Twins By Surprise

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Child/Parent Visit Day at Preschool

Bittersweet time in our family right now...The girls are getting ready to start preschool, which is hard to believe. We got their backpacks and supplies, and headed up to the school Thursday for a visit. They got a chance to see their classroom, and meet their teacher. I figured the girls would be a little nervous, but they surprised me once again...no nerves at all. In fact, they wanted to stay and play in the classroom while I filled out paperwork. I love that they are excited to meet new friends and go into their classroom, but I'm a little sad/scared/nervous about them growing up!

Here's a couple of pics of the girls on our visit day :-) The official first day of school is next week...hopefully we all handle it well!

P.S. It is amazing to me how time flies...Check out our family over the last 3 years!

Potty Training Hell

To say that potty training has been a nightmare is probably an understatement. We initially started potty training when the girls were almost 2.5 years old (we didn’t really try before because of your move, which is stressful enough). We had some success, especially with Lily, but nothing really consistent. Finally, we knew it was time to bite the bullet when the girls turned 3.

We officially joined Potty Training Hell on the Fourth of July, which was a long weekend. The next four days were full of tears, pee on the floor, and spending (literally) hours in the bathroom. We had some success, but a lot of messes (which turned out to be worse than I thought. Whoever says their kids are instantly potty-trained lied). The following Monday, Lily had a huge accident. Since then, she’s been great. I think that accident really upset her, and she hates to be dirty. She doesn’t wear a Pull-Up or diaper during the day anymore, only when she’s sleeping (and that’s usually dry).

Madison, on the other hand, has been a handful. It is just another example of how different they are. Madi refused to sit on the toilet for months. She has been going off and on since the Fourth of July, but we’ve certainly had our share of major accidents (gross…). She seems to have the potty part down (although she still doesn’t like to go most of the time, this kid is seriously doesn't care about bribes), but #2 is still a work in progress. Hopefully we can continue to make more progress as she and Lily start preschool.

Overall, I think we’ve made it through the worst of it. Potty-training has been one of the hardest parts of parenting twins so far. It is hard to try something new like this with two kids…trial and error seems to be the name of our game! ;-)

Below are some pics from the Fourth of July!

The ladies love their undies now ;-)

I had to add this pic...it was on the way home from a pool party. They're just too cute!

Monday, August 5, 2013

A little summer fun in 2013

I've said it before, but one of the fun things about the girls getting a little bigger, is that we can try new things with them. Earlier in the summer, the ladies took a dance/tumbling class. For the second half of the summer, they are enrolled in a sports class. The first few weeks have been more tumbling and football. They really liked the football session, especially wearing the helmets. Lily is one of the fastest in the class (which is mostly boys), and both girls are very tough when they fall down. Fun to see them run around with other kids....Watch out KC Chiefs!

Lily

Madi

We also checked out a new place this summer, Sky Zone. It's basically a giant trampoline park, and the girls LOVED it (I even got to jump!)!! I tried to get pics, but they were moving around too quickly :-)

Of course, the summer wouldn't be complete without a little water. We haven't really made it to the pool this summer, but the girls did love playing in the sprinklers!