thangs

guess who was up at 5:30 this morning? yep, this girl. wide.freakin.awake. UGH. i decided to get up and enjoy some HOT coffee while catching up on blogs and finalllllly going through my gmail inbox. 
unfortunately, kullen was awake about 45 minutes into my peace and quiet but awoke hungry so contently sat in his high chair eating breakfast while watching gnomeo & juliet! rhys woke up just before 7am.
so, now i'm sitting here attempting to blog with two awake kids - nearly impossible, hence my serious lack of blogging lately.


kullen is obsessed with 'boogers'. he started sticking his finger in his nose, which of course prompted laughter from me & adam. then he wouldn't stop. he actually got a little sore in his nose from 'picking' it so often. i would always ask him if he had boogers and if that is why he had his finger in there. i think he finally figured the concept because he's constantly attempting to pick rhys' nose because he has boogers. so, moral of the story is - make sure your nose is clean before coming around kullen, he'll throw you [and your boogers] under the table real quick!


sunday will be my two year blog-iversary. crazy, right? i was thinking how much i wish that i used this blog as a 'kid-diary' when kullen was younger. i wish i could look back and compare him and rhys - like eating/sleeping schedules. it seems so long ago and i can't remember what kullen ate or even did at 5 months.  
my first blog was about kullen eating a girl scout cookie. bahaha ;)


speaking of rhys and eating .. he's doing big things lately. eating like 2-3oz of baby food at a time. for breakfast, he will usually have banana's, pears or apples - or a mix of them - with bit of oatmeal. for lunch - sweet potatoes and applesauce. dinner is sweet potatoes and rice cereal. we'll be trying carrots next week! i think he will like them. after that, probably moving into green veggies. looking forward to that poop - NOT! ;]


kullen is still doing amazing with the potty. safe to say he's 100% potty trained. we've gone out for entire days in undies and he hasn't had an accident. [don't worry, i know it's still going to happen here and there but overall - i'm one proud mama here]


but oh, kullen, he is quite the extrovert. don't get me wrong, he plays well by himself but when he's around others, he gets so full of life he can barely handle it. i've talked about our playdates before but sometimes i get really stressed. most of the kids are very well behaved and not that kullen ISN'T [or is, either ...] but every kid has their moment. and kullen's moments seem to always be brought to center attention. for instance: kids are kids. they shove and rough house. if someone bumps kullen, he doesn't think they're being mean, he thinks they're playing and most likely will do it back to them [while laughing]. there is no malicious intent behind it but more often than not, the kid comes crying to his mom or will come tell me what kullen did. i don't ever know what to do. how can i punish my kid when he didn't mean ill will? i know it comes from him and adam rough housing. i try to tell kullen that not everyone wants to play like that and i know as he gets older, he will understand more but right now i don't think he does. 
the funniest thing to me [which really, i guess, isn't that funny] is when a much older kid comes and tells me that kullen pushed him. i guess they're doing as they've been told by their parent but i always want to say "really, you're letting a two and a half year old bully you?". but my usual response is 'i'm sorry .. i'll go talk to him' ... i mean, what else can i do?
i guess i'm lucky to have friends that understand/look past/just talk about it behind my back [hehe kidding] and still invite me to play dates. 


i'm hoping the CLA  that i ordered from amazon will be here this weekend so i can start my diet/exercise on monday! i received my raspberry ketones this week and have begun taking those along with still eating my dr. oz breakfast. monday, i intend on getting up before the kids do and trying to get at least 30 minutes of cardio in. i need to lose this post-baby flab before florida in june! 


for those who don't follow me on instagram [find me: kaleysalene] - we got a new car!! we traded in both our small cars for our dreammmmm carrrrr: 2012 chevy traverse! it's not the fully loaded but it's got everything we wanted and more! wanted: third row and DVD system. more: two sun roofs, back up camera [ok, maybe needed that, haha!], heated seats, remote start!
isn't she beautiful! :)

also - i've been a total iphone slacker lately because she's broken. i mean, she still works, but my screen is completely cracked. i can't use the front camera anymore [tear] and everything is just hard to see with cracks all over your screen. case in point: GET A CASE FOR YOUR PHONE.
i'm hoping to get it fixed soon but need to go to an apple store in hopes to get a free replacement and we don't have a apple store anywhere close. gr. 


speaking of instagram - how awesome is THIS. thanks tidy mom! $31.00 to have your instagram pictures turned into a giant photo collage? LOVE!


also, in case you missed it, my BFF made a huge announcement over at her blog. CHECK IT OUT!


i'm currently reading the third book of The Hunger Games series - Mockingjay. i'm not very far into it - not sure if i'm putting off reading because i don't want them to end or because i'm afraid to know what happens. either way, the series so far, has been amazing!
i'm going to the midnight premier with some of my loves and cannot waiiiiiiiit. team peeta or team gale? i guess i shouldn't even say that until i know how Mockingjay ends - they could all die. haha ;]
follow me on goodreads! 


hope everyone has a great weekend! :) i'll be seeing some [oldies but goodies] friends this weekend! :) dinner party on saturday and baby shower on sunday! woohoo!
we're also trying out the 'big kid' class of mygym on saturday with kullen. fingers crossed!

on the potty ...

i am extremely proud of my kullen! :::knock on wood::: potty training has been quite an easy transition for us. 
i briefly talked of potty training here but realized that i hadn't updated in a while. 
since quitting my job - i was determined to get him totally potty trained and i'm like 95% there! 


we have braved it and taken him out of the house in big boy undies - but not on super long trips - just one store or restaurant and then back home!
he had one 'accident' when i attempted to take him and rhys to the grocery store one day but luckily, it was right when we got into the car and just a little squirt!


when we are home, he is no longer nakie. he wears 'teetee's' [undies] or pants and goes to his potty when he needs to go! 

[big boy teetees!]

friday, heather and the nuggets were over and i decided to keep kullen in undies although i knew he wouldn't want to take a break from playing to go. he had one minor 'accident' [started to go, stopped himself and finished in the potty] and after the change into dry undies, he went the rest of the day on his potty. he wanted JR to sit with him though .. JR wasn't a fan ;]


yesterday, we went to our friends for the Superbowl and brought along kullen's potty. he was in undies and we brought a change of clothes, just in case. we did not (i repeat DID. NOT.) have to use those extra. my bigs went in his potty all day long - even pooped twice! 


i think from this point on - we will be in undies. i know he CAN do it and realize that accidents will happen now and then (like when we're playing and he is having too much fun to stop and go) but that is alright. for a 2 and a half year old - he is doing AWESOME.


we are on our last box of pull ups and i don't plan on buying anymore.
we still put him in a pull up at night, just in case - but i honestly can't tell you the last time that he has woken up wet. 


oh, speaking of - here is the biggest DOWNFALL of potty training. 
he has woke up, MULTIPLE TIMES, during the middle of the night to go potty. i will take him and he will go - but then he doesn't want to go back to sleep. so at 3am, i am trying to scratch backs or put cartoons on to get him to go back to sleep! it's during those wee hours that i just want to strap a diaper on him and tell him "just go in your diaper" but i know that consistency is KEY with kullen so i suck it up. [not like i have to get up and go to work or anything, right? haha]


the PROUDEST moment though?
putting kullen in his room for nap time has become a daily routine. he used to shout 'pee pee potty mamaaa' until i would give in and go get him to pee. after a few days of that, i got another potty to put in his room. 
one day, he lead me upstairs to his room and said nap! i sat with him while he pee'd before his nap and then left him in his room. after about an hour of quiet, i decided to go check on him. i found him asleep, on his floor. i happened to look in his potty and saw pee AND poop! 
it makes me so proud to know that he pulled his undies/pants down, peed & pooped, and then went to sleep - without even yelling/asking for my assistance. i mean, yes, he didn't wipe his butt BUT i'll take that versus poop in pants or on the floor!


and even though he'll kill me one day for this:

love him :)