Potty Time

Nathaniel has been tricking us for the last month or so by giving us some indication that he may want to be potty trained sometime in the foreseeable future. Since we are soon to have 2 babes in diapers, we are okay with that. He has been telling us when he is pooping for the last few weeks and likes to sit on the potty but we have never been able to coordinate the two with a favourable result.

As I was getting out of the shower yesterday (not a pretty picture, I know), he started screeching, "Poop!! Potty!!" so I ripped his diaper off and set him on the potty which lasted all of 3 seconds. Then I took the seat off and set it on the toilet which he thought was a much better idea. He sat there for over 20 minutes as he read the Globe and Mail (he seriously stared at the sports section for about 5 minutes) and we read stories together and looked at the flyer for Kubota tractors with great detail. This time, he actually peed! I was quite thrilled and am hoping for a repeat performance.

Gagetown Ferry

We went for a little drive out to Gagetown and Jemseg on Sunday for one last ride on the ferry that may be shut down at the end of the month. This is the view waiting for the ferry to come pick us up-nice little swath of open water to paddle through. There were some pretty big chunks of ice in the open water area that made reassuring sounds as they smashed against the hull of the ferry - I quite enjoyed that!

Old Man Pyjamas

I love these pyjamas! They are so soft and cute on him-makes him look like a little old man. I wish I had bought him a couple of more pairs in bigger sizes.

Change Of Date

I received a phone call from my wonderful obstetrician, Dr. Samson, asking me to come in 2 days early to have the baby. Is there a more heaven sent request than that during the last month of your pregnancy?! I could have kissed her!

New due date - Monday, April 6th, scheduled for 8:30AM!!! Send positive thoughts my way as I lay on the operating table like I am about to be crucified with a needle in my spinal fluid as they chop a hole in my gut. Can't wait and it still sounds better than going through labour!

BFF's

There is some serious love going on between Nathaniel and Karson. All they try to do is make each other laugh and Nathaniel copies everything Karson does. We had a sleepover on friday night and they were both thrilled.

On a funny note, Nathaniel calls Karson, "Dondee" which is his word for donkey. He absolutely refuses to call him by his real name and I took great delight in telling Karson what another word for donkey is...

I truly think Nathaniel knows he is being funny and takes great delight out of calling him that.

18 Days...

Two and a half weeks until this next baby comes.

Yikes.

The Newt Suit

We bought this suit at MEC and it is worth it's weight in gold if you have kids that enjoy the wet and muck. Nathaniel has put this suit through it's paces this week and it has done an excellent job. To give an example, he tripped and fell face first in this puddle and flopped around in it until I could waddle over to rescue him and he was still completely dry. I highly recommend. Plus I think he looks adorable in it.

Eater Of Snow

As you can see, he is even trying to be tricky as he eats yet another handful of snow. He loves it-walking around plowing it into his mouth saying, "Snow, yummy!". He doesn't even pick nice clean snow, just whatever is closest which is taking a risk in a household where there are 2 dogs and 3 cats.

Nathaniel and I duked it out after this picture about not eating snow-I threw a snowball at him every time I saw him take a bite, he got really pissed, but eventually decided I was not going to run out of snowballs and decided to stop. Hopefully, this works.

Nice Outfit, Dude

He will probably kill me for dressing him like this when he gets older but it keeps him warm and dry for now.

Puddles

There is a big puddle at the end of our walkway that has provided hours of amusement for Nathaniel this week. We finally received some half decent weather - sunshine and temperatures above freezing, so we have spent a fair amount of time playing in the driveway. Well, I do not do much playing, I sit on my stool and watch to make sure he doesn't drown in one of the puddles. We can't play on the lawn because there is still a good four feet of snow covering it.

Baby

Nathaniel loves playing with the set of Russian stacking dolls, with his goal of making it to the smallest one, also known by the original name of "Baby". He LOVES baby, squeals over it, even loves to carry it around in his mouth (which leads to a few fights over ol' Baby).

He knows what a human baby is and appears to be quite intrigued by them but he also calls his Glow Worm "Baby" so who knows what he thinks is growing in my gut. He may be a bit disappointed when he tries to pull her apart to find a smaller one or pushes on her belly and her face doesn't glow.

New Room

Over March Break, Iain tackled our spare/junk room and transformed it into a sweet place for Nathaniel. He is doing a pretty good job of sleeping in his bed and he loves going up there to play. He is quite proud of "Naniel's bed" (how he pronounces his own name).

Mr. Tooth Rot

When Nathaniel first started getting teeth, he quite enjoyed brushing them. Now that he has a mouthful, he just likes to eat the toothpaste.

One morning I looked in his mouth and his top 4 teeth were brown-I was horrified. So I started brushing his teeth with a facecloth and some tooth paste-I have to pin him down and scrub but he now has nice pearly whites again. I seriously thought he was going to have brown chompers until they fell out. We bought him this stupid $8 toothbrush that is soft and full of bristles that he gnaws away on and that helps also. He seems to enjoy it plus he LOVES biting my finger as I poke inside his mouth. He better thank me some day for caring about his fangs...

A Visit With Noah

My cousin, Tara, her husband, Mathias and their adorable son, Noah came and spent an enjoyable weekend with us in January. Noah was all smiles and cried for the grand total of 5 minutes. Nathaniel had a bad cold, whined constantly and stopped crying for all of 5 minutes the entire weekend. You can only say, "He isn't usually like this... " so many times before you even stop believing it yourself. We were so proud, especially when Nathaniel decided to try his drumming skills on Noah's head.