I'm happy when they laugh

The one thing that our home is not short of is laughter. My girls LOVE to laugh. They love to makes each other laugh and they love to just make you laugh. One starts and the other one chimes in. It's awesome. Reagan has this fantastic belly laugh. She gets so excited when she laughs. I love watching - her eyes shine. I love watching her be happy.

Maddy will typically start in either after Reagan starts or if Jim starts poking on her some. She loves to try to bite his finger at the table. It's a game. He points his finger at her and just tries to tickle her. When he gets close, she grabs his finger and tries her best to put his finger in his mouth. That starts it all.

Once she starts, Reagan starts in too. She then starts her excited belly laugh that is so contagious that all you can do it laugh.

Peace!

Fever

Maddy has a high fever with no other symptoms. The thermometer hit 103.1 immediately and started beeping. Not sure why, just did. Needless to say, she's a tad lethargic today and snuggly.  I can't remember the last time she ever just sat around. My poor little thing.

Reagan's a big sister

Reagan is really starting to grow into her big sister role a little more seriously. She's always done well with Maddy. She typically is good with her. But lately, since Maddy started at Goddard, she's gotten more serious about it. She's very protective of her. She likes to walk her to her classroom in the mornings and help pick her up in the afternoons. She also loves to play with her in the evenings.

They are starting to play together much better. I'm sure that has something to do with the fact that Maddy is older and is able to do much more. Either way, she's starting to do things like pick her up to hep her do things since I can't. She's just doing more.

I love watching her grow into her role. The two of them will be thick. I just love watching them grow up together.

Movies & Ice cream

We took Reagan to another movie today. We waited until we had Jordan so we could go as a group with both older girls. She was so excited about it all. We saw Madegascar III.  It was just adorable. It made us all laugh. At certain points in the movie, when they had some cool music, Reagan would get up and dance by her seat. Too cute.

On the way out to the car, we were all singing the circus theme song with their twist "Afro Circus..."

Way too funny.

Dora rocks

For some reason Maddy REALLY likes Dora. It's hilarious. She started carrying around Reagan's dora dolls about three weeks ago. Then she started screaming at the tv for Dora. She knows the images just like Reagan did. She gets a little dance started when she thinks she gets to see Dora. I also found this little Dora doll for $10 at the store - that made her day. Now she carries that around like a snuggly. Too cute.

Must be growing

Reagan ate an entire hamburger with a bun tonight. She got so mad at me because I cut up her burger and put it on her plate. She came over to me and complained to me. So I gave her a whole burger with a bun. She asked for mustard. I was completely shocked tonight when she called for me multiple times to tell me how much she had eaten. The fact that she was eating a regular burger was amazing itself. But, the fact that she willingly at half was amazing.

By the time dinner was over, she had eaten the entire thing. Holy cow. She was so proud of herself too. She ate it all and said "mommy, I was just so hungry". He hee - maybe the biking made her hungry or maybe she's growing.

Either way, I was totally impressed by her volume tonight.

Potty training

Maddy is potty training. Once we put her at Goddard, she started going on the potty on a regular basis. The teachers asked if we could train her. I wanted to wait just in case it was a fluke. It wasn't. Then I had surgery  to fix a hernia. I told the teachers after my recovery, we'd bring her to school in underwear.

She's been asking for the last two weekends to use the potty. Funny thing is that she asks more for #2 than #1. That is usually the harder thing to figure out. So I'm glad she is.

I've been amazed at how different potty training has been for Maddy. She doesn't seem to care if she has a diaper on or not. She still asks to go. I am guessing once we put her in underwear, she will have very few accidents. I just have to be ready for the public restroom. Ick! Although, it would be nice to be without diapers. :)

Maddy's got a cold

Maddy is getting another cold again. I am sad to say that I may have to take her back to the doctor again. It's been quite a while. We all thought we might be out of the woods with her on her sinus issues. She actually started getting sniffly on Thursday. I keep hoping it is just a cold. I'll wait a few days before making a decision. Regardless, her doctor is getting a call in the morning to check in to see what he wants to do.

Big girl on a bike

Reagan had a huge first today. She rode a bike for the first time. We took off today to go to the bike shop with full intentions to purchase her a new bike. She was ready. She hopped on the one she wanted and off she went. It took her a little while, but she finally figured it out. That was all before we even bought the bike. She picked out her new helmet - she asked for one. It has mermaids on it. Perfect for Reagan.

When we got home, we grabbed sunscreen, water bottles and a bathroom break and took off for the local park. Despite the 100 degree temps, we made two treks around the soccer fields - the second time was twice the speed as the first. She actually caused Jim to jog a bit. I laughed.

She had a great time. We were all sweating like crazy, but it was totally worth it.