Toilet Talk

Since becoming a parent, there are so many things that I have had to learn. As Drake is getting older, it is important for us to remember to unplug from our phones give him undivided attention. This brings me to toilet talk. I have found that when Drake is sitting on the toilet, we have his undivided attention and he really talks to us about anything and everything. Like most males, Drake takes his time in taking care of his business, so these daily talking sessions can be quite lengthy.

A few of the more funny comments Drake has made over the last week while sitting on the potty do relate to poop, so you may want to stop reading now (although another thing I have learned as a parent is how often I end up discussing poop). 

"My poo-poo smells like it has a skunk in it"
"My poo-poo is a caterpillar and will turn into a butterfly"

I am really not sure where he comes up with some of the things he says but he often has us rolling with laughter.

Holly Jolly Christmas

Our first Christmas with Evie was also our first Christmas spent at home. We are lucky that David's parents now live close by, so we were able to spend part of the day with family. The festivities began on Christmas Eve with Eckleton the Elf delivering special Christmas pajamas for Drake and Evie to wear that evening. It was Eckleton's parting gift before returning to the North Pole. Eckleton was a wonderful addition to our family and while I was hesitant to introduce him to Drake this year because I thought he was too young, I am so glad that I did. Drake loved waking up everyday and looking for Eckleton and still asks for him.

After attending the family Christmas Eve service at church, we had a quiet evening at home. Drake and I made cookies to leave for Santa. Of course, just like everything theses days, it was necessary for the cookies to be blue. The best (easiest) I could do were sugar cookies with blue sprinkles.

Christmas day was spent with the four of us opening presents and eating breakfast in the morning and David's parents joining us for a delicious dinner that evening. This was Drake's third Christmas but the first that he actually was interested in what was going on. He was a bit slow initially to open presents but once he started, he realized that they contained new toys just for him.

Granddaddy playing pirate with Drake

 

Mammy and Evie



3 Months

Evie turns 3 months old today. As it turns out, today is also my last day at home with her and she'll start daycare on Monday. I went back to work right after Thanksgiving but with the holidays, we were able to make it work so she did not have to start daycare until she was three months old.

Evie continues to grow and thrive. She is doing a great job holding her head up and I think it close to being able to sit in her bumbo seat. In the last couple of days, her newest trick is bating at a toy. She is especially fond of an octopus that Aunt Genevieve gave her for Christmas. We have it attached to the toy bar on her chair and she smiles and bats at the toy.