It's a Floater!

So... picture this... Reilly is taking a bath with his 25 bath toys and Shad is sitting on the edge of the tub reading a biking magazine. I am walking from the laundry room to our bedroom, which passes Reilly's bathroom, I hear a VERY distinct grunt. I say "Reilly, are you pooping in the tub" and he replies with a winded "no mommy". Not more than 10 seconds later I hear Shad with a defeated "oh no". I walk in the bathroom to see Ernie on his waterbike and the rubber duck floating next to one of the biggest "Baby Ruth" bars that has been produced since August of 2002!

I said to Reilly, "if you have to go potty you just need to tell mommy or daddy and we'll put you on the potty". He looks up at me and says, "I have to go potty". He sat there for the next 20 minutes shivering, reading a book and finishing his business.

Naturally I needed to document the moment prior to the disinfecting process! All toys and tubs are clean again. :-)

He loves the big bed...

It was time to transition Reilly from his crib to "the big bed". The only catch was we needed to get him a "big bed". We spent an entire day shopping - I NEVER knew how kid friendly furniture stores could be. He could walk around with cookies, ice cream, balloons, juice, you name it, they had it and it was FREE. Not to mention bean bags strewn all over the place and tv's with kids movies on them. These amenities certainly made the process much more bearable!

By the end of the day we had ordered bunk beds that we be at the house four days later. Four days later Reilly spent his first night with a gate on his door and a new bed in his room. He cried once during the night - but other than that he has slept soundly since.

If asked, he says the crib is for "Baby Pickles".

This has been MUCH easier than I imagined.

Shower Theories

Have you ever noticed that some of your best thinking is done in the shower? Why is that? Have you also ever noticed, that like dreams, they often disappear from the mind once you dry off? Perhaps it's pregnancy, perhaps the solitude is the catalyst for such innovative thinking.

And if I were to describe the "perfect date", mine too would be April 26.