Well, it is true- after kids decide that they want to pee pee in the potty- they do :) We tried to get Kelson to go several times when she turned 2 1/2, but she showed no desire to do it. Mom told me that I shouldn't stress over it cause I will be trying for months instead of when Kelson is ready it will only take days :) So a week or so after turning 3- Kelson has NAILED the potty thing. Her treats consist of skittles (which she calls pickles) and our promise to take her to disneyworld to see Mickey :) She isn't wearing a diaper at night either :) I'm very proud of her- she pees before she goes to bed and right when she wakes up. She is a very smart girl, so I knew she wouldn't take long to catch on.
I'm so proud of my little girl- although she is getting bigger and bigger each day. Hard to believe she is 3 already. She had a great Mickey Mouse Clubhouse bday party- another water party- and good lord was it a hot one this summer. Whew! She had a great turnout. Trying to decide if we want to attempt the "outside" party anymore :) Guess well figure that out next year. Kelson's at such a fun age where she really shows her personality. She loves loves loves to entertain and has been such a "mommys girl" lately. She doesn't mind being dressed up- although she HATES for her hair to be brushed. Recently Annabelle and Corgan came up from FL to visit and she had a blast with them. They are all at such fun ages. We are planning on going down to FL in December for Christmas with my family and to see Mickey Mouse- as promised to a little girl :) Excited about the things to come...
Jason and I have been trying for another baby for a few months, but with our house remodeling we have been a little pre-occupied. We know that God will bless us with another one when the time is right.
We started around the last week of July adding on 1100 sq ft to our existing house. It's going to be a living room/kitchen open floor plan with laundry room (a shoot from our bathroom to the l/r) a storage closet with underneath access in case of bad weather, and a 1/2 bath. We are adding a back porch and fixing up our existing back porch to be a courtyard. It's very exciting! Our existing kitchen will be another bedroom, our dining room will be a playroom for Kelson, and our living room will be turned into a home theater. Our house will be a little over 3200 sq ft when its all said and done. Along with the 500+ sq foot of "cave". Our house will be our dream house- but in our budget :) We are really looking forward to it and can't believe how smoothly the process is going. We are currently working on electric and sheet rock- and its only been 1.5 months! That's nuts and sooo sweet! As you can tell- we are very excited and looking forward to our unique and AWESOME house :)
On a sadder note, Nanny (Jason's grandmother), but might as well be mine too, has decided to stop her dialysis treatments. She has been doing it for 4+ years and has decided that she is done. She is ready to go to heaven with her sweet grandpap. Kelson has been keeping everyone smiling and our hopes high. We have no idea how long Nanny will last without her treatments, but she already seems somewhat relieved. The last year or so she has had a few strokes, which have really caused her to be immobile and not able to do much on her own. Whenever God decides to bring Nanny to heaven, we will all rejoice for the life that she has lived and the positive impact she has made on all of us. Please just continue to pray for all of us to have strength to get through this heartache.
