Embrace the Camera: June 30th



Here we go again, linking up with Emily...

Here's a shot of me and Haeden from our pool time on Sunday. I'm absolutely loving the fact that he'll be learning to swim in the same pool that I did. It's pretty fun having four generations all together each Sunday for "pool day"! I feel truly blessed!

Chillin' in the floatie.

Jumping off the edge of the slide.

P.S.

I cannot believe I'm posting pictures of myself in a bathing suit and looking like a total hot  wet mess (again). Internet, I clearly have no shame...

PEECTURES!

Normally when I whip out the camera (or phone) to snap a picture of my adorable little dude, he stops whatever he is doing, whips his head around and sticks his hand in the general direction of me and said camera. "NOOOOO, Mommy, NOOOOO!" You'd think it was some sort of torture device.

Imagine my surprise when on the way to dinner last night he grabbed his hat on the back seat, stuck it on his head (backwards, of course) and said, "Take my peecture, Mommy! My peecture!!" It took me a minute to even understand his toddler speak, but I definitely obliged him.

Excuse the tinted teeth. He was drinking a "Squeeze It" when I picked him up. Remember those?!

This is what he gave me for "funny face". I went with it...

Distraction! He's alerting us that a "JEEP" is driving by.

I heart this one. Cuteness overload.

Those eyes! Those eyelashes! SIGH!

The Weekend in Photos

Today, I want to tell you about my weekend. More specifically, Sunday, because Saturday was spent watching movies, sweating my butt off at a zumba class and driving all over NE Florida looking for a place to eat dinner (we settled for Hooters, go figure). I'm feeling a little lazy today though, so I'm going to go ahead and let the pictures tell the story...

Boys vs. Girls

Haeden's daycare is short a few kids right now and his teacher asked if it would be alright if she started working with him on potty training. She explained to me the reward system she used and said that even though he was still a bit young, she thought that he was smart enough to "get it". Even though he hasn't shown a whole lot of interest in sitting on the pot at home, I have absolutely no qualms with her giving it a shot. I told her that we'd follow her lead if she had any success.

I know that she rewards them when they use the potty and that she doesn't punish them in any way, shape or form when they don't. I have been in the room after one of the other kids used the potty and really got a kick out of the reactions I witnessed. A little boy went poo on the potty and when he came out (after washing his hands, of course) the teacher announced what he had done and all the kids cheered and clapped for him. Then I watched as my son, the cuddle bug that he is, ran over to give him a hug. It was ridiculously adorable.

Yesterday, on the way home, I was talking to Haeden about all the things we were going to do that night (eat pizza, go for a walk, go pee on the potty, take a bath, etc.). The following conversation took place:

Me: And you'll go pee on the potty!?

Haeden: Yeah! I'm a GOOD BOY!

Me: (laughter) Yes, you are!

Haeden: And Mommy a good boy, too!

Me: Well, Mommy's not a boy, Haeden. Mommy is a girl! Daddy, Daniel and Patrick are boys. Mommy, Nina, Nanny and Grandma Ellie are all girls.

Haeden: Girls?

Me: Yes.

Haeden: Ohhhhh. Mommy not a good boy. Mommy a good GIRL!

Later that night, he made sure to explain to everyone at the dinner table that Mommy was, in fact, not a boy. Oh, no! She was a GIRL!

That's my BOY!