she learns, she immediately starts trying to use it. It didn't take long before she was putting things together into simple sentences. It's so cute! I just love hearing her little voice! Some of my favorite things that she says right now are "Daddy is?" and "g-gain" (meaning again). I also love to hear her working on putting things together. She'll say a three or four word sentence, but have slight pauses between the words as she thinks about how they need to go together. I love to listen to her knowing that her brain is churning away. And you know, it's just fun when they learn to talk and you can have conversations with them!
On a much more minor note, I quit using baby laundry detergent on Caroline's clothes sometime in January. I know it seems silly, but I just didn't want to let go of her baby smell! I finally gave in, though. I figured that I should start washing her clothes with everyone else's before the baby comes. Then, it can be the new baby's smell before long.
For a few notes on personality and such...Caroline is a fun, silly, smart little girl. She loves Nathan to death! They play together great (with a few bits of fussing). They love to be silly together. Caroline still loves to imitate Nathan and wishes that she could go to school with him. She misses him when he's gone but loves to pick him up because his teacher gives her candy. Caroline is independent and a risk taker. When we drop her off at church, she rarely even looks back to say "bye". She has no fear. To this point, it hasn't gotten her in too much trouble, but I'm sure it will in the days ahead. Caroline likes to color and knows that the white crayon only works on dark paper. She loves clothes and shoes and especially anything purple.
Her favorite food right now is probably raisins. She loves them and asks for them regularly. She also has a preference for Honey Nut Cheerios. When I ask her if she wants Cheerios, she says "kind?" That means that she wants the kind that she likes...Honey Nut. :) She is also a fan of dill pickles and mushrooms (not together). She likes pizza, but it keeps her up at night if she eats too much too late.
Well, that's about all I can think of at the moment. I'm sure there is plenty more to tell, so I'll try to do a little better updating...try.
First, we started some official potty training. From our past couple attempts (not at all whole-hearted), I discovered that Caroline could care less if she wet her training pants as long as she was wearing the plastic ones over them. So, this time around, we went just with the training pants. (For those of you who have not yet traveled this road, they're just cotton undies with a thicker mid-section.) This way, when she wets, she makes a little bit of a mess. She doesn't like being wet, so that's a good thing! We have also begun giving her 2 M&M's every time she actually gets something in the potty. This is a very good motivator for her. She will tell you "two m m's" while holding up her right hand with all five fingers out. It's very cute! Honestly, I'd rather avoid candy motivation, but I figure that a few M&M's (what...maybe 16) across the day isn't a big deal.
So, we're a week and a half into it now, and Caroline is doing pretty well. The last couple days, she has only had a couple messes. I think her brain is at least getting the idea that she can't just go whenever it happens to come. Progress! I'm hoping that she'll be doing even better by this time next week. She's sticking with it, so we are too...but I'd rather her really get it sooner rather than later. Oh yeah...and she's still in diapers for sleeping and naps.
On that note, we also moved Caroline into Nathan's room for sleeping on January 29th. She has done very well with the transition. Matt and I were concerned that she would really want to be in the crib because when we talked to her about it beforehand, she would point to the crib and say "my bed". However, she has not even complained at all about being in Nathan's bed. She is sleeping on the bottom bed and Nathan is sleeping on the top. She did have a couple days where she fell out of the bed at naptime, but that seems to have stopped. I've also been very impressed that the kids haven't done too much goofing off. There have been a couple nights where we had to tell them to be quiet, but they quickly settled down and went on to sleep. I'm so glad that this transition has been easy! Eventually, once the new baby is sleeping through the night, Caroline will move back into her room. Of course, that requires finding her a bed first! :)
I haven't updated on Caroline's talking lately, so I thought I would do that along with this update as well. Since the beginning of December, she has really picked up a TON of words. With each word that she learns, she immediately starts trying to use it. It didn't take long before she was putting things together into simple sentences. It's so cute! I just love hearing her little voice! Some of my favorite things that she says right now are "Daddy is?" and "g-gain" (meaning again). I also love to hear her working on putting things together. She'll say a three or four word sentence, but have slight pauses between the words as she thinks about how they need to go together. I love to listen to her knowing that her brain is churning away. And you know, it's just fun when they learn to talk and you can have conversations with them!
On a much more minor note, I quit using baby laundry detergent on Caroline's clothes sometime in January. I know it seems silly, but I just didn't want to let go of her baby smell! I finally gave in, though. I figured that I should start washing her clothes with everyone else's before the baby comes. Then, it can be the new baby's smell before long.
For a few notes on personality and such...Caroline is a fun, silly, smart little girl. She loves Nathan to death! They play together great (with a few bits of fussing). They love to be silly together. Caroline still loves to imitate Nathan and wishes that she could go to school with him. She misses him when he's gone but loves to pick him up because his teacher gives her candy. Caroline is independent and a risk taker. When we drop her off at church, she rarely even looks back to say "bye". She has no fear. To this point, it hasn't gotten her in too much trouble, but I'm sure it will in the days ahead. Caroline likes to color and knows that the white crayon only works on dark paper. She loves clothes and shoes and especially anything purple.
Her favorite food right now is probably raisins. She loves them and asks for them regularly. She also has a preference for Honey Nut Cheerios. When I ask her if she wants Cheerios, she says "kind?" That means that she wants the kind that she likes...Honey Nut. :) She is also a fan of dill pickles and mushrooms (not together). She likes pizza, but it keeps her up at night if she eats too much too late.
Well, that's about all I can think of at the moment. I'm sure there is plenty more to tell, so I'll try to do a little better updating...try.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
birthday celebrations
We were pretty busy on Caroline's birthday, so I wasn't able to take any pictures at home. We did, however, make it over to Sears to get some made. However, here is one of Caroline and her friend Sara Grace in their matching pj's. Sara Grace and her brother and mommy came down for Caroline's party the next day.
Here's a quick picture of Caroline. Can you tell from all these pictures what Caroline's favorite color is? I'll give you one guess...and I'm pretty sure that's all you need!
Thanks to Miss Michelle (Sara Grace's mommy), Caroline had a very froggy party! Yes, Caroline does like frogs...though, if you ask her what one is she'll probably respond "ribbit".
The favorite gift of the day seemed to be her sequined play shoes. She even figured out how to walk around in those heels!
Blowing out the last candle took a few tries, but made for a great photo op.
After a long morning and afternoon, Caroline found a comfy place for her nap.
Here's a quick picture of Caroline. Can you tell from all these pictures what Caroline's favorite color is? I'll give you one guess...and I'm pretty sure that's all you need!
Thanks to Miss Michelle (Sara Grace's mommy), Caroline had a very froggy party! Yes, Caroline does like frogs...though, if you ask her what one is she'll probably respond "ribbit".
The favorite gift of the day seemed to be her sequined play shoes. She even figured out how to walk around in those heels!
Blowing out the last candle took a few tries, but made for a great photo op.
After a long morning and afternoon, Caroline found a comfy place for her nap.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Happy Birthday Caroline!
After putting these pictures together from Caroline's second year, I tried to find some fitting music. I couldn't come up with anything that seemed right. While looking through the pictures, however, Caroline came up and started narrating. I decided to record some of her commentary. The video above is the result (after multiple various versions). I hope you enjoyed it!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
getting there...
Well, it's been slow going this month on the blog. I'd say that I'll try to be more regular with posts, but I just don't know if it will happen. We're gearing up for Baby #3 to join our family, so we're busy. On that note, I'll try to post an update soon about what she's been up to.
Here are Nathan and Caroline making use of their new table. I think it is going to be a hit!
Caroline wants to be just like her brother. She follows him around, plays with the toys he likes, and just generally keeps a close eye on him. I often find her watching what he does and then immediately imitating him. On this particular day, Nathan had hit his head pretty good and was putting a cold pack on it. Caroline wanted one, too, and I just didn't see a good reason not to let her have one.
Last weekend, we were able to make a trip to NC to see my brother and his family. I didn't get too many pictures (again), but here are a few. The girls shared a bath Saturday night, so Aunt Jenn and I turned into paparazzi.
Caroline thought that she would try to help Kaitlin out by bathing her.
We sat all three kids down on Sunday after church to try and get a picture of them together. I think this one turned out pretty good (at least if you ignore Nathan's big ol' feet in the front).
Here are Nathan and Caroline making use of their new table. I think it is going to be a hit!
Caroline wants to be just like her brother. She follows him around, plays with the toys he likes, and just generally keeps a close eye on him. I often find her watching what he does and then immediately imitating him. On this particular day, Nathan had hit his head pretty good and was putting a cold pack on it. Caroline wanted one, too, and I just didn't see a good reason not to let her have one.
Last weekend, we were able to make a trip to NC to see my brother and his family. I didn't get too many pictures (again), but here are a few. The girls shared a bath Saturday night, so Aunt Jenn and I turned into paparazzi.
Caroline thought that she would try to help Kaitlin out by bathing her.
We sat all three kids down on Sunday after church to try and get a picture of them together. I think this one turned out pretty good (at least if you ignore Nathan's big ol' feet in the front).
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Christmas with the Moseley side
The Saturday after Christmas, we traveled up to Winder to celebrate Christmas with the extended Moseley family. Unfortunately, we didn't get many pictures. (If you have some I can download, please let me know where to find them.) We did take a picture of the kids wearing their pj's that they got from Gramma, though.
We waited until New Year's Eve to head to Augusta (or as Nathan would now correct, Evans) to do Christmas with the Moseleys. We visited for a little bit that night, but we didn't really do Christmas until the next day. We spent several days there and enjoyed getting to see Nana, Granddaddy, and Aunt Erin. We missed Uncle Sean and Aunt Lisa, but we did video Christmas with them on Christmas Eve.
Aunt Erin made Caroline a cute little crown-thing. (Sorry, I don't know what to call it.) Nathan said that it made her look like an angel. :)
It didn't take long after present opening for Nathan to convince Granddaddy to help him put together his new train.
The kids helped Aunt Erin make party mix. Look at how talented Aunt Erin is - holding Caroline, letting her eat raisins, AND making party mix with plenty of Nathan help!
It took a while to find the time, but eventually Caroline got to try out her new wheels. The kids had to go in circles under the shelter because it was raining, but they still had fun.
Daddy even got in on the action!
(Again, there will be a few more pictures up on Dropshots eventually.)
We waited until New Year's Eve to head to Augusta (or as Nathan would now correct, Evans) to do Christmas with the Moseleys. We visited for a little bit that night, but we didn't really do Christmas until the next day. We spent several days there and enjoyed getting to see Nana, Granddaddy, and Aunt Erin. We missed Uncle Sean and Aunt Lisa, but we did video Christmas with them on Christmas Eve.
Aunt Erin made Caroline a cute little crown-thing. (Sorry, I don't know what to call it.) Nathan said that it made her look like an angel. :)
It didn't take long after present opening for Nathan to convince Granddaddy to help him put together his new train.
The kids helped Aunt Erin make party mix. Look at how talented Aunt Erin is - holding Caroline, letting her eat raisins, AND making party mix with plenty of Nathan help!
It took a while to find the time, but eventually Caroline got to try out her new wheels. The kids had to go in circles under the shelter because it was raining, but they still had fun.
Daddy even got in on the action!
(Again, there will be a few more pictures up on Dropshots eventually.)
Monday, January 12, 2009
Christmas with the Ferguson side
On the Sunday before Christmas, we all gathered at Mema and Papa's house (my mom's parents) for Christmas with the extended Nelson family. Unfortunately, Caroline had a stomach bug, so Matt kept her home (good Daddy!) except for just a few minutes of present opening.
Christmas Day, we got together at Grandma and Granddad's house (my parents) along with Aunt Jenn, Uncle Jason, and Kaitlin. We let the kids open a present each, but we saved the rest of the opening until we had more time on Friday. We spent the day hanging out on Friday. It was nice to have a little time with all of them!
The kids helped hand out the presents Friday morning.
(Sorry there aren't any more pictures of Nathan. I tried to get a few, but somehow didn't. The only one I have is a really goofy looking picture. Oh yeah...and if you'd like to see some pictures with the adults in them, check out Dropshots soon.)
Christmas Day, we got together at Grandma and Granddad's house (my parents) along with Aunt Jenn, Uncle Jason, and Kaitlin. We let the kids open a present each, but we saved the rest of the opening until we had more time on Friday. We spent the day hanging out on Friday. It was nice to have a little time with all of them!
The kids helped hand out the presents Friday morning.
(Sorry there aren't any more pictures of Nathan. I tried to get a few, but somehow didn't. The only one I have is a really goofy looking picture. Oh yeah...and if you'd like to see some pictures with the adults in them, check out Dropshots soon.)
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Christmas morning at home
Christmas morning, the first thing we did was gather to read the story of Jesus' birth from the Bible. For Caroline's sake, we also used her manger scene and "acted" out the story as it was read. Afterwards, we had breakfast of bacon and pancakes (a treat around here). Then, we moved on to opening presents. As you can see here, Matt was very excited about the diapers that he received!
Caroline's Christmas was marked by lots of baby doll related things. Here she is opening the doll itself.
Nathan has been very much into rockets and space for a while so we got him some pj's in that theme. They even has stars that glow in the dark!
Here are some clothes for Caroline's baby doll. She very quickly endeavored to change the clothes. Her favorite shoes of all she got are some pink sparkly "jelly" shoes. No matter that they're supposed to go with the princess outfit. I specifically included this picture because it shows how Nathan participated in much of the Christmas festivities...right up close to the action. He didn't want to miss what anybody got!
Nathan's big gift was a telescope. We spent some time looking at things we could see outside the window. We still haven't found the time to get it out at night to look at the moon and planets and such. We've either been busy, traveling, or it's been cloudy. Hopefully, we'll find some time soon, though.
As funny as it seems, I think these markers might be the gift that he was most excited about. Every time somebody asked him what he got, very close to the top of the list was markers.
And again, to fit the baby theme, Caroline got some bottles in her stocking. She has enjoyed feeding her various babies with them.
(If you're interested in seeing more pictures, I plan to put more over on Dropshots soon.)
Caroline's Christmas was marked by lots of baby doll related things. Here she is opening the doll itself.
Nathan has been very much into rockets and space for a while so we got him some pj's in that theme. They even has stars that glow in the dark!
Here are some clothes for Caroline's baby doll. She very quickly endeavored to change the clothes. Her favorite shoes of all she got are some pink sparkly "jelly" shoes. No matter that they're supposed to go with the princess outfit. I specifically included this picture because it shows how Nathan participated in much of the Christmas festivities...right up close to the action. He didn't want to miss what anybody got!
Nathan's big gift was a telescope. We spent some time looking at things we could see outside the window. We still haven't found the time to get it out at night to look at the moon and planets and such. We've either been busy, traveling, or it's been cloudy. Hopefully, we'll find some time soon, though.
As funny as it seems, I think these markers might be the gift that he was most excited about. Every time somebody asked him what he got, very close to the top of the list was markers.
And again, to fit the baby theme, Caroline got some bottles in her stocking. She has enjoyed feeding her various babies with them.
(If you're interested in seeing more pictures, I plan to put more over on Dropshots soon.)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
around Christmastime
Here are a few pictures from around Christmastime.
The kids and I made Christmas cookies. I didn't eat any, but those who did said they were pretty good. I think Nathan and Caroline had fun (despite that last picture of Caroline).
The kids and I made Christmas cookies. I didn't eat any, but those who did said they were pretty good. I think Nathan and Caroline had fun (despite that last picture of Caroline).
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