Ive got a big Boy, Sho Nuff
Vincents been potty training for the past two months or so and usually i go in the bathroom with him to help him on and off the potty, always wondering when he will ever do it on his own. He went to his daddy's this past weekend and his daddy called me to inform me he can go potty on his own. My reaction.... "no way? i don't believe you, he can get on to the toilet alone too? with no help? you don't have a stool?" ... nope no stool. So I'm was super excited and at the same time my thought was how long has he been able to do it alone? and hes been letting me believe he cant do it on his own and that i have to put him on the potty this whole time? was he just going to let me put him on the potty the rest of his life if someone didn't tell him he can do it on his own... what a typical boy! I picture myself taking him potty for forever, and now the truth comes out, he can do it on his own if he wants to. I am super excited for both his daddy and myself because this means we are almost done with his potty training and it may be a little premature, but can i just secretly say heck yes, we did it!

intrigued
so as everyone knows, Vincent will be a big brother to not one, but two babies. Two babies that will be pretty much the same exact age. I don't know what he talks with his daddy about when he is with him, but when hes here we frequently talk about the babies and usually i ask him if he will play with them and if he will help with them. When we do see an infant in public, which is mostly in the waiting rooms of my doctor visits i point the baby out to him and say "aw look at the baby, that's like Daxton in Mommy's belly and that's like Kora in Kristen's belly. Isn't he/she cute" he usually smiles and agrees then he will move over to the side of the room the baby is being held on to get a better look and he will sit and stare at the baby and just keep smiling. I'm not sure if he knows what to think. I think he is mostly intrigued by the baby and I really cant wait to see how he will be with Daxton.

wow
yesterday I went through the one and only box of infant clothes that i saved of Vincents. The preemie and Newborn sizes that he first wore and that i couldn't give up when i sold all of his other baby clothes. I decided to take them out to use then with Daxton. It was the weirdest thing going through all of them because they still smelled like Vincent did when he was a baby. It brought back the feelings and memories of him from those first few months he was brought home. Bitter sweet memories that you almost forget until you open a box of old clothes. I'm happy though to be able to put them to use again and it will only make them mean that much more to me when i pack them up again.

glad that's over
I went to do my one hour glucose test today. I was so hungry by the time it was over that all i could think about was getting something in my starving belly. Hopefully everything will come back in the clear so i don't have to do it again. I hate orange flavor anything and the only other flavor they offered me was lemon lime... freaking ew! I also had my routine visit in which she checked for his heartbeat, it was in the 140s and she said that he sounds like hes doing great. I also got my free diaper bag which i never got to have with Vincent because i went into labor before i go it. It was nothing special, but it was still exciting to get it because it means I'm almost there. Almost done with this pregnancy and closer to having another addition to my family, plus it came with the mini version of the breastfeeding book I'm reading which will come in handy to carry around in my diaper bag as a reference if i need it. I will not fail this time.

**edited after the fact
so i finally got a chance to check out this diaper bag kit i got from my doctor today, and yeah ill admit its a little tacky, not too too bad though. It comes with some cool things aside from that mini book on breastfeeding it comes with a huggies sample diaper, a 5 dollars rebate for buying any breast pump i choose, and two ice packs for keeping bottles cold, but the coolest thing by far (and the simple reason i actually like the bag) is it has a built in storage pocket located on the inside of it where you put the ice pack and bottle directly in it, no need for an extra thermal bottle holder. I think it is the coolest idea ever. I hated having to carry around the extra bottle holder with chill packs for Vincent when he got a little older and his bottles and juice could actually be chilled. Seriously this is neat and i think its a brilliant idea. Why don't other diaper bag companies do it? I'm sure this diaper bag will come in handy when Daxton gets a little bit older. its not big enough for newborn use, but once he gets about 5-6 months and i can pack significantly lighter it will be awesome!