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We are back from our whirl wind trip to Ft. Worth. We had a great time as always with my family, we were able to spend some extra quality time with my sister. Of course there isn't a trip to FTW without some hiccups. By the end of the week we either had been or were getting sick

:-( allergies, sinus, and a virus are not great combos. But we made it through and were able to drive back home on Sunday. That being said we weren't able to accomplish pretty much anything that was on our list for visiting friends and family, but they will be another trip soon. Since we had quite a bit of down time, I was able to catch up on some much needed me time with some R&R. The kids had a great time playing with Mimi, Papa, and Nanie. This trip we came home with lots of funny stories and great memories....one of the favorites is Bella trying to put my mom's dog on the potty b/c she the dog had an accident and telling the dog she needed to peepee in the potty. I admit my daughter is hysterical and truly a constant entertainment.

This week so far we are trying to get back into our normal routine. We spent Monday & Tuesday trying to get over the last hump of everyone not feeling well. We went to the park yesterday in the beautiful weather..sunny, 90 degrees, and perfect. The kids and I had a great time just being outside again.

Bella is doing wonderful as always and is still surprising us daily with what comes out of her mouth. Potty training is complete. She still wears a pull-up at night, and still has a bit of fear for public places but can now "hold it" until we get home. The only thing we have to work on is Bella going alone. One step at a time..I have to admit I'm shocked and amazed on how easy it went for us, because I was expecting it to be much harder. We have been having some MAJOR sleep issues with Bella lately. Night Terrors...basically she will wake up and cry for about 30minutes but never open her eyes and never wake up. It is scary to watch, needless to say isn't sleeping well at night and still wakes up between 6am-7am. Hopefully this is just a passing phase. My little man is doing excellent! He is up to 7steps walking towards one of us, and will stand on his own and take 3-4 steps to a toy. He doesn't do this at every instant, but I'm sure that is around the corner. He is talking quite a bit more frequently, he doesn't seem to be interested in signing yet. I try not to compare but Bella was already using 2 or 3 signs by this time. He is saying mama, dada, baba, bell for bella, bye-bye, and a few other sounds. He loves to play and is in constant motion, still quite the bulldozer as he has no problem crawling over anything and knocking EVERYTHING off every table. I am a bit worried taking him for a weight check next week, he eats ALL the time and a ton of food. Just last night he had chicken nuggets, pears, green beans, and some crackers. He just doesn't look bigger to me. I'm praying that he is!

We hope everyone is having a great week! We have a busy weekend planned so hopefully I will be able to post some cute pictures this weekend!

Happy Easter!

I can't believe it's April already! Seriously where does the time go? I swear it was just yesterday I wrote a post. Ahh! The life of being a parent with two babies that are nonstop on the go 24/7. I'm happy to report that we seem to have made it over the allergy season hump finally. The kids and I have been able to make it out a bit more often and even attend a few play dates. The past couple of weeks have been filled with playing, an allergist appt., potty training, and fun!

Bella my sweet princess! I think I can officially say she is 97% potty trained, we haven't had an accident in almost two weeks. She is in panties full time except at night, and is using the big potty all the time. We still have a bit of fear at public places like restaurants etc., but she seems to be fine in a "school setting" as she did just find while she was in her classroom for MOPS. Fortunately for us she hasn't had any accidents out and about, but is running to the bathroom by the time we get home. She is quite proud of herself and I am of her !!! She continues to amaze me on a daily basis with talking, dancing, and memorizing, she brings me so much joy. Her bond and love with her brother continues on a daily basis, and they are figuring out ways to play together ie. Bella rolls a ball and Frankie chases it. My favorite line of the week is after hearing thundering walking in from outside she looks up and says "Mommy storm clouds are coming!". Where does she get this? Too precious! We do still have our diva moments, but hopefully those too shall pass with time.


My little man! My wonderful son...every day is a new smile...a new look...a new sound. This is one of my favorite stages. Each day brings a surprise! He is now officially standing all the time, letting go, and can stand up on his own from a sitting up position. He is also taking up to four steps at a time. I'm also proud to admit he is 100% boy, we call him "Animal" as he plows through, crawls over/under, sits on ANYTHING! Still something I'm adjusting too..and probably will for quite some time. He adores his sister and would follow her around all day if she let him. My little man will also EAT anything and everything. The boy loves food! He puts it away as fast as we can give it, with the assistance of his new two top teeth. Oddly enough we are still struggling with weight gain, but hopefully we will be over that hurdle soon. We did some partial allergy testing for Frankie last week. We weren't surprised...but some of the results he had some skin reactions and some not, as the majority of his reactions are still GI related. The top allergens are soy, egg, potato, carrots, and cinnamon. We go back in a couple of weeks for fruit testing. Nothing that we can't handle or overcome!

We've had a lovely Easter holiday! Starting with our Easter party with our playgroup on Friday, a Fish Fry Friday evening with our dear friends, and today with family. The kids woke up to a small Easter egg hunt at the house and spent the morning playing with all the new goodies in their baskets. This afternoon we went to Grandma Bird's, a great time was had by all !!

This week the kids and I are off to DFW to spend the week with family and friends! We are going to try and visit everyone!