2008 Off On The Right Start


Jet is officially potty-trained!! Yeah! When we were in El Paso, we were at the grocery store buying pull-up diapers (the potty-training kind). They were $14.99! It's amazing because we pay and we pay, and sometimes we really don't realize how much we're paying until we stop and really think about it....$14.99...a somewhat decent bottle of wine from Albertsons....$14.99...three pair of underwear from Victoria's Secret...$14.99....dinner for 4 anywhere in El Paso...Well, almost! Anyway - we said "This is it - that is the absolute last $$ we spend on pull-up diapers for that boy", (not to mention the really stinky crap that goes along w/ it that one of us would get the benefit of cleaning). A week and a half later, it's done. It only took two horrible accidents (one in Best Buy), and an extraordinary amount of candy and treats. Our kid is amped-up on sugar, but at least he's pooping in the toilet! He'll then be so proud of his feat that he has to show you, and runs out and sticks his butt straight up in the air for proper cleaning. We are so proud of him!


Kimber Elle just turned 7 months, and she's teething pretty heavily. It is neat to see her completely different personality and preferences - she's chill most of the time right now, and a total extrovert. She loves to be held, is an absolute snuggle-bug, and she smells like mama's milk as she's still nursing. She wants to always be in the same room that everyone else is in, even when she's dead tired. She's got amazingly soft skin, long fingers and eyelashes, and a light olive complexion with brown straight hair and blue eyes. We're all smitten.Isn't it amazing that we have two beautiful children that adore each other so much? As Kimber Elle came into our lives, we were all afraid of jealousy, acting-out, and Jet's overall change with the adjustment of a baby sister. He had us all to himself for 2 1/2 years, so we didn't know what to expect. To our amazement, he has been Kimber's biggest fan and care-giver thus far. Kimber's eyes light up when Jet comes around. She thinks of him as her non-stop 24 hour personal entertainment. He makes her laugh like nobody else can. We hope to see much more of the same in the years to come.

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