Potty! Potty! Potty!

Someone used the potty for the first time today!!!  As we were getting ready for the shower, Bubeaner came up  and said "Momma, pee pee!"  We immediately dropped everything and sat him in his potty.  After a few seconds we heard the tell tale tinkling!!!  Bubeaner was not shy to recognize his endeavor demanding a "bravo" for his feat.  And he got one... actually, he got a lot of bravos and screaming in joy and calling everyone to share the news.

Bubeaner on his potty with his "iPad".

A couple of weeks ago Bubeaner started asking for underwear.  We bought him some but with the clear understanding he would have to use the potty in order to wear them.  He agreed.  Then promptly told us he would NOT be using the potty when we got home.  So the underwear was put away.  We are not stressing about getting Bubeaner potty trained; we'll start worrying if he's 4 and still wearing diapers all day.  Our theory is that he will let us know when he's ready.  Maybe he's ready.

They looked so cute in the cart together. (Double children seats on carts are AWESOME!)

There was a slight miscalculation. In the excitement of getting him on the potty and followed by the celebrating, we had left an undiapered Bubita in the middle of our bed.  We were watching her the whole time so there was no fear of her rolling to the edge without us noticing.  We just sort of forgot about the diaper....  Needless to say, we had to wash the sheets.  It was a good thing all (ALL) the beds in the house have the waterproof mattress covers.  The little minx didn't even give us a hint of what she was doing.  Sigh.

Bubeaner started his nap early.

Bubita looks so peaceful napping.

 We did manage to go shopping today.  We were in desperate need of diapers, diaper wipes and other necessities.  Bubeaner was well behaved.  Of course, he was enjoying the samples at every aisle.  And since he was with his aunt Pau, he got away with eating almost everything.  Bubita lost her patience halfway through.  It was mainly because she was hungry.  Can't blame the girl for complaining.  Thankfully, we were able to remedy that fast.  Although the best part was the peace and quiet in the car on the way back.  Ah, silence is so beautiful sometimes.

Bubeaner insisted Bubita wear her camo boots too.

Bubeaner loves his boots.  He learned to put them on...though we are still working on Left versus Right.

 The rest of the afternoon was a blur since Momma took a nap trying to get rid of a bad sinus headache.  Thankfully, Meme'Licia was able to entertain the kiddos when they woke up from their nap.  Once Meme'Licia left, we spent the rest of the afternoon playing.  Bubeaner really enjoyed working on his new farm animal puzzle.  He would call out the animal name followed by making the animal sound before placing them on the board.  And he was doing it in both English and Spanish.  He also spent some time working on a puzzle uncle Ivan got him.  It's a little more advanced for his age, but he's getting better every day.  It's a little hard because he wants to do it himself without help.

Both babies in their highchairs.

 It is so much easier to prepare and enjoy dinner now that Bubita also has a high chair.  Before she would either be in the walker or the jumperoo while we prepared/ate dinner.  And we used the Bumbo to feed her.  But she would always end up on someone's lap.  Now, she sits in her chair playing and talking with Bubeaner across the table.  She's also able to enjoy some snacks too.  It was a good feeling to have her join us at the table during dinner.  It still amazes us to think that three years ago we didn't even use our table.  And now, it's full.  We are blessed.

Bubita enjoying a snack.

Bubeaner enjoying a strange concoction: cheese pizza dipped in yogurt that was mixed with pizza sauce.