Potty "un-training" continues...

Well, at just 2 years old, 24 months to be exact, you have definitely potty train yourself. You still havent shown interest in pooping on the potty, but you have definitely shown signs that you are close ( like also not wanting to go in your diaper bc you now loathe the diaper). Youve been wearing big boy undies for weeks now and the other day spent your first outing in big boy undies, too! We were all so proud of you!! You came home and pottied right away, which was even more impressive.



Other than that exciting bit of information, we did a family photo session with Lotus Blossom Photography, who also did our wedding and your 1st bday pics. They turned out so beautifully. One of my very favorites is you with your arms out mimicking an airplane "hairplane" that was flying above head. The joy on your face is contagious :)



I continue the NP job hunt as well, finding it hard to find anything meeting my most important requirment: part time. I refuse monday- friday as my #1 job is mommy. I can work forever, but i cant get these moments with my baby back. Until the perfect job finds me, I am happy where I am and happy with the flexibility of my PRN RN job. I recently interviewed for a job offering an obscene amount of money and after the interview, called Ben and said, " is it crazy that i will be turning this down?" bc it would require me work 5 days a week. Meaning someone else would be raising you. Although we are blessed enough to have my mom as our childcare, I still can stomach leaving full time when i don't financially have to. Its a sticky decision, especially when i know all the things we could do with more money, but as a momma i think the best thing you can do is "listen to your gut" as my mom says, and Ive always felt this was the clear choice for our family. Although women have taken great strides to become equal, I still believe God chose us to raise our children and be the glue of our homes, and I cant ignore that notion to work 24-7. Its just not me. Luckily, I have a husband who agrees with me on this point. So...the job hunt continues :) My mom always says the only thing she wishes she could change from my childhood is that she couldve spent more time with me and less time at work. She did not have that option, unfortunately. Maybe this is why i have such a strong urge to be home more than at work, i dont know. I pray that ive chosen a career that will allow me, as it always has, to achieve this goal, living the best of both worlds. And i pray that God will lead me to that perfect job that is out there waiting.

2 year birthday stats 

Sink baths at grandmommys are the best by the way!