So the latest thing going on in our house is potty training Micah.  Today is Day 3 & we are gradually improving.  Day 1 consisted of 8 wet undies, 5 successful pee-pees in the potty, 1 poopy in the pants & 1 load of laundry.  Not too bad, I guess.  At least we had some successes that we were able to reward with stickers, a few fruit loops & of course, the beloved Pee-pee Dance.  Day 2 was a little better:  5 wet undies, 6 successful pee-pees in the potty & 2 dry pull-ups (once when we had to leave the house for their preschool “meet the teacher” & another during Micah’s 3-hour nap.)  So at least the ratio of accidents to successes is improving.  So far this morning we’ve had way more successes than accidents & even a poopy in the potty!  And Micah even told me he needed to go several times!  We’ll see how the rest of the day goes.

He just looks so cute in his little Thomas undies!  I can’t believe my baby is wearing underwear!  Hard to believe how quickly time flies!

Although he’s still a little guy (only 22 pounds) his appetite has really picked up lately.  His favorite foods are yogurt, chicken nuggets, peaches, bananas, cheese, milk, multigrain cheerios in milk, and waffles.  He still loves Nemo & is really into Thomas the Tank Engine these days.  Of course, he still calls Thomas his “choo-choo.”  He loves to be outside whenever possible & has actually walked to the park  ~ 1/2 mile away several times.

We are really looking forward to seeing Micah grow & become more of himself this next year.  

Micah loves bubbles & just can’t get enough of them.  He loves “Memo” as he calls everyone’s favorite fish, Nemo.  He loves to “talk” on his cell phone and has these very serious conversations that we have no clue what he’s actually saying.  Micah loves trains, which he calls “choo-choos.”  He still loves his blue blanket, which he now calls his “dodgy”…no idea where that came from.  He says “dank oo” (thank you) almost every time he receives something…or gives something.   Micah loves to give hugs & kisses…such a sweet boy!

And he loves to help me with the household chores, especially putting the dirty clothes in the washing machine & emptying the dishwasher. 

After we ate a few sandwiches, chips & fruit, we started the “Junior Firefighter Training.”  We even had a real Fireman there…Landry’s Uncle Dan.  First the kiddos had to lie down & pretend to be sleeping.  When the emergency siren went off, they had to jump up, put on their fireman coats & hats and feed the firehouse dog (Vader the “dalmation”) before leaving the Fire Station.  Then they all went outside to the “fire.”  They busted down the “wall” with the “axe” & then climbed the ladder to rescue the “baby” from the building.  Then they ran over to the other buildings on “fire” and all sprayed their “hoses” (silly string) to put out the “fire.”  Once the training was successfully completed, each child received a “Junior Firefighter” badge.  

We then came inside to eat Landry’s fire truck cake.  We all had a great day & will remember this birthday for a long time!!

Micah has changed quite a bit this past month.  He now has a mouth full of teeth.  He’s eating like a horse (most days, anyway.)  He chatters all the time and we’re beginning to understand at least a little of his chatter, although still not as much as we’d like.  He runs everywhere & much prefers to walk than to be carried.  He loves to do anything & everything that big brother Landry is doing.  

He’s now beginning to sit longer to read a few books.  His favorites are “The Story of Jesus” and “Good Morning Engines” (a Thomas the Tank Engine book that makes all kinds of fun sounds.)  He really enjoys going to “school” 2 days a week and no longer cries when I drop him off.  He loves to wave & say “hi” to people we see at the store.  And for some reason he is especially fond of older men.  He absolutely adores my grandfather & won’t go to anyone else as long as Granddad is around.  And of course, Granddad doesn’t mind one bit!!  

He’s such a sweet boy and loves to give hugs & kisses, which I just can’t get enough of!

We enjoyed our time “trimming the tree” and listening to our favorite Christmas music, Amy Grant’s Christmas album.  Landry really got into the decorating this year and even the pups we were dog-sitting got into the action.  

So needless to say, my adorable boys wore their adorable costumes for about 10 minutes.  And Micah did not enjoy one bit of the 10 minutes he wore his costume.  It’s just a good thing that I was able to find some great bargains and only spent a grand total of $8 on both costumes.  (I seem have this knack for finding great deals on things or being able to use things we already have to save lots of money.)

However, the good thing is they actually had 3 opportunities to wear them, so even though they didn’t wear them for very long, I still feel like we got our money’s worth out of it.  They dressed up to go to the Fall Festival at our church the Saturday before Halloween & then again to school on Thursday.  On Friday Landry found a Spiderman costume in our costume box that just happened to fit him perfectly, so I let him wear that for Friday night since it was not quite as hot as the fireman costume would be.  And once it cooled down to 70 degrees on Friday evening Micah wore his Dalmation costume for about 5 minutes.