January and February Catch Up

In February Nate and his dad took Gabe skiing for the second time and he loved it again. He even got a season pass for this year and next. I have to say I'm glad he likes it but the chair lift really scares me!



Something important to note that happened in January and is still going on strong... Gabe decided to be potty trained! Despite many attempts by Nate and I, he wasn't ready until HE was ready. One day about 2 weeks after we brought his sister home from the hospital he said "I am going to wear underwear now"... And just like that he was potty trained. Really! Not to say we didn't have a few accidents along the way - but he hasn't regressed even once! (Knock on wood) Lesson I learned here was not to push. When it's time, it will happen!

Slackfest in 2012 & a 3 year old

Well I have to admit that I (obviously) spent the majority of 2012 not blogging. I wish I did. To be honest, I really just forgot about it because I was so busy with everything else! A toddler can be quite demanding! Since the last post on Baby Gabey's blog, Gabe has a baby sister! I was reading back through Gabe's baby posts and thought how nice it was to have and I should really do a blog for his sister, Elise, too.

So here we are, March 16, 2013 and Gabe is 3. It's really sad. I really want our baby back. But at the same time, it's so great. He's quite an amazing little boy. I feel he's very smart. Do all parents say that? I actually think he is. He knows numbers, letters, etc. He's really inquisitive and asks a lot of questions - and always remembers the answers. He absolutely has the most energy of any 3 year old I've ever seen. This is good and bad. More draining than bad :)

He is quite fascinated with Thomas the Train for some time now. He also really loves Cars 2 (Lightning McQueen, Mater, etc.).

There's so much about him right now that I could probably spend the entire day talking about him. Instead I'm going to post a few recent pictures and try to be more dedicated to updating the blog.

The first two pictures are of Gabe with what he loves most - his trains!



Here he is holding his new baby sister. His shirt says "Best Big Bro" - and he really is! He couldn't be a sweeter, more loving baby brother.