Survival Mode

About a week ago  Derek went on a business trip in Napa Valley, California.  He left very eary Thursday morning and got back very late on Saturday.  I was at home on my own with the kids, which was quite the challenge.  Thursday morning I immediately switched to survival mode.  Sure, Adalyn may have watched a few more cartoons than she is usually allowed to watch and both kids might have stayed in their jammies until after lunch, but we SURVIVED!  Derek's being gone certainly made me realize how nice it is to have him home in the evenings.  Bedtimes were a huge challenge on my own.  Carter still isn't sleeping through the night, and Adalyn has been waking up more often through the night since Carter has been born.  Needless to see, by the time Derek came home I was exhausted.  Even though Derek had a long day of traveling home, he let me sleep in on Sunday, which I greatly appreciated!  Sunday afternoon we headed to the Decatur Zoo.  The zoo was having a special event about keeping the animals cool and was giving out lots of ice cream to its visitors.  Addy loved her ice cream cones (yes, she had two!) It was a great way to end a hectic week! 

Addy loves to help me cook in the kitchen and helped me make a "welcome home" cake for Derek.

Derek and Adalyn checking out the goats at the zoo.

Carter and Addy's new ride

Festival season is just around the corner.  If you know us, you know that we love to attend the local festivals in our area.  Here is a picture of our friend Kim and Carter at the Sugar Creek Art Fair that we attended a few weeks ago. 

Carter continues to grow and grow.  He has grown out of many of his three month clothes and is filling out his six month clothes better than any other 7 week old I have ever seen.  Overall, he continues to be a very easy going.  He is smiling a lot now and loves to watch his busy big sister.  Even though he isn't consitently sleeping through the night, he has had some longer stretches without eating lately, which has given me hope that the light at the end of the tunnel is near.  For now, I will continue to take the four hour stretches when I can get them and remain thankful that he is sleeping as much as he is! 

It's never too early to put a bball in their hands (or feet)

Big Smiles!

Addy was a big help around the house when Derek wasn't home.  She has become more and more interested in playing with and spending time with Carter as he is becoming more and more alert.  It is a lot of fun watching her interact with him.  Sometimes she gets a little too rowdy and needs to be reminded that Carter's just a babe.  Potty training in the Freihaut household continues to be an intersting journey...full of highs and lows.  Last week we started a potty chart where Addy would earn stickers to work for a prize.  The prize was a set of Dora Mega Blocks that we found on clearance at Toys-R-Us and Derek just had to buy.  We decided it would make a good potty prize.   Addy is crazy about legos and loves to build things with her dad.  We put the prize on our dining room table and Addy sat and admired it many times throughout the days.  Needless to say it only took her a week to earn the prize and she was ecstatic to play with her new blocks.  After earning the blocks we took many steps backward and she is now on a "potty strike."  She wants nothing to do with sitting on the potty and is just fine with wearing her diapers.  We'll see if we can make progress in the next few weeks!