....It's been a while :)

Yes, it's been quite a while! An entire year actually! I'm going to start writing again cause frankly, I miss it! AND we have lots and lots going on!

First of all, my Natalie is the coolest 3 year old I know. She is smart, funny, full of personality, and very sassy. She knows what she wants, and is learning how to manipulate mommy very quickly. She is a good listener when its convenient for her, but sweet as pie most of the time. When you tell her you love her, she commonly responds with "i love you more". She is smiley and silly and remembers EVERYTHING!!!!! Her memory is incredible, she shocks us on a regular basis. 3 year olds are defiantly challenging....more challenging then two year olds. But we are both learning how to discipline her, and she is learning how to be a better listener....kinda.

We've spent september thru march in food aversion therapy. The short of that is she is doing MUCH MUCH better with her eating. She is still a picky eater, but all her little issues have greatly improved. We are thrilled with her progress. A big THANK YOU to Mrs. Michelle :)

She LOVES school, and we have been thrilled with where she goes! Such a family friendly environment! It has been with the drive this last year. May be looking for something closer to our house this upcoming year...we'll see. Doing projects and the playground are her favorite things. Her teacher Mrs. Tobia has been so awesome. She absolutely loves her :)

She is finally potty trained as of March! It was a long road of her being completely uninterested, but we waited for her to let us know she was ready. It paid of because then it literally only took a weekend! So excited for her, such a big girl. Of course she has princess undies!

She only wants to wear dresses....everyday....we fight to put on school clothes most mornings, but bribes usually help (good parenting...i know).

She loves to read, especially Pinkalicous books. And is still a big fan of music, but Disney princesses are definitely our favorite thing to play with, or watch (aside from mary poppins). She has also been doing a little soccer class at school! She was nervous at first but really seems to enjoy it now. She even comes home and shows daddy what she learned!! It's cute! We are going to try out gymnastics this summer, and NEED to do swim lessons!!

Natalie is an EXCELLENT big sister so far. She loves her Kaitlyn, and is very helpful. She gives her lots of kisses, and always asks to hold her. It completely fills my heart with love! Learning to not be the center of attention has been a challenge for her however. TO BE EXPECTED for sure. We are trying to be extra patient and understanding when she is acting out to get our attention. But I know it will get easier for her with time :)

KAITLYN IS HERE!! She is just over 3 weeks old! Her at birth stats were 7 pounds 10 ounces and 19 inches. She is such a good baby. We are very blessed! She is struggling with breastfeeding a bit, but we are hoping to work through it! She's a puker, just like Nat was. So lots of laundry and burp cloths happen. We thought maybe she had reflux but after a week of medicine and no changes, that doesn't seem to be the case. So I'm back to thinking she may have a latching issue. She does much much better when I pump and give her a bottle, but trying to only do that when she is having a really tough feeding. We've been so busy I haven't even had time to get to the dr for her, or see a lactation consultant yet, but hoping to do so this week. She's already out grown her newborn clothes and diapers! So at least we know she's getting enough milk. I've been so much more calm this time around, its so nice! She is fussy everyday from about 4-8 but all and all is just an easy baby. She sleeps like a champ. She usually goes about 3-4 hours at night between feedings, so I've been getting two 2 and a half to 3 hour blocks! I can deal with 5-6 hours of sleep for sure! It may not last, but i'll gladly take it for me. Nick has been awesome. He gets up with Natalie every morning so I can get that last few hours of sleep in. AMAZING husband, daddy, and teammate! <3

WE ARE MOVING!!! I know the word hasn't really gotten out much yet, but we are still so shocked this is happening so quickly we haven't even had time to process it ourselves lol. We put an offer in on our dream home on march 30th and listed our house the same day. We accepted an offer on our house on april 1st. BOOM. It was a crazy 24 hours! Luckily we have a kick ass relator! Thanks Steph! We have had a few bumps in the road (to be expected), but we are all set to close on our current house May 13th. We will be moving in with my parents next weekend and then closing on the new house May 16th. We have a bit of work to do inside that we'd like to do before we move in so I'm sure we will be spending a week or two at my parents house. Boy are they in for some chaos lol. We are super excited and I'll post lots of pictures (before & after) as soon as we get the ball rolling. Nick has done a great job handling EVERYTHING this last month. I haven't done a thing, I just packed my first box yesterday actually lol. He really has taken on a lot with this move, the timing is a bit rough, so Nick has been doing everything he can to make it easy for the girls and I. We can't wait to be in that house! I could go on and on, but I'm tired, so ill do a separate house post soon with more details!

TWO MORE SUPER EXCITING THINGS:
1. Nicks mom is coming to stay with us this summer!!!! I cannot even express how ecstatic I am for this. BEST MOM-IN-LAW EVER! :)
2. TATGE FAMILY JULY 4th is fast approaching. Can't wait to spend time with everyone, and can't wait for them to meet Kaitlyn. Natalie talks about this daily. She lists all her aunts and uncles by name and tells me they are coming to see fireworks in July!

Ok I'm going to have some ice cream, feed bean 2 and hit the hay!

It's starting!