The holidays have come and gone (sorry for not getting an update out sooner). Since then, we have successfully moved Thatcher from the crib to his "big boy bed". Luckily for us, he has loved every minute of having a twin bed and has had no problem adjusting to sleeping in a bed and staying in his room until we come in for him in the morning. We started with one mattress, then a week later we added the box spring underneath, and two weeks after that we added the bed frame and headboard. It was a nice way to have him learn the boundaries of the bed without having to buy any extra safety rails.
It seems like Thatcher just keeps getting more and more kid-like every day; he is no longer a baby, that is for sure! He has taken to reading time much more now that he can sit/lay on his bed - we can even make it through entire books now and even multiple at a time! Every night we spend at least 20 minutes reading in his room, which was an impossibility just 3 weeks ago.
It's hard to believe that in just two short weeks he will officially turn 2! The time has sure gone fast.
In an effort to regain control of my pregnancy pillow (Thatcher's TV chair/pillow) we bought him a camo bean bag last week at the "deer store" (Cabela's). Again he surprised us as he did not even notice we had removed the pillow chair from the living room. He LOVES his bean bag and battles us for it daily. We love to roll it around and get him stuck on top of it. It has provided lots of entertainment for us this past week.
Also on our trip last weekend, we were able to meet the newest addition to the Staples family - Brynn Alexandra Staples. What a beautiful, little peanut! Good job on her Evan and Jess! We very much enjoyed spending the afternoon with the three of them and were also surprised to see big brother Tyler and Jody there as well. It was a nice, but brief Staples sibling reunion. We are excited to see everyone again soon for Thatcher's birthday bash. It will be fun to see how Brynn will grow and change in one month's time.
On the home front, we have basically put everything away so the basement is ready to be taped, mudded, and painted. Josh and I have also been looking at paint colors - decision time again! I trust we'll make a good decision and everything will turn out great. It will be so nice to have part of the basement project done before summer arrives.
Baby Phoenix has been moving around more and more everyday. I am so very thankful that this pregnancy has been almost an exact repeat of the last in that I feel very well and can maintain my usual routines quite easily. I have a long way to go (just 16 weeks now) so things could change but I know my boys will take care of me/us when we need it most.
Now, FINALLY, a picture extravaganza to catch you all up on our happenings since the last post:
It seems like Thatcher just keeps getting more and more kid-like every day; he is no longer a baby, that is for sure! He has taken to reading time much more now that he can sit/lay on his bed - we can even make it through entire books now and even multiple at a time! Every night we spend at least 20 minutes reading in his room, which was an impossibility just 3 weeks ago.
It's hard to believe that in just two short weeks he will officially turn 2! The time has sure gone fast.
In an effort to regain control of my pregnancy pillow (Thatcher's TV chair/pillow) we bought him a camo bean bag last week at the "deer store" (Cabela's). Again he surprised us as he did not even notice we had removed the pillow chair from the living room. He LOVES his bean bag and battles us for it daily. We love to roll it around and get him stuck on top of it. It has provided lots of entertainment for us this past week.
Also on our trip last weekend, we were able to meet the newest addition to the Staples family - Brynn Alexandra Staples. What a beautiful, little peanut! Good job on her Evan and Jess! We very much enjoyed spending the afternoon with the three of them and were also surprised to see big brother Tyler and Jody there as well. It was a nice, but brief Staples sibling reunion. We are excited to see everyone again soon for Thatcher's birthday bash. It will be fun to see how Brynn will grow and change in one month's time.
On the home front, we have basically put everything away so the basement is ready to be taped, mudded, and painted. Josh and I have also been looking at paint colors - decision time again! I trust we'll make a good decision and everything will turn out great. It will be so nice to have part of the basement project done before summer arrives.
Baby Phoenix has been moving around more and more everyday. I am so very thankful that this pregnancy has been almost an exact repeat of the last in that I feel very well and can maintain my usual routines quite easily. I have a long way to go (just 16 weeks now) so things could change but I know my boys will take care of me/us when we need it most.
Now, FINALLY, a picture extravaganza to catch you all up on our happenings since the last post:
