Potty training, haircut, and bad weather

I can't figure out how to move this picture. I didn't want it to be at the top of my blog, but looks like it will be. This is a pic of my haircut.

My goal was to have Dom potty trained by the time the baby gets here. I realize now that probably won't happen, but we did have a break through yesterday. Dom came to me and said "tee tee Mommy" and was trying to pull down his pants. I asked if he wanted to use the potty, he said "yeah, yeah" and started running to his little potty. As soon as he sat down he started peeing. Yay! He's starting to realize when he needs to go! His best friend at school is Jacob. (there are 2 Jacobs so this one goes by first and last name, Jacob Bo...he's SO cute) Dom calls him "Jay-Bo". Well, Jacob Bo is potty trained and watching him use the potty is helping Dom become motivated, so I am thankful for that.

Last week we had a cold front come through. The high for a couple of days was 20 or 30 degrees. Two of the days there was severe ice. Our vehicles were covered with a layer of about 2 inches of ice, the roads were awful, and it was SO cold. Work was cancelled and we had a lot of fun staying home as a family those two days. Dom has his moments of disobedience for sure, but when he's home with his mom and dad he's a great kid and so much fun to be around. We can't even imagine how much fun it's going to be with two boys. Speaking of, let me brag on Joel a little bit. He has been amazing this pregnancy, just like he was the last. He's been cooking, cleaning, and getting up with Dom in the middle of the night. (we're blessed with a son who pees a LOT, so it isn't rare for him to wake up wet at 3am. It also doen'st help that he sometimes takes his diaper off) Joel's also doing the little things like bringing home flowers, candy, or a movie to cheer me up. He said he's very thankful that he isn't the one who has to carry the baby for 9 months and will do whatever he can to make it easier on me. I'm really thankful that he's so understanding. To be honest I was not very understanding (mostly oblivious I think) to all that comes with pregnancy until I experienced it myself.

Dom gives great hugs!

Dom watches Joel fix his hair and has started wanting hairspray in his own hair. Here's a picture of Dom after Joel fixed his hair into a fo-hawk. (fake mo-hawk)

I recently got my own hair cut. It's a pregnancy thing for me. I get tired of fixing my hair, the blow drying and flat ironing make me dizzy sometimes because of all of the heat....so...I get a short haircut : ) This time i'm really happy. It's so easy to fix and my husband loves it. Since getting the haircut he tells me several times daily how beautiful I am and how much he loves the cut - needless to say, i'll keep this style for a while : ) I've hit the stage in pregnancy where I feel like a huge, unatractive, beached whale....so his compliments go a long way : )

This is my first time trying to add pictures to a blog, so we'll see how it goes. I figured that if I don't add pics soon, I could lose all 3 or 4 of my readers! (I gather that from the comments that say "we want to see PICTURES) I love you all!!

The Weekend

Work is going really well. Dominic loves being around the other kids, the ladies I work with are great and I am very attached to my little 18 month old boys and girls already. The "stinkers" of the class are usually the ones I bond with the most. There is one little boy who can be such a mess, but he is just so cute and fun, I love him to death. Dominic is learning a lot. We teach sign language there so he's learned several signs, many new words, what noises animals make, and much more. I am so tired by the end of the day though. I'm really thankful that I am no longer sick this pregnancy and only dealing with the normal aches and pains. I do look forward to having the baby and staying home with my boys.

This weekend was really nice and relaxing. Joel, Dominic and I spent a lot of time together. We went to a birthday party at ChuckECheese for Dom's cousin and that was a lot of fun. He is very close to his cousins here. (and hopefully will be to his weso cousins soon...maybe if we all live a little closer one day) His favorite is Noah, who is 15 months old. He has seen Noah more than any of the others so they've got a special relationship, Dom's very protective of him. Today Noah, Uncle Shane, and Doms grandma (Nana) spent some time at our house which Dominic LOVED. Dom knows our house very well and understands what he is allowed to play with and certain things he's not supposed to touch. Whenever Noah started touching breakable things Dom would say "no no, Noah, put back" He can be a little bossy : )

We haven't had a baby sitter in quite a while. Joel's birthday is coming up on the 27th which will be on a Tuesday, so Cheryl is going to watch Dom for us next weekend and we will celebrate early. Joel and I are both really excited and looking forward to some alone time.

Tonight we finally put some pictures and things on the walls of our house. It is starting to become a lot more cozy and inviting. We're excited to get Rowen's room together but haven't had the energy. Right now it's the room where we throw things that don't have a place.

This is random but Dom made me want to write about it. I'm sitting in his room with him and he's reading his books. He's getting way too good at climbing. The other day I left him for probably 30 seconds. When I came back to his room the light was off and I was wondering how he reached it. I turned it on and saw that he was sitting indian style on the top of the changing table with his hand right next to the light switch : ) I won't be leaving him alone anymore, even for 30 seconds. But what I was going to say when I started this rabbit trail, is the Dom was starting to climb the changing table just a minute ago and I told him to get down. He responded with "mam-mam". That means "yes mam". It is funny because he knows how to say yes, and he knows how to say mam, but yes mam always comes out "mam-mam" Fine with me, so long as he obeys....which doesn't always happen. He is very strong willed and not always bothered with punishment. We are working on it.

It's almost Dom's bedtime and maybe mine as well. Gotta go.

My 1st blog ever

Side Note To Kelley: I know you think that I dispise all bloggers and think the world would be better if people would only email instead of blogging. So now that I am a blogger, I figured you would have to change your opinion of me and realize that I think a blog is a wonderful way to update many people at once, and that I simply enjoy a personal email from my favorite big sis now and then when she can find the time.

Life here is very exciting right now. We had a wonderful week long visit over Christmas to attend David's wedding and visit with the family. The week went by way too fast, I miss my family much more than they know since living so far away in TX. Visits are bitter sweet, while I enjoy every minute of the visit, it always makes life here without them a little bit harder.

Dominic is keeping me really busy. He is talking so much now. He knows that his baby brother Rowen is in my stomach, and he calls him Row, Bubba, or Baby. Joel and I still can't believe that in just a few months we are going to have two kids. We went to BabiesRus last night to look at baby things and to decide how to decorate his room. It only made me more anxious for him to arrive. I cannot wait to see what he looks like, what his personality is, and how he will be different from Dominic. Dom loves babies and will be a great big brother, but it will also be a huge adjustment for him. He's in a very clingy stage right now and doesn't understand that it's getting hard for me to hold him, carry him, or even let him sit in my lap. I remember my little brother playing with his cars and people on the "mountain".... -my mom's stomach- when she was pregnant : ) I'm sure Dominic will be doing the same thing as it continues to get bigger and bigger.

I'm new to this blog thing so i'm not even sure what to write about. I'm sure Kelley will coach me through this. Any tips/advice are welcome. Love you all - more to come later!