A Week of Firsts!!

Well, this post comes to you after a week of many firsts for the Mohler Family! To begin, Laney has made two major steps into the big girl world this week. On Sunday, I decided I would try to test out the whole "no plug (pacifier)" scenario. It was nearing nap time and Laney was getting tired. I took her up to her bed and kissed her good night. In her most pathetic voice she said, "Mommy, need my plug".

I took a deep breath and said, "No more plugs. Mommy put them in the garbage." Keep in mind, the plugs were really in one of the kitchen cabinets, just in case. I was prepared for the worst. I fully expected to see a waterfall of tears streaming down her face. However, my sweet little girl said, "Okay, night-night". That was it. It was that friggin' easy. I had literally been sweating this moment for the last few months. I thought I was going to be one of those moms who would have to rip the "plug" from her mouth on the first day of preschool. She has only asked for it a few times since. However, she must have been having withdraw cravings on Tuesday night because I found her with Leah's plug. She had it in her hand and it was creeping closer to her mouth. She pushed passed her craving and calmly gave to her little sister.

The second "big" first for Laney this week was pooping in the potty!!! Oh what a glorious day!! The look of pure accomplishment on her face was priceless. We had to call Daddy up at his side job to tell him the news. Then we got in the car and went to Walmart to make good on the Dora toy we promised her. She picked out Dora's backpack, which by the way is extremely annoying, but she loves it!! Now, she has only repeated this a couple times, but we are making progress. This morning, she spent the whole morning in dry big girl panties!!!!

Leah is getting so big way too fast. She is starting to grab for toys and really would like to roll over. She almost had it a few nights back. She is a big fan of my singing and dancing, especially Lady Gaga!! She gets so tickled when I sing "Bad Romance". Who knows if she is purely delighted by performance or just laughing at me? I tend to lean towards the later. She also has been sleeping like a champ. Thursday night she slept from 11p-7a, and Andy had to go upstairs and wake her up.

So Tuesday was my first day back to work. I really was not looking forward to it, but it was inevitable. I work about an hour away from our house so I was really nervous about getting the girls ready and out the door by either 6 or 7 am. Luckily, on Tuesday I was able to go in to work at ten so we had a nice morning together. Daddy took some pictures and I did not get teary until half way to work. I glanced in the rear view mirror into the backseat and it was empty. It was the first time in eight weeks that I did not have two little faces looking back at me. I had a little cry and then was just fine. Leah has done great at the sitters and Laney loves it. She has no problem saying goodbye. Usually, she is pushing me out the door.

Well, I must be going. Laney and Leah are both napping and then we are going to meet McKenna and Nicholas at the park. This weather has been amazing. Next weekend, I am taking the girls to visit some of my friends in Indianapolis. We are hopefully going to hit the zoo and then Sunday we are participating in the Mutt Strut with Sara and Angus (Sara's bulldog). I am sure we will have a few good stories for the blog. Have a great week!!!

Spring Fun and Smiles

Hello Everyone!! I thought I would start off by saying Happy Spring!! We had a very busy week here last week. It started on Tuesday afternoon when Laney took a trip to the beauty salon to get her hair trimmed. This was her first official hair cut. A year ago we trimmed up her bangs, but there was not even enough hair to save. Laney loved the salon and kept admiring herself in the mirror for days. I think Andy and I are in for it with this one.

Laney has become a bit of a drama queen. Her newest thing is when you tell her it is time for bed or to pick up toys, she says in the whiniest, most pathetic voice, "My tummy hurts". She even pouts out her lip and uses her puppy dog eyes. This tactic does not work, but it is pretty cute. We have been moving along with potty training. She seems to have number 1 down, but number 2 is going to be a struggle. She has now started hiding in a corner when the urge comes along. Then she comes running to me with the biggest grin and says "Mommy, me pooped!!". This is usually about 5-10 minutes after she has gone pee-pee in the potty. Oh well, she will get it someday.
Little Leah is getting bigger and bigger by the minute. I was finally able to capture her beautiful grin on camera. We have been dealing with a bit of a reflux problem with Leah. She has a tendency to regurgitate some of her feedings. The poor baby goes through 9-10 bibs a day. Now being a nurse, I know that it does not really bother her, but it bothers me. Her clothes are usually wet with spit up and not to mention the smell. Laney calls it "Leah's uckies". I have tried burping her every ounce, keeping her upright for 30 minutes or more after feedings and other tricks. Nothing really seemed to help so today I am trying out the acid reflux formula. So far so good, we have fewer uckies today, but who knows if it is a fluke.

We celebrated Easter with Andy's family Saturday night at our house and then traveled down to St. Joseph on Sunday for Easter with my family. Laney was very excited to see that the Easter Bunny had visited our house on Sunday morning. Leah was not so impressed. She just wanted her morning bottle and did not appreciate the photo shoot with her bunny ears on. Being the stellar mom that I am, I did not even get one picture of both our girls in their Easter outfits together. Oh well, there is always next year.

Well, next Tuesday I go back to work. I am not thrilled about this, but the time has come. It is going to be interesting trying to get myself and the two girls out the door by 6:00 and 7:00 am. This is going to be especially difficult since Laney is not a morning person. Wish me luck!!!!