The Power of the M&M.

The other day I realized I needed an incentive for Spice to go potty so I bought some plain M&M's for her as a treat when she goes. I give her 2 when she pee pees and 4 when she pooh poohs. My word she caught on so fast. I gave her some after her first success and it wasn't to much longer that she was on the pot again. I think she just really wanted more candy so she forced some more pee out. You should have seen her eyes when she got 4 pieces when she pooh poohed. Wish us all luck this ought to be a fun weekend. Maybe this will be the beginning of cartoon character panties. Spice is going to look so cute in her big girl panties.

Beautiful Girls

Sisters

The girls enjoyed a day at the park at Lake Grapevine yesterday. Mayme there "Fairy Godmother" took some wonderful pictures of them playing together. We all had such a great time. The lake out there is so pretty and it reminded me of Lake Granbury. Neither of them are gorgeous lakes but it reminded me of the home I grew up in. Spice is becoming such a great Big Sister. She helps me out when she can. She fetches Sugar's pacifier for her when she cries and tries to feed her when I am busy. She makes a mess but it is so cute watching her take care of her Little Sister. Spice even got a towel last night and cleaned Sugar's face off after dinner.

Spice is so full of life and she loves the camera if you can't tell by now. She knows how to work it. She such a great personality. A little bit of a Drama Queen and over reacts to any negative stimuli. Spice will fall face down on the floor legs out straight arms by her side face on the floor and cry. She learned that by doing this while I was pregnant with Sugar I wouldn't be able to pick her up or move her. I have found that by just ignoring her and going about whatever I was doing she gets bored with it and moves on with her life.

(In this photo Spice has a mouth full of one of her favorite snacks goldfish. She thinks she needs to cram in as many as she can fit.)

Sugar has started to sit up all on her own very well. She likes to sit up and play now with her toys. She often gets tired and ends up falling asleep laying on her play mat. I wish she would fall asleep that easy when I put her in bed. She has started to really have fun in her Johny Jumper now that she has more control of her legs. We got down from the attic Spice's walker and Sugar loves it even though she can only go backwards. She gets a kick out of being able to get around.

(Spice is such a happy little Girl with such a great infectious smile)

(I don't think it is possible to smile any bigger than this.)

(Sugar is so pretty with those blue eyes and ivory skin.)

(We asked Spice to hug her sister and this is what happened. She gave her a rear naked choke hold. Spice thought it was very funny. Sugar on the other hand didn't want much to do with it.)

Potty Time

Spice likes to make herself comfortable while she goes potty. She pulls her little step stool over to use as a table while she reads one of her Daddy's car magazines. Our little girl likes her cars and trucks.

I think the only thing holding her back from being full on potty trained is me. We where doing so well then both girls got sick. I even kept it up until Sugar got real bad off and needed more of my attention. I no longer had the ability to keep up with a toddler who wanted to go potty all the time. Now that both girls are better I believe we will jump back on the potty training bandwagon. Big girl panties here we come.

Spice knows how to wash her hands after the potty even if she can't really reach the sink handles yet. She tries very hard and loves washing her hands. I wonder how long that will last.

This potty training thing just has me so flustered. I have managed to handle all the other hurdles of being a Mommy but this one thing hangs over me with such dread. It is like homework. It seems like it is going to be so hard and such a big deal but I know as soon as I do it and get it over with it won't be near as hard as I had made it out to be. At least I hope that is how it will be. Wish me luck because I need it.

Sugar Standing Tall

This is little Miss Sugar taking on Standing. She is trying very hard to get down. We are oh so proud of her.

Sugar has been sick for the past 2 weeks so things have been very hard. It started with the Croupe then became Bronchitis now we are finishing up with a double Ear infection. She really started to scare us when she stopped eating and breastfeeding. She got very dehydrated. As you can see in the video she is doing much better. It is amazing how fast things get better when you have the correct antibiotic. This was only one day of being on the right medicine. We are very happy she is on the road to recovery. Thank you Lord!

American Idol 22 here we come!

This is Spice singing her little heart out for me. She is such a ham. She knows when the camera is on her and is always ready to perform. Her doctor told me at her 2 year checkup that I should hire a talent agent for her. He says since she was born she has been such an entertainer. American Idol 22 her we come. LOL!

Barkety Bark

So little Miss Sugar has the croup. She sounds awful when she coughs. It is like a barking seal. She has been demanding lots of attention this week. On a normal day see needs lots of loving and holding so when she is sick it is crazy. Thank goodness she is sleeping a lot due to the medicine so I have been switching out laundry as fast as I can. So far Spice has not gotten it so we are blessed. I was informed by my Mother that the vaccines are not working and it is going around all the schools and daycare. I think we got it from the YMCA child watch. It has been hard not getting to go to the gym this week since it is contagious and I don't want to pass it on to others. I have been walking the park and yesterday I put on some fun music for the girls and we danced for about 20 minutes or so. It was fun and at least I got some cardio in. Spice thought it was more funny than anything. She would sit on the floor and clap for me saying " Ya Mommy dancing ". It was so funny because she was doing what we do for her while she dances.

In other news Sugar has gotten very good at setting up all on her own. She sits up and plays for a good while. I am very happy to also report that she had a great 9 month appointment. She now weighs 16 pounds which is only rated 15% and 20% in height. That is just comparing her to what is norm for 9 months. It doesn't count the fact that she was 4 weeks early. She is still wearing her 3 to 6 month cloths. The doctor said she will probably be petite. She is much smaller than Spice was at this point. She is so cute and cuddly I love it.