The Deuce

Poor Kyler is never going to live this story down. It's the one we will tell all of his girlfriends to embarrass him. We are working on potty training and Kyler has figured out when he needs to go but he is a pretty independent little guy and likes to do his business on his own. So he has been running around the house in the nude with his mama reminding him to use the potty chair if he needs to go. He was in the bathroom for more than a few minutes so I asked his dad to peek in and see what he was doing. What he was doing was squatting over the dog dish finishing up his #2. Dada quickly put him on the toilet but the job was already done.

Big Brother To-Be

For those of you who don't already know, Kyler is going to be a big brother! His baby brother or sister should be here at the very beginning of December.

We have been calling the baby "Baby Pat" because he or she was conceived on St. Patrick's Day and Pat can be a gender-neutral name. Kyler randomly mentions Baby Pat and it's kind of funny the things he will say. He obviously isn't old enough to really understand what's going on. He knows where Baby Pat is and will touch my tummy when we ask him. At first he would point to his own tummy but now seems to understand it is just Mama's tummy that houses the baby. Sometimes he asks if Baby Pat wants a kiss and will kiss my tummy (so sweet!). And once in a while he will ask funny things like whether Baby Pat needs a napkin. As we have gathered some of his old baby things together, I told him they were for Baby Pat. So he knows that certain blankets, etc. are Baby Pat's.

If he sees belongings of other babies he will tell us that it is Baby Pat's (and sometimes that other babies are Baby Pat). When we go to a new place, like the lake house we stayed at last weekend, he sometimes asks if that is Baby Pat's house. So he clearly doesn't have a good understanding of what is going to happen in 6 months.

I asked him if we could give Baby Pat his bed and he could get a big boy bed. He's not set on that yet. He has also told me that Baby Pat can play with some toys like his race cars, but not others like the motorcycles.

I really think Kyler will be a great big brother. He is so sweet and is smitten by other babies that he is around. He's also a good helper when it comes to bringing me something, so it will be nice to have his help in getting the baby's paci, wipes, blanket, and all those other things we will need. I'm sure he will have some jealously about sharing Mama and I am particularly worried about how he will feel about me holding the baby so often while nursing. But it will all work out and Kyler won't remember life without his little brother or sister.

Table Rock Lake Weekend

This past weekend we went on a little road trip to spend some time with a group of friends at Table Rock Lake. It was relaxing, the weather was beautiful, and it was so nice to be able to spend a couple of days with some close friends. Kyler had fun in the water and definitely wore himself out.

Kyler going on a quiet ride with Dada.

Baby Eva snoozed in the shade on the dock.

Kyler took his first tube ride nice and slow with Dada.

Mama and Kyler rode on the tube a little faster with Tiernan and his mama.