Alright when you are in the midst of potty training it does seem like all conversations end up about peeing an pooping. Izzy cracked us up at dinner last night. We were at a fancy restaurant, the kind where they clear the crumbs away from your place setting. Well the waitress was saying goodbye to us and Izzy blurts out, pretty loud, "There is ( Read more... )

Couple cute things that Izzy has done lately ( Read more... )

Izzy had a great Halloween. We met up with a couple neighborhood friends and went trick-or-treating. Every time we went up to a house Stupendousman (Calvin and Hobbes alter ego) said "Trick or Treating", then when they started to give him candy, it had to go in his hand (not in his bag), he would look at it and then put it in his bag. I didn't ( Read more... )

I think we can describe my sinus surgery back in May as a success.  The cold that I caught earlier this week has not turned into a sinus infection.  The main goal of the surgery was to be able to catch a cold and be exposed to allergens without a sinus infection.  So, this cold lasted 2 days, whereas a sinus infection would have taken a week and ( Read more... )

We had a great vacation two weeks ago. We went to Murphy NC. The mountains were relaxing but still very hot. Izzy got to ride the Thomas train and a school bus. We think enjoyed the school bus ride from the parking lot to the train more than the train ride. During the train ride he seemed a bit overwhelmed. Of course we were all being blasted with ( Read more... )

Gonzo, Happy Anniversary!!!!  We have had nine wonderful years and there are many many more to come.
LOVE YOU

Last night wasn't great but it felt successful. Getting Izzy to sleep took less time, 1 hour.  He woke at 3:00 and went right back to bed without a fight.  Then was sound asleep in 20 min.  Unfortunately he woke again at 3:50 insisting on a Daddy hug.  Gonzo was back in bed in just under an hour.  I think we are making progress.

Izzy in his new bed with Spiderman sheets...

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The transition to a big bed is resulting in the whole family loosing sleep.  Monday night it took 2 hours to get Izzy to sleep but he slept through the night.  Last night it took ~1.5 hours to get Izzy to sleep ( Read more... )

We transitioned Izzy to a twin size bed yesterday.  Well at least we started the process ( Read more... )