I forgot to talk about our trip to Washington! We went the last week in August, and the boys did so well on the plane ride! Josh, the one that I was worried about, did so well. He watched a movie, relaxed and ate snacks... not a big deal at all. Isaac on the other hand, wasn't as happy as i had hoped! he yelled for a lot of the trip, on the way there. I felt so exhausted when we landed! On the way back home, when I flew alone with the kids, they both slept the entire ride home! I still felt exhausted, just from carrying everything, and isaac, and keeping a hand on joshua, but i was SO thankful that they slept!

We had a great time with family. There were lots of kids josh's age, so it was so fun to see them all play together. I was so glad they got to meet everybody, and especially great grandpa. We took some really great pictures with grandpa. When we got back home, we were saying a prayer for our meal at dinner time, and i was about to say "amen" when Josh said: "and great grandpa too." So cute! I love Washington, and being able to spend time with our family. I am always a bit "homesick" when i get back to CA, just because I love it so much.




As it turns out, it's a lot of work to travel with kids! I don't see that happening again, any time soon! Isaac's sleep habits totally changed, and he no longer sucks his thumb and goes to sleep. I used to brag about how easy he was (serves me right i guess). Now, he cries for about 15 minutes every single time i lay him down to sleep. But I'm sticking with it... and hoping that eventually, he'll just lay down and go to sleep like he used to.


I have a question to any mom's out there who are/have potty trained children. I'm feeling very discouraged at the moment, and I'm wondering if what we're experiencing is somewhat "normal" for potty training. Josh goes pee in the potty just fine... it's great! However, he poops in his pants all the time. I don't know what to do at this point. Will he just "get it" eventually? Or are there tricks out there that i should try that I don't know about? Is it always hard for kids to learn to poop in the potty? If you have any feedback, I'd love to hear it!


Other fun stuff I forgot to mention in my last post ...

Joshy counts to ten! One day, he even made it to 20, but skipped a couple of numbers in between :) We're working on colors and shapes etc. I have flash cards that we've been working with. I also want to do some number and letter cut outs and hang them in his room. He's like a sponge... so might as well :) He really likes sesame street right now, and that show is great for learning letters and numbers! He loves his daddy too... which is just adorable. This past work week for Jude, every day Josh got up from his nap, he would ask for Daddy, and then say: "me need daddy"... so cute.


Isaac claps his hands now, whenever you sing Patty cake. And he says: Da-da-da-da. No mama yet, but I'm working on it! While we're eating, I'll ask him if he wants more (with baby sign language) and he'll start clapping, which is pretty close to "more" so i count it as signing!! :)


I'm really looking forward to the fall season, and all the holidays coming up. The weather has been so nice and cool this week... i just love it!

King Update :)

I can't believe we're in the middle of October. Seriously, where does the time go? I guess that saying is pretty accurate: When you're a mother, the days are long, but the years are short.

This is what the King's have been up to lately:


We started the whole potty training process with Josh. I wasn't ever really in a hurry, but just kinda felt like it was the right time. He started to hate getting his diaper changed, and I was kinda tired of changing big kid diapers anyway! He's been doing really well! We still have some accidents, but I'm very proud of him. I think the key is consistency. And I realized the reason why i didn't start earlier, was because i am very lazy :) At the beginning, and even sometimes now, I take the blame for most of the accidents, because I lose my consistency.


He's talking a lot too. Full sentences, and i love it... most of the time ;) It's definitely a hard age, because he has opinions now, and knows what he wants or doesn't want. One day, if i heard "no me want to" one more time, I probably would have hurt somebody! And like tonight, we went to down town disney for a little while, and he HAD to hold his sunglasses, and have the hood of his sweatshirt on his head... the whole time! hilarious, and so cute that he is becoming his own little person! He loves to mimic Jude's every move too, which is adorable, and kinda scary at the same time! He's really into Toy Story right now, and grandma bought him his very own Sheriff Woody doll... which he LOVES! He's sleeping great too, and it feels like so long ago that i would PLEAD with God to help him sleep through the night. My little boy is growing up so fast.


Isaac is sitting up now, and kind of army crawling around a little bit. He's really good about sitting up, and playing with toys by himself. He lasts even longer at that when his big brother is close by to entertain him :) He's really a happy baby, and is very interactive now. He fake coughs now, and smiles easily, to most people ;) he's been having separation anxiety a bit with me... but I'm pretty sure that's normal. He LOVES to pull my hair and bite my chin... and now that he has teeth, it hurts a lot! He has 7 teeth all together. He's eating fruits and veggies, and is not picky at all. He started to self feed too, with baby puffs and some of those Gerber yogurt melts. and of course, thinks it's so funny to throw them off of his high chair too! I call him my wet noodle, because he loves to just throw his body backwards and hang upside down... i could just squeeze him!! It's really fun to see the differences in their personalities.



Jude and I are doing well too. I've realized how important it is to stay connected as a married couple when you have little ones. It can happen so easily, because you're busy with the kids, and then tired after the kids are in bed! We do our best to make time for each other... even if it's just chatting before bed time, or something like that.

Life with two kids is much different than just one. I remember being told that while i was pregnant with Isaac, but you really don't get it, until you're there for yourself. Some days i find myself barely hanging on... and then other days, it's great! thank goodness my parents are close by! A lot of days, while jude is at work, I'll retreat over to their house, just to get a breather... and to have extra arms around to help me! Don't get me wrong, I love my kids! So very much. But some days are tough :) I try to remind myself to cherish every second, whether it's good or bad, because before I know it, my two little baby boys will be grown. And, I'll probably even miss these years!

Anyway... That's where we're at!

They are best friends already :)