Adam's reactions

It's been over a month since we told Adam that there is a baby girl in Mommy's tummy. The first words out of his mouth after we told him was "Can I see the baby?". He was very sincere... for 3 seconds, then he was back to playing with his trucks, ha ha.

Since then though, he is very understanding of what is going on (for a 2 year old). Sometimes he randomly wants to go upstairs to play in "Lanie's Room", as he calls it. Sometimes he talks to Lanie through Mommy's tummy, sometimes he rubs it too.

But, all in all, he is taking it amazingly well. I'm excited to see how he acts once she's finally here. I think he's going to be a great big brother.



Also, we decided to put him in a big boy bed, so that there is a couple month buffer before he sees his crib again in Lanie's room. We didn't want him to think that we chose her over him with the crib, so we decided to try.

The first time he saw his bed, he cried a little bit, saying "I don't like my bed, I like my crib", and things like that... but that only lasted for about 10 minutes, once we put him in bed, I crawled in with him and read him books. He loved the fact that Mommy and I can now get in bed with him. And from then on, he acts as if that's the bed he's been sleeping in forever! Now, at naps, he just crawls in and goes to sleep.

He's an amazing little man, and we're very proud of him.

Diving board

Wow, two additions in one day after a 3 month hiatus? I'm ambitious, and you all are lucky!

Anyway, I just wanted to post that Adam has officially jumped off of the diving board for the first time today. He did it 2 times!

I took him over to Papa and Gigi's Memorial Day pool party this year, and he wasn't all that interested in being in the water. The next time he was over there, Kim said he was jumping off of the ledge into her arms. After seeing me dive off of the diving board today, he said he wanted to do it too... so I convinced Kim to let me catch him. He loved it! And we have video to prove it!

Again, we're very proud of our brave little big boy!

Diving board

I just wanted to post that Adam has officially jumped off of the diving board for the first time today. Technically, he did it 2 times!

I took him over to Papa and Gigi's Memorial Day pool party this year, and he wasn't all that interested in being in the water. The next time he was over there, Kim said he was jumping off of the ledge into her arms. After seeing me dive off of the diving board today, he said he wanted to do it too... so I convinced Kim to let me catch him. He loved it! And we have video to prove it!

Again, we're very proud of our brave little big boy!

Adam's dream

Well, another few months have passed. Adam is definitely growing up. I think this is the first post I've written since Kim has been pregnant. We still haven't told Adam yet. We're either going to wait and show him the ultrasounds (live in August, in the doctor's office) so we can explain what he's looking at, or we're going to wait until Kim is much bigger (she's barely showing now) so it makes more sense.

Anyway, the reason for this post was for hilarity's sake. Adam took a good, long nap today, so Kim and I went in to wake him up together at 4:00PM. He was laying on his side, curled up in the fetal position. I gently rubbed his back, letting him ease out of sleep, and he rolled over, looked at both of us, and said "Plankton stole the formula!" Apparently he was dreaming about the Spongebob universe! Ha ha, it was hilarious!

Anyway, I picked him up, and he laid his head on my shoulder, and said "I love you daddy". The entire moment was amazing!

Big boy potty

Adam peed in the big boy potty for the first time today! We got him out of the tub and laid him down on the floor of his bedroom to put his lotion and jammies on, but he started peeing a little bit before we could get his diaper on. He only went a little bit before he stopped, so we brought him into the bathroom and set him down on his little-boy toilet (a kid's seat that sits on top of the regular toilet seat). He didn't want to be on there and was putting up a bit of a fuss, but then he started peeing. Mommy and I were cheering him on, of course, and then he liked it. When he got done, we let him flush the toilet as a reward. He said he wanted to do it again!

Hopefully this is day 1 of a quick transition towards potty-training!

Lots of thanks and love goes out to Grammy for helping him feel comfortable with sitting on a potty in the first place. I think our full-sized toilet is a little intimidating for him compared to her separate little boy toilet, but he seemed to like it this time.

We're proud of you, Adam! (Not to mention excited to get rid of those diapers!)

There's no doubt about it

I walked into the bedroom this morning after my workout, and Adam was laying in bed with Mommy. He got all excited and then started singing (with the hand gestures):

I love you, there's no doubt about it.
You are my best buddy!

It made my week!

Happy Birthday!!!

Happy birthday Adam! You're growing up so fast. You've constantly amazed us with how smart you are. Your vocabulary is ridiculous, your knowledge and understanding of how things work is outstanding, and your problem solving skills are amazing!

We love you so much! You're always happy and laughing, not to mention hilarious. You're a joy to be around, and already one of my "best buddies".

Happy 2nd birthday!

Love Mommy & Daddy