3rd Year Portraits

Happy Birthday to Kate!

I can't believe it's already been three years. And yet in some ways, it feels like I've known you forever.

In the beginning

Year One

Year Two (We finally have hair!)

Year Three (sans hair once again)

We love you, Kate!!

It's a Potty Party!

My black lab has had some, uh, bowel incontinence issues lately. It's off and on, so it's very hard to predict. We went to the vet this morning, and they really want a stool sample so they can rule out a few things. Since we have two dogs, I can't just pick up a pile in the backyard. I have to physically watch him do it. That means I am following him around every time I let him outside.

My daughter will be three next week. She still wears diapers, so starting today, it is The Summer of Potty-Training. She has panties on right now, so we're sitting on the potty every 30 minutes. I'm also asking her every five minutes, "Are your panties dry? How are your panties? Do you need to potty?"

I am very eager to stop following things around and watching them go to the bathroom.

Getting Used to It

After nearly 2 weeks, I've grown accustomed to her new 'do. Here is what her hair looks like these days:



She still loves it. We've gotten lots of compliments on the cut, but I feel compelled to tell the story to everyone who hadn't already heard. People might just think I'm some hip, cool mama who's into a little sassy hairdo, and I definitely can't have them thinking that!