Look what happened.

Gabe has been doing great going potty "all by self." today he wanted privacy. This is what he did during the privacy. He came out saying he used "ALL the toilet paper," which was over 1/2 the roll. Underneath is lots of poopie too. Good thing Daddy was here to deal with this.

Chunky Monkey

Noah is 2 months old!

Dr. Flagel and the boys. Gabe is sad to see her go :(

Gabe and his sticker chart for going poopy in the potty chair. He filled it up today and got his prize - a Mr. Potato Head. Good Job Gabe.

Gabe riding his tricycle.

Long Noah.

Noah all smiles at 2 months old.

Noah had his 2 month check up today and shots. The shots were no fun but it was fun to see how big he is getting. Here are his stats:

Weight: 11lbs 15oz - 50th %

Head: 40cm - 50th %

Height: 25 1/4" - 97th %

He was great for the appointment. We sadly had to say goodbye to the boys' pediatrician, Dr. Flagel today as she is moving to Florida. She has been great with the kids and we are sad to see her go.

Work is going o.k. for Mommy, and Daddy is juggling two boys every weekend. Noah is having a hard time transitioning to drinking a full meal from a bottle but otherwise he is growing well. Daddy is having a difficult time giving each boy equal time and Mommy is just making it work at work :)

Stay cool.

Gabriel rides his tricycle

Gabe and Elmo

Allan and Carlos

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Back to work

Both boys are cashed out in the car after our fun weekend with Nana, Papa, Auntie, and Uncle.

Noah sitting up in his bumbo seat, great head control.

Noah is 2 months old today!!

Kate will be going back to work tomorrow unless we win the powerball tonight. Bart is going to have both boys to himself for a 12 hour shift tomorrow, so prayers for us all please!

Gabe has been doing great potty training and terrible with naps. We honestly contemplated locking him in his room, and realized that was wrong. Any suggestions are great, because he is a bear if he doesn't take a nap but resists it so much.

Noah is growing fast, he is 2 months old today! He is sleeping from about 11pm-6am or so often, so hopefully that will continue :)

noah's tummy time

July Fun

Bennett and Noah growing fast.

We have had a great July so far. Nana and Papa came for the 4th of July. We spent some time in Rochester and then went to the Twin Cities for a family wedding and enjoyed the Rainforest Cafe and Underwater World too. The Jorth's came by for a supper playdate and all 4 kiddos got to play. Mommy goes back to work on 7/18 to prayers for us as we transition. Happy 7 year anniversary to us today.

Lillian and Bennett and Gabriel and Noah.

Poopies in the potty

Gabe shows off his big boy underwear.

Gabe shares a chocolate treat with Nana.

Gabe and Nana make some Special "L" bars together.

SUCCESS!!!

Gabe has finally gone poopie in the potty. This has been a long road - but he finally did it today. The pee-pee has been going o.k. with a couple of accidents here and there, but the poopies has been elusive! He did it finally and we made a big deal about it. Granted, we know there will be many more battles in potty-training, but this has been a big hurdle.

My parents were here for the holiday weekend and it was fun to play with them. We will see them again for a family wedding this upcoming weekend and some time in Rochester.

Way to go GABE!