Talking to whoever is listening

Here we have the master bedroom, toy room/half basement, and Baker's big boy bed. He has slept in it successfully for several nights now, but nap time is not fun. You think- big boy bed, yes that is great, but not really. It is a lot of work. I hope it ends soon. He can fall asleep fine at night, but nap time is not cool at all. I don't like it. Beau is out of the pack-n-play at least though. Baker has also been going to the big boy potty for about a week now. I would call him house broke. He wears underwear at home and may have like one accident but he hasn't had any today. I don't trust him in the car though or in the bed. I just don't want to clean that up. Also something you think would benefit your life, but really... adds a lot of work. The kid pees like every 10 minutes. SERIOUSLY. It's like a teaspoon at a time, then ten minutes later another teaspoon. If I can just get him to pee like 1/4 cup then that would save me so much time. Anyways, he did it all on his own. I guess what they say is true, they will do it when they are ready. I suppose the Lord is just having mercy on us b/c we tried before we moved and failed. A big thanks though to anyone who watched him pee in the bucket in Tulsa. I think he just loves praise so much (and candy) that he'll go to the bathroom for it. Anyhow, his second bday is coming in February but it seems like he should be so much older. I had no idea he would be changing so much. He can finally put together two words (it's a big deal). He says "hi beau" "apple juice" "oh no" and .... that may be all but it's a big deal. So, he is a different little man. My favorite thing is when we go outside (b/c it is officially COLD) he says "brrrrrrrr". I don't know where he learned that. And when he wants something he says "Bake" and squeezes his hand over it like I want it, I want it. He does it in magazines to guitars and to pics of my brother. It's hilarious, but also super annoying! Sometimes he doesn't stop and I am like- Seriously!! I cannot take the horse out of the book and give it to you. Beau can sit up for like 10 seconds which is a big deal. It is hard to accept that he is 2 months behind so I am pushing him. We cheer for him when he does sit up and then Baker sits down and says Yeah for himself. It's funny. Sorry, I am prob rambling, but it's very therapuetic. Beau laughs a lot. He really loves Brian and Brian loves him too, may have taken some time, but it happened. Yes, Drew it's true. Anyhow I attached a video of Brian tickeling Beau. I think my mom was the only one who heard him laugh before we left. It doesn't do his laugh justice but it's a start, and you can see that Baker is still an attention hog. I have no idea where he gets that. In the background you can also see our entertainment center and dining room. Mary, our cross wall is just to the left of the entertainment center. It looks great! So, for Thanksgiving we are going to my friend Christina's. She is in the AirForce in Minot, about 3 hrs away. We went to daycare together and she was in our wedding so we are thankful that we have someone to celebrate with. It will be our first Thanksgiving for both of us without family so at least we can be together. Plus there is a Dollar Tree in Minot! Sunday we are leaving for Mt. Rushmore and then we will be driving to Casper Wyoming, and do you know what they have there??? A Ross!!!! Anyhow, luckily the first of the month is around the corner b/c I am still eating my fun money. So, then we will come back and that Saturday night we are going to the API Christmas party, I don't know what that stands for, and we have a babysitter. So, ya, we've never done that- had to pay someone and we don't know her. Major downside to moving but that's okay. So, Happy Thanksgiving to all- if anyone made it this far down. Thanks