Will Go Potty 4 Popsicles!!

Well, it's official....Trenton is pottytrained!! Easier than I thought really. Fri. afternoon he said "I don't want to wear a diaper anymore." That was where it all began. We have stayed home all weekend wearing just underwear and he did great! Had an accident Sat. am (well 2 small ones, he wasn't "finished" with the first accident) but has gone in the potty everytime since then. The motivater.....popscicles! The more he eats....the more he pees!

Happy Dance!!


More Happy Dance

I'm not sure what this face is....I said "smile". What a stinker! I am so proud of my big boy!!

Little Gym Medal Day

Saturday was Trenton's last day at The Little Gym. It was "show/medal day". More like "chaos day." Trenton's cousin Reagan was in town so she came along and played too. Aunt Michelle got lots of shopping done that day. Friends and relatives came to watch the kids. Not OUR friends and relatives but that's ok. As far as I'm concerned, relatives can watch Trenton at the mall inside playground and get the same amount of action. He runs like a wild man for about an hour and wants nothing to do with any class activitiy. Hopefully he'll be in soccer this spring and it will be a little more his style..
Trenton and Reagan stopped to actually smile for the camera.

By the end of the class, he was a trainwreck and wanted nothing to do with standing up on the podium to receive his medal. He is pissed, can you tell?

Climbing the obstacle course.

Cute Avery, Emily's little one, climbing on the beam.

Supposed to be doing a bean bag song/activitiy with the class. He is of course too busy for something so silly. He does have the bean bag in his hand though....

I am slowly cleaning out the guest bedroom today. Michelle took some things back home for her house and my lil sister's friend bought the mattress and is coming to pick it up today. I am taking all of the things off the wall in my office and getting ready to start making it into the new baby's room. I have a long way to go. I find out what the sex of the baby is soon and I want to be ready to start decorating!!! Turing the guest bedroom into a playroom with a sleeper sofa for guests. Can't wait. Trenton still doing good in his bed. The last 2 naptimes have been good. We had a couple of rough ones where he kept putting toys in his bed. Hope he keeps this up!

Last note....if you want a good laugh....go to The Nicodemus Family blog and read her last post. For some reason, I think we could be great friends....she sounds hilarious.

Kind of Big Boy Bed

Well, with Baby 2 on the way, I've started some transitions in my house. First, Trenton's room. He LOVES his crib. Has NEVER gotten out and when asked if he wants a big boy bed, firmly answered NO! I LOVE my bed. I am not buying another one so we started the process. I took the front off (the whole time we did this we kept telling ourselves we were crazy). We bought a safety rail (which is practically the size of the crib). The kicker is he has the freedom to get in and out. I want him to have this freedom and learn to stay in on his own BEFORE we bring home a new baby. So far he loves it and stays in until I get him in the morning. Only one bump in the road so far.....naptime today. I heard him messing around on the monitor (as usual for naptime) and decided to check in. He had like 20 books, all his tools/nails/screws, and about 10 stuffed animals in there. We had a little chat about the rules of a big boy bed. We'll see how this goes. I can't wait to order the bedding I have picked out for his twin bed and change things up a bit. I took off the skirt, bumper, and changed the lamp (no more baby lamp). Things are looking a little plain for now I guess.

The essentials...Mr. Ribbits-check, Teddy-check, Puppy-check. Ohhhh and now cupholder...big check check!!

The other morning I caught Trenton on my bed with the bag of Marshmellow Mayteys (my fav). He was dumping them out, picking out the marshmellows...who am I to judge.


Look at that face.....guilty!!!

16 weeks

Today I went to the doctor for a checkup (15-16weeks). I didn't get to see my regular Dr. that I see all the time but that was ok. Little baby's heartrate was just perfect. He kept the doppler on there a while while we talked so I heard it for a long time. I wish I could just wear one of those things all the time. At first it was 140, but after a few min. it went up to 150. We could hear all the movement "it" was doing too, so that's why it's little heart rate went up. (Just like me walking up the stairs to the clinic....sad). He said "I'm suprised you can't feel it moving, with it being your second and you being so tall and thin." Yep, he's now my favorite, he called me thin....something I feel NOT SO MUCH OF! I quickly told him it was an illusion because of my height and as a matter of fact I DID feel lil peanut move this am in bed. Matt thought I was crazy. My next appt. is at 20 weeks for an ultrasound. We are very anxious for that appt to come. I want everything to be ok so I can worry a little less....and we can find out the sex!

My car outside temp said 3 this morning on my way to my appt. Radio said more like -10 to -15 with the windchill. That is the only time I have been outside my house for the last 2 days. RIDICULOUS!! to say the least.

Trenton and I have been warm and cozy inside this house. I play cars most of the day, "fix things" when I'm not playing cars, and take LONG naps while he does. I am still requiring the same amount of sleep as an infant these days. I have also caught up on my house, which I've been trying to do for like a year. I feel an amazing sense of accomplishment having all my laundry done, dishes clean, and my floors clean AT THE SAME TIME. We all know, it won't last. I can almost see dust gathering as I type.

Happy New Year & more SNOW!!

Happy New Year! We are ready for a new year filled with big events, many 1sts, and great memories. We haven't been up to much these days. Poor Matt is coming out of a terrible bout of strepp throat/ear infections. I didn't think adults got those but he did. He started the year at 2am with night sweats/chills and a high fever. I'm glad the medicine has started working and we are starting to see the old Matt come back.....we missed him. (He literally did not move or talk for like 2 days).

We were also suprised to see snow this am! I have been a busy bee around the house and have not been keeping up with the news. I guess everyone else knew it was coming. It was a nice suprise though. Here are some random pics and some new pics today of the snow..


Little man puttin down one of his many "cutie oranges" he eats everyday.

When my mom was here a few days ago, I put her diet coke in this as a joke. Trenton found it later that day and put his sippie in it. It was quite a site to say the least.

Checking out the snow.

About to hit mommy with a snow ball.

Daddy taught Trenton to eat the snow. Fabulous....

He said "yummmmm...it's icy!"

White Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas here at the Trumbo house. It was white and pretty outside and warm and fuzzy inside. It was just us three amigos in person but our whole family in spirit as we opened gifts sent from everyone.

Trenton made out quite well considering all of our family and Santa of course. His face was priceless when he saw everything. He put his hands on his chest and said "All for me?!"

I spent a good part of the day sorting out all his old toys. Pretty ridiculous when you see it in one big heap (what you are packing away/giving away) I can't wait to sell all of this stuff one day, I might retire early. Baby 2 has it made.

BTW...speaking of baby 2. I am 15 weeks today! This pregnancy is different from Trenton's. I FEEL pregnant (or maybe I'm milking it because it is likely my last). I have a small bump (Matt says I'm imagining things) I'm not imagining that my skinny jeans don't fit and I feel like a blob. I found some really long Rock and Republic jeans (maternity) with an adjustable waist (yes, like toddler pants). Lets just say it was a really good day...thank you Santa.

I am still tired (2nd trimester), I am hungry all the stinking time (so I eat all the stinking time). I don't remember this SO much with Trenton. But....I still LOVE being pregnant and can't wait until its a "real bump".

Here are some pics from yesterday:

He loved the snow.
The goods.
GI Joe

You KNOW that was not from us. But THANKS! :)

This is about excited as Trenton gets for the camera. (His father's child for sure) I kept telling Trenton it was Jesus' birthday and he said "no it's not!....it's daddy's!"

Chirstmas Eve

Tonight we went to GiGi and Poppy's house for Christmas Eve dinner and presents. Trenton had a blast and stayed hyper for a while after we got home. Don't ask me how he fell asleep, he must have CRASHED.
Matt and I had fun setting everything up under the tree. It's sleeting/snowing right now so we're supposed to wake up to a white Christmas. We'll see.....
These pics are totally out of order...

Matt putting together Handy Manny workbench. He is gonna freak!

Daddy and Trenton reading Twas the Night Before Christmas.


Running around like a wild man!

Riding his new scooter from GiGi and Poppy.

Matt's lil sis, Alexis, is quite the singer. She got an early Christmas present tonight......an amp and a microphone. She does great in front of people. She sang this year at the fair and was awesome!!

He knew how to ride the scooter without us telling him. He sees the "big boys" in our neighborhood.

Digging in!

"What's in here?" (scooter)

He was just elated about his first present....a candy cane from Lexi.

Waiting to open presents...he knew that big one was for him.


Eyeballing all the food.

Lexi


Sydney supervising. She made the most awesome red velvet cake, yummy.

Matt and Uncle Jerry

"Caught ya!" Trenton loves to jump on GiGi's bed.

Ready for Christmas

After my last min. shopping this afternoon, I am officially ready for Christmas. Trenton has been ready for a while....he asks every morning if Santa came. It's hard for him to understand "time concepts." We are ready for a long break and fun times with family. I will post pics of our get togethers as they happen. Here are some pics of my decorations... I wish we never had to take it down!

Living Room Christmas tree. I wish you could read the pillows on the chairs. They say "Naughy" and "Nice".

Trenton's sport tree in his room.

Entry table. Proudly displaying Trenton's rulodph pic he made today at school.


Kitchen table.

**Thanks to my friend, Emily, for lending me her old camera until a I get a new one. I'm sooooo greatful!

Our mini Chirstmas vacation

Let me get the bad news out of the way, my camera broke on our "mini trip" so no pics. Trenton's sippy of juice spilled in the bag into my camera (didn't have the case on it :( ) Looks like Santa is going to have to fill a last min. order (or I'll go buy myself one)

We left Thurs. morn for good ole Branson. Just a short trip for us (1.5 hr). We wanted to get one more use out of our season passes to Silver Dollar City. Thurs. we went to Tanger Outlet, which looked desserted by the way....wierd. Ate at Landry's for lunch (my fav--get the cobb salad). Went to SDC that evening. It was freezing and crowded, kind of a bust for us. Trenton did a few of his favorite rides, then we decided to head back to The Landing for dinner. The lights were pretty though. Kind of hard to enjoy them when you are 1.freezing 2. walking steep hills with a stroller 3. dodging rednecks..I mean civilians. 4. worried about how cold Trenton's hands and ears were and he refused to cover them up 5. starving (always :))
We stayed down at The Landing-Promonade which is really fun. Fri we walked around down there and layed low-long naps and laziness. The best was Fri. night. We went to The Dixie Stampede. This was SO FUN!! HIGHLY recomm. this to anyone with kids. If they are under 3 they can sit on your lap. They give each person enough food to feed a small family. Trenton loved all the animals and action. It was the Christmas show. Lots of toy characters and exciting action all the time. He was clapping and yelling "yea!" to the music. Hilarious!! Really wish I had my camera there.
Came home this am. We are pooped and can't wait to go back to the Dixie Stampede next year.
We asked Trenton what he wants to name the baby and he thought for a second and said "Fred" HA!! I bet Fred could be friends with "Billy", Emily. My friend's son, Jack, said he wants his mama to have a baby and name him "Billy" HA

Sitting on Santa...and more news!

No pics this time. Sorry. Just a funny story...

Went to see Santa Thurs. evening at the mall. Before we left the house, Trenton put his paci "PAC" in a baggie and wanted to bring it to Santa so he could give it to a baby this Christmas... I know what you are thinking, it can't really be that easy, can it? We'll get to that answer in a few..
Trenton runs through the mall, pac in hand ready to give it to Santa. I am so excited I am almost running too. We are 3rd in line, Trenton is getting a little nervous now that he sees Santa up close. When it is his turn, he walks up to Santa, gives him the paci, says "for the babies now" and says "blue car" and walks away. This kid doesn't have time for chit chat. We coaxed him back and he did end up sitting a smiling for a nice picture.

I would love to tell you that IT WAS in fact that easy giving up the paci. That night, at bedtime, Trenton gets his "blank" and says "Where's my pac?" I remind him that Santa has it now and he matter of factly replies "oh yeah". Still going smoothly.....

I listen to the monitor 2HOURS after he went to bed and he is just a talking and having a good ole time. I go in and he wants his pac.
I reply, "Santa has it, and he went home."
Trenton: "Well get a new one"
Me: " I don't have a new one" (honestly)
Trenton: "Go to the store" (weeping)
I feel so bad at this point that I decide to go digging for ANY OLD paci. I found and old nuk paci from when he was an infant (he never liked/used) in a baggie by the old bottles. He happily took it and is more excited than ever to have a "new paci". So not only are we back to square one but maybe even worse.!!!! HA

My other news.......I'm pregnant! 12 weeks today in fact. 1/3 of the way there! Heart rate was 170 yesterday, which is exactly what Trenton's was at that appt. Hmmmmm....we're thinking boy. It's a Trumbo, of course it's a boy!
We are really excited about 2010! I'm due June 26th. The countdown is on!

Another cute one!

Ok, make sure and read the post below to see the rest of these cute shirts. This is actually the last one we just added. We just can't stop....the possibilities are endless!!

Rena's Sweat Shop

HA! Rena is what Trenton and the other grandkids call my mom. Today is her birthday and Trenton and I are down for the weekend. I'm so mean I've had her making stuff for ME (really Trenton). Everytime the phone rings, we answer "Rena's sweatshop!" Here are some of the applique shirts she made today.

The pictures don't do them justice. And.....they really are so fun to make (I really did help). If you want to order one, just leave a comment on this post with your email and we'll get back to you. For a long sleeve toddler shirt its $16.50 (that includes your shipping). We have all kinds of ideas up our sleeves!! No pun intended....hehe.

Cute Christmas Idea

My mom is making really cute kitchen towels and aprons for Christmas. She has done many different varieties, including Christmas fabrics. I am using the towels as hostess gifts (you can get an inital or last name monogramed on them yourself). Its a great "little something" to bring to a Christmas party instead of just a bottle of wine (boring). The apron/towel sets are really cute for grandma and mother in law presents.
She can do any fabric/color scheme to match someone's taste or kitchen colors! She's always open to new suggestions too! Just click on the link under "My mom's new venture" --SewSassyChic-- (top right corner of my blog page)