Big Boy Bed

Saturday night we took the railing off of Tae's crib! He is ready, definitely ready, I on the other hand am not! We have tried this before and it did not go over well, he kept constantly getting out of his crib and playing with his toys.

So now that we are in a house were his toys can be in a different bedroom we decided to try it again. Saturday night was a BREEZE! He slept the whole night! Then nap time Sunday came and well that wasn't pleasant. I usually nap when he naps and I didn't get a nap. He learned to open his door so we used my sister's method and turned the door handle around so we could lock it. Some people don't like that idea, AKA my mom, but it works!

Now he sleeps all night and naps for 3 hours again! We are looking into buying him a real big boy bed!!! 

He even let me sneak in and take a few pictures!

Next step is potty training!!! Maybe in a few months!

Tae

Tae has been getting so big lately! I miss when he was just a little baby and laid in his bouncy seat!
We now have him out of his high chair and into a booster seat at the table and tonight will be his first night with the crib railing down. Let's hope it goes well considering it's just me.
He is starting to want to try new foods and he LOVES tomatoes (he definitely did not get that from me)

I love my TaeTae so so much!!

 He likes to help do laundry!

 

And he LOVES CAKE!

 He finally has a big boy booster seat and eats and the table with us!!

A Mother of One...

As the days get closer to having Avery I keep thinking to myself that I will no longer be a mother to just one child. With that thought comes many fears...

Fears of being able to handle a toddler and an infant.

A fear of attempting to breast feed again and this time adding a two year old to the equation.

I have a big fear of when am I going to sleep.

However the biggest fear I have is how well is Tae going to adjust to not being an only child anymore. Right now every single minute is devoted to Tae. He is my life right now and in just 63 short days he and Avery will be my life. I honestly don't know how he is going to handle the transition.

I look back on the past two years, well almost two, and think to myself if I spent enough time with him. I am a stay at home mom but with that comes many other responsibilities some which don't involve playing and interacting with your child. I want Tae to grow older and think WOW I had the greatest childhood. I know he won't remember the days that it was just us two, well three including Michael, but I will remember these days and I will tell him stories. 

Bringing Avery home will be one of the best days of my life but also one of the scariest days because I will no longer be the mother of just one, I will be the mother of two and my fears will be put into action. I hope I can hold up and I hope Tae can transition as easily as possible. 

So for the next 63 days, give or take a few, I am going to devote my time to making sure Tae gets all the mommy time he can. I am going to put away the computer when he is awake and turn off the T.V. when he isn't watching it and it will be just me and my TaeBug!

Challenge Accepted!

Day One!

Now that I finally got all of the soda out of my house (I drank it all) I am challenging myself to not drink caffeine anymore.  I know that it is healthier for me and way healthier for little Avery!

I have gotten to the point to where I literally feel like I cannot go a day without it and that is bad. So step one to recovery is admitting that I have a problem. 

Hello, my name is Nichole and I am a caffeine-holic! 

I thought of that all day long so I had to say it! 

So day one has started and it is going to be SO HARD to not run to Circle K and grab a soda. 

Must keep telling myself that I can do it!!

I just have to keep thinking of the money and time I will save by not making daily trips to the store. You figure if I spend .87 cents a day over the course of a month that adds up to $26.10, hello that's a new shirt or a toy for Tae! 

So here goes nothing! 

I'm blogging again...

I sit on Facebook and Pinterest too much so I decided to start a brand new blog...

So here it goes...

We just moved into are first house in Wickenburg, we are only renting but it is so exciting to have a house and not an apartment. However it does include a lot of extra expense so I am a little nervous about that. Also we are expecting little baby Avery in April this year so preparing for a 2nd child, I am super nervous about that. Every night when I go to bed I think of how am I going to ever sleep with two kids. It has to be possible being as every one does it!

Tae is being a crazy 21 month old who is absolutely OBSESSED with Elmo!

He wakes up asking to watch it and goes to sleep holding his plastic Elmo toy.

He is beginning to talk more and cannot sit still for longer then 5 minutes. I can't believe how big he is getting and being able to watch him learn new things on a daily basis is amazing!

Michael is working his booty off at work and going to school as well. He found out that he only has about a year left before he can graduate with his Bachelors! He just turned 24 yesterday and I make fun of him for being so old.

As far as me I am just feeling pregnant and tired all the time. Kind of sad being that I still have 10.5 weeks to go before baby Avery gets here. I spend most of my day chasing Tae around the house! I absolutely love being a stay at home mom but cannot wait until I can go back to school to finish my degree, hopefully this summer I can start again!!

And this is Avery Michael DiFrank!!