I am joining, for the 2ND WEEK IN A ROW, Mrs. 4444 for her fancy free fragmenting! I hope you will join in on the fun! And just a warning, my fragmenting gets to be kinda long because I'm a talker. And also a SAHM who rarely gets adult conversation, so this is my sort of outlet! LOL Ok, you have been forewarned.... Continue on....
~So, last Saturday night, my 20mo son PEED ON THE POTTY!!! We had been out to see fireworks at a friends house and didnt get in until late. I had planned on pretty much putting him straight to bed, but thought I'd strip him down and see if he'd "use" the potty before that last diaper change and pjs. And Oh. My. GOodness, he really did! I was shocked! And get this, he even "tried" so hard (like straight up straining) that he pooped too! hahahaha. I will spare everyone from the picture I took... But I had to document it because my husband is "in the sandbox" and I wanted him to feel like he was here! haha And my sweet Bug has pottied everyday since, at least once!! Go Josiah go!
~Speaking of the husband, he was able to get access to a PX (Post Exchange- kinda like the military version of a Walmart/department store) for the first time since he's been overseas! I'm sure it's NOT like the actual PX here in the US, but still, it's STUFF that he can buy that he hasnt had access to in 3.5 months. All he needed was laundry soap...... And go figure.... They didnt have any! LOL Poor guy. I told him he should've told me to send some, because I just sent his last box to him! But he said he only does laundry once every 3 weeks so it wasnt really on his mind. LOL
~Josiah and I went to Monkey Joe's for the first time this week. We both had a good time. I was excited that I didnt have to pay anything for myself, and for $5 for a few hours of air conditioned fun, it was worth it! LOL J is still a bit small for almost all the slides, but the little toddler bouncy thing was good for him... Heck, he just ran around like a crazy kid more so than playing on the bouncers! And he also "joined" another family a couple times at their picnic table. I guess I dont feed him enough? LOL
~ We drove "back home" to celebrate Independence day. I actually get kinda annoyed when people call it "July 4th" or "the 4th of July".... Everyone all over the world has a July 4th, but not everyone can call a day their Independence Day. And being Army, it just means a little more! :) Anyway. We have had a fun-filled few days with family and friends. We watched fireworks at my brother's house for their 11th annual cookout on Independence day, and what a fun time we had! A few highlights were:
J sweated like crazy. He had sweat rolling down his little boy face!
He tore up some watermelon!!! He loves the stuff! haha
J also LOVED the fireworks. He sat in his stroller and said boom the whole time!! I am so glad he wasnt scared of them. We live quite close to our base and we frequently hear (and feel!) artillery going off, so I'm thinking he is just used to "booms!" LOL (and yes, he is eating MORE watermelon! haha)
~ I decided, after seeing a friend post, to take some pictures of J out in the yard on Independence day and be our very patriotic selves. So, here's a few of those... (I did some editing in Picasa by Google. I like that software, especially since I am no photographer... Just a mamarazzi with a DSLR! LOL)
I told J that we were going to take some pictures and he sat down! LOL
A boy and his flags... :)
My husband actually commented on this picture on my FB page and I was shocked! It's the first one he's commented on since he's been deployed!
Got my hands in my pockets......
~ We were planning to go to the Atlanta Zoo today, but decided since it would be 100* outside, and it's a 3 hour drive, and the air quality was gonna be yucky, that maybe we'll wait and go in the early fall.... So, instead we went to Kids Sense, which is a children's museum about 20 minutes from "home". We had a fun time playing! And the air conditioning was nice too! LOL
He loved the big magnet!
~ And lastly, we are staying with my parents this week and this is the first time. I didnt bring a booster seat for J to sit in for meals.... However, my mom still has, at her house, her highchair from when she was a baby! On our first day here, Josiah got to eat Granny's spaghetti in the chair! (and a few other meals since our first day visiting!)
