Merry Christmas

I feel like I never have enough time in the day to accomplish all that I want to do. That included making and sending Christmas Cards this year.  Today is my last day of work before a two week break and I am so excited to spend some more time with my family.  I hope that you are all enjoying the season with your families. May the spirit of the season last in our homes into the next year.  Love the Bridges. 

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Happy Halloween Festivities

October seemed to fly by quickly.  It was full of Justins Birthday, Our friend Halloween Party and Halloween.  The party was so much fun. Thanks for everyone that came.  We had a great time eating, playing BINGO and the Doughnut game.  Everyones costumes were great.  Seth had a great time trick or treating. That kid can go forever when there is cousins to follow and candy involved. He is so independent these days and that included wanting to carve his own pumpkin.  Thankfully he let me do hand over hand. We also went up to ride the Heber Creeper were he wanted nothing to do with the fall activities. He just kept saying "all aboard"  hoping that would mean the train ride would start soon.  Life seems to be flying by so quickly I fill like I am just trying to jump on and hopefully remember some of what we do.  And if you read all the way to here. Yes my costume is an oven and yes that is an ultrasound taped to it.  I am currently 19 weeks.  Baby due March 30th.  We are excited for this next phase of our life.  Stay tuned for the gender announcement. 

Family Pictures from Noorlander Photography

Seth was not very happy at this point he did great for the extended pictures but must have used his smile all up.  

Something New

We bought a new car!! A Subaru Outback.  Yes, I have joined the wagon driving, granola loving clan that is associated with this brand.  I love it. I have the bigger space for passengers and of course Ares.  I also get good gas mileage for my daily driving.  The decision came with much anxiety mostly from me, since I start hyperventelating at the thought of spending large amounts of money.  The Hyundai was just well loved and making too many funny noises to trust with my daily commute to and during work.  Getting new things is so much fun. 

Potty training

Picture a three day weekend trapped in a small room just you your son and a frog potty. This was the scene I created trying to follow a mix of a one day and three day method for potty training. The first day there was a lot of playing and not caring a bit about the toilet, asking for a diaper and questioning my sanity. The second day was another rough morning but we had a better afternoon and more motivation to push through. Sunday proved to be better but also a set back when he pooped all over grandmas floor before I could finish blinking. At this point I knew Justin was questioning my decision to try this but we had made enough progress I was convinced to stick with it. It has been almost a month now and while the first two weeks came with their fair share of accidents I am happy to say we are fully potty trained. He still has some two year old potty dance moments but typically he tells you he has to go and wants to do it completely independently. We must have done a lot of clapping early on because he also applauds himself when he goes. It has been really nice not changing diapers and it is just one more thing to make me realize how big Seth is. He is definitely not my baby anymore.

Second Birthday Weekend

We celebrated Seth's Second birthday on January 15th by extending it for three days of celebration. We had lunch and cake with cousins and family at Mcdonalds. Yes Mcdonalds. I know not a lot of thought but super easy and all the kids were entertained. Grandma Diane made the Buzz cake and did an awesome job. He was so cute and kept asking to blow the candle out over and over again. That night we spent it with family celebrating Great Grandma Thompsons 93rd birthday. I have a lot of memories with grandma and it can be really hard to see her sometimes but it was great that the whole family was there. Seth was also willing to give her kisses which made my day. Seths actual birthday was more laid back and spent with the grandpas for dinner and cake. Monday being a holiday we took advantage of the time to play in the snow a little and go swimming at the nearby rec center. Seth of course loves the water and did not want to leave. He loved going around the lazy river portion and floating all by himself. I think swim lessons will definately be needed this summer. It is hard to believe that two years have come and gone and our little baby has turned into an adorable monster who you regularly alternate between wanting to scream at and smothering him with hugs. I proably exagerated his lack of communication skills last post he is actually doing some really good things just not as advanced as all the other moms blogs I get to look at. In a way I think it has really helped me sympathize more with the moms I work with. He is using between 50-100 unclear words to express his wants and needs. Pretty much the kid is the epitome of doing every age appropriate articulation error you can make. (water= badin, fish=dish, stop=bop come= num etc.)He can do two word phrases but has not made it a regular thing. He is super smart and loves to help dad with any building that needs to be done and mom in the kitchen. He has fiqured out where each of the four grandparents homes and his two great grandmas keep their candy and is not afraid to ask. He is really in to hot wheels cars, trains, buzz and the movie Rio right now. I am hesitant to say but he has also shown an interest in potty training and is going everytime we put him on the toilet. I am hoping to really push it this weekend and see how he does. Hopefully it doesn't backfire and push us backwards. Seth is definately our little monster but we are so gratefuly that he is here and are looking forward to what the next two years will bring.