Little Buddies

Yes —they even have matching highchairs!

Planning their escape

Maybe Toby will help?

Baby train! (excluding the caboose :) )

John is so strong!

Dazed by camera flashes

How cute are these two?

Lil' Twins Fan

 We're #1!

Tessa is gearing up for the Twins game we're going to in September. We're getting as much wear out of that outfit as we can; it might not fit come September!

Wish you were here!

While we were doing this (Colorado)...

Tessa was doing this (Minneapolis)...

Thanks, Aaron & Jessica, for taking such good care of our babe while we were away! We missed her terribly, but knew she was in good hands. :)

Potty Progression

We introduced Tessa to her potty chair back in February because she was showing all the signs of being ready to start training. She did really well for a while, going on it every night for about two weeks or so. She was doing so well that we asked her teachers to start trying during the day. That wasn't as successful, and a few weeks later, Tessa lost interest, so we took a break. Now, she's back at it. We were at J.C.Penney yesterday when Tessa said, "Potty, potty, potty!" We weren't sure how she'd do since there was no potty chair there, but we rushed to the restrooms anyway. I held Tessa as she sat on the toilet, and she went! She even had a dry diaper. The people in the restroom probably thought I was a bumbling fool; I was praising Tessa like there was no tomorrow. We are SO proud of her! She's getting better at telling us when she needs to go, but we didn't expect her to tell us when we were out and about. It's a step in the right direction.

Daycare update: Tessa's teachers told me she did wonderfully in the 2 room last week. She even ate lunch and napped with her new friends. One of Tessa's favorite teachers, Tina, looked like she was going to cry when she was telling me about Tessa's day. We know Tessa will miss her, too. None of us will miss the biting, though.

In other news, Tessa likes going to Hobby Lobby and T.J. Maxx. Last week on our ride in to daycare, Tessa kept saying, "T.J. Maxx!" After I told her that Daddy probably wouldn't like it if we skipped daycare and work to go shopping, she said, "Hobby Lobby!" I told her we'd go there in a few weeks to get supplies for her birthday party, to which she replied, "Whoop, whoop!" with a little dance. I know we don't go there THAT often...they're just that exciting. We go to Hy-Vee and Target more frequently, and she never says she wants to go there. Priorities, I guess.

Well we're movin' on up

To the eastside! To a room with no biters, at the Y-aye-aye! (Think "The Jeffersons" theme song.)

Today, Tessa will start transitioning to one of the 2 rooms, which the directors assured me has no biters in it. She'll be in her new room for the long-run as of July 12. It's amazing how quickly things change when you complain enough... I guess it took one more biting incident (on Tuesday) and me having a face-to-face with the directors (Wednesday morning) to have them really act on this matter. Throw out phrases like, "discipline issues" and "infections from bites," and they really take you seriously.