Challenging Times

Finding a free moment these days to update our blog has been a challenge to say the least!  The kiddos seem to be pulling me in 3 separate directions all at the same time.  I will say, I believe, I have been very fortunate that I haven't really felt the "stress" of being a "single-mom" until these last few weeks, and at moments I thought the parenting of 3 under 2 was going quite easy and I was super mom...those days seem to now be a VERY distant memory!!

Leighton is really finding her own voice these days, she as an opinion and isn't afraid to state it -- wonder were she gets that from? It makes "reasoning" with her very challenging at times.  She has decided that her crib/toddler bed and sleeping in her room are beneath her, she'd rather sleep with Mommy in her nice big bed.  In which she somehow takes up the whole thing.  Her new bedtime is 10pm, not 8pm, like it was 3 weeks ago...nap no nap...doesn't matter 10pm.  I guess it is summer right?!?! 

She is showing all signs that she is ready to be potty trained.  We have had "accidents" around the house in which the diaper has mysterously been taken off and a puddle is left behind.  She hasn't quite figured out that we need to get to the potty before hand yet and I will be honest I am not ready to potty train her yet as I can't give it 100% with everything else going on.

On the flipside...she is TOTALLY in LOVE with Cinderella...we watch the movie at least 4 times a day. It is pretty cute as she tries to sing along and she dances with the music...here we come princess phase!!

The boys are now mobile, well, kind of, they are rolling all over the place.  Each day the roll around faster than the day before. Grant is actually trying to prop up on all fours, call me a bad parent, but I am politely discouraging him from that...thats all I need is one actually crawling around earlier than expected!

Our challenging times here at the house are providing Daddy and his guys in Afganistan with some good laughs.  Daddy already believes he has the power to undo the "madness" here at the Stanford household...to which I just say HA!  We are expecting him home sometime at the end of July which can't come soon enough for all of us!

Helping Papa install gates on the deck stairs

Insert Brotherly Conversation here

Ryan

Grant

Pool+Cute Dress = Leighton in Pool

Rare occurence...Mommy gets a nap!

Wore OUT!