Potty Training Pros & Cons

(warning: this post is not for those with weak stomachs!)

PRO:

Rocco is now going stinky on the toilet...

CON:

Rocco is now going stinky on the toilet...

Leprechauns/ Lepers--- No Big Difference!

Funny Rocco Story:

So we've been trying to get Rocco off of bottles for awhile and it hasn't been working (mainly cuz were pushovers and when he cries and cries for a bottle we give in and give it to him). We've tried giving him sippy cups with warm milk and we've tried giving him bottles with just water, and every other trick in the book and nothing was working. He just would not go to sleep at night until he drank a warm bottle of milk (which meant we had to brush his teeth after he fell asleep a couple of times so that he didn't get horrible dental issues...).

So one night Seth tells Rocco that he can't drink bottles anymore because all of his teeth will fall out... The poor kid started screaming in his sleep that night "No, I don't want all my teeth to fall out!" (yes, I know, were horrible parents! I can't believe we gave our baby nightmares!!!). So I woke him up and told him not to worry, his teeth wouldn't fall out. which of course led to him wanting a bottle and me giving in when he started to cry...

So then when we went & stayed at the beach the other week for a night, we decided not to take any bottles with us and he went to sleep just fine. So when we came home, Seth told him that while we were gone the Leprechauns came and took all his bottles (Leprechauns are nice, right? we were hoping it wouldn't give him any more bad nightmares if we told him little green men with gold and rainbows took his bottles...). Well, he went to bed just fine that night thinking about Green rainbow men, but the next day he started crying and told me "Mommy I hate Lepers!, Make them bring back my bottles!"
So apparently us terrible parents have taught our son that Lepers steal bottles...
Good News tho: Rocco's been off Bottles for over a week now and never going back on them! Woot! Woot!

Fireman Freddy's Fire babies!

Seth's dad is a Fire fighter in LA and the other day he brought home his Fireman outifit (Coat, Boots, Hat, etc...) and I couldn't resist taking some fun pictures of my babies in Grampa's stuff...

Rocco thought he was so cool wearing Grampa's Gear!

Zeegan didn't particularly enjoy it, but the pictures turned out so cute that I think her yelling at us for a couple minutes was completely worth it!

She really didn't like getting stuffed in a boot, but I just couldn't resist doing some in it... (Nearly gave Grammy Kylene a heart attack tho, cuz ZZ kept rockin' back and forth and Kylene would have to grab her and the boot before they toppled off the table top!)

She's getting so Chubby!!! Look at her little Buddah Belly... i LOVE it!!!

I love my silly, but still cute as can be, tiny peoples!

2 down, 2 to go...

2 down and 2 to go...

and no, i'm not talking about kids!, I'm talking about years.

We have been in Medical school for 2 years now. We're Halfway!

These first two years of med school consisted of Classes, tests, lectures, studying and studying, and lots more tests... Then to make it to the official halfway point, Seth took his Step One exams about a week ago, it was a 7 hour test (on everything he's learned in the past two years...) that he's been studying relentlessly for! and even though we wont get the results for a couple more weeks, I'm positive he did fabulous!

We are so proud of him for making it this far and excited with him, because now he gets to work in the hospital! He's sure to enjoy it! But it wont be all that great for us here at home, because this year he will only get one day off a week!, and he'll be at the hospital some nights every week... Can we just all take a moment to say

"Uggg..."

I'm seriously not looking forward to church with two kids, alone. Plus my over-active imagination is sure to keep me scared to death half the night when he's at the hospital... Hopefully I can buck up and weather through it. I have to admit I'll be so happy when these next two years are over (not that residency will get any better, but I'm not going to think about that right now... baby steps, right?!). Good thing I've got two crazy kids with more than enough energy to keep me busy!

ZeeZee's saying "Hooray for Daddy!!!"

Rocco & Zeegan are happy for Daddy! Huzzah! Huzzah!

We're all a bit tuckered out after these past two years, except ZeeZee (who didn't come til the end of them, but she's always tuckered out, so she fits right in!), and Rocco (who's never tuckered out!)... okay maybe I should've said "Seth & I are tuckered out after these past two years"...

By the way:

Rocco Loves ZeeZee!

Daddy Loves ZeeZee!

Mommy Loves ZeeZee!

and everybody loves Rocco! (who also happens to love CARS!)

Always good for a Laugh...

K so I'm not usually one to post videos on my blog of people other than my family members, but this week has just been one of those weeks (you know the ones where you wanna cry all the time because your tired and your 2 year old son has been driving you insane and you never get to see your husband, so you're feeling sorry for yourself...), and today has just been one of those days, and I needed a laugh and came upon these and thought I'd share some kicks and giggles just for fun and just in case anyone else needs a laugh...

"Who's in Da House!"

"Some people just can't discuss Religion..."

"I close my eyes and the flashback starts... I'm standing there, I'm really thin and you had hair"

"I think it's all in the neck"

Stingy Smiles

Well Zeegan is now 7+ weeks old!
And where Rocco was giving me all kinds of smiles at about 3 weeks old and on, all the time!, Zeegan only gives out smiles every now and then. She smiles at her Daddy and she smiles at my friend Melinda, but until approximately 34 hours ago, she had never smiled anything but gas at me...

(Rocco- 3 and a half weeks old and Smiley!!!)

So yesterday at church, during sacrament meeting, she suddenly gave me a big smile and I have to tell you, it was one of the most glorious moments of my life! She has such a cute smile! it was precious! and then again this morning after spending most of the night awake and crying, she gave me a really big beautiful smile and suddenly staying up all night seemed completely okay and even worth it...

(ZeeZee- 7 Weeks and still sleeping all the day long...)

Mommy-Rocco Date Night!

I've been worried I haven't been spending enough one on one time with Rocco since Zeegan was born. So, tonight after I put Zee to bed, Rocco and I had Mommy-Son date night!
1st- we washed our faces and feet (my mascara was itching my eyes and Rocco wanted to wash my feet, so figured I'd better wash his too...)
2nd- We made and ate a Chocolate Caramel Brownie with vanilla ice cream! (note to self: next time, save the face washing 'til after the brownie!)
3rd- We made a movie for Daddy...
4th- We took silly Pictures...
5th- We cuddled and read a Lightning McQueen
book!

Then it was bedtime. he went to sleep happy! that makes me happy :D

Love my Rocco!

Dancing Lips

Funny Rocco Story:

On Saturday it was extremely hot here (about high 80s, so not as hot as it could be, but hotter than it has been...), so we pumped up the kiddie pool, filled it with water from the hose (a wee bit chilly...), and played!

Seth and Rocco played in the water first, and it was still freezing cuz it hadn't been in the sun long enough to get warm...

So Seth asked Rocco if he was cold and wanted to go in, and Rocco says

"No, I wanna play!"

So they keep playing and pretty soon Rocco's lips started shivering cuz the water was so cold, so Seth asks him again if he's cold and he says

"No! I'm okay Daddy."

So Seth asks him 'are your lips cold?' and Rocco says

"No, they're just dancing Daddy..."

My thoughts exactly...

The following quote portrays my sentiments exactly!:

“A BABY WILL MAKE LOVE STRONGER, DAYS SHORTER, NIGHTS LONGER, BANKROLL SMALLER, HOME HAPPIER, CLOTHES SHABBIER, THE PAST FORGOTTEN, AND THE FUTURE WORTH LIVING FOR”

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Even though Seth's (and probably mine too, but I don't notice so much) clothes get spit up, slobber, and snot marks and have to be washed more often resulting in faded/ worn out looking clothing much faster...

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Even though the days seem to last forever, but they're still not long enough for me to get everything done that I need to, Due to little "helping" hands...

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Even though I hardly ever get sleep anymore...

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Even though paying for diapers, wipes, and baby clothing (among other things) monthly (Heck! make that weekly), drains our play/ dating budget...

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...The quote says it all!...

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we are happier!...

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our relationship is stronger!...

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and we're just so excited for the future!!!

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We LOVE our Babies!!!

One Month of the (almost) Perfect Life!

Well Zeegan turned one month old on Sunday!

We sure do love our little princess! She still sleeps all day, but she's started waking up during the night for longer than just eating. She's so daRn cute! She'll make baby noises and be all smiley and then I feel too guilty to go back to sleep, whether she'll let me or not! So I stay up half the night walking around the house making noises back at her... I love it! (I "love" it most of the time anyway)

I've become a little obsessed with bows and headbands. She just looks so cute in them that I can't seem to leave her without one. Our wonderful friend Melinda recently doubled ZeeZee's headband collection, and now I change her headband 2 or 3 times a day! (too bad I don't change her clothes that often, huh?!)

Z's getting chubbier and chubbier everyday! She's still too small to fill out newborn clothing (she's more than long enough for them, but they look like they're drowning her because she's such a skinny little squirt!), but she's definitely getting chubbier, especially in the face... She got her first roll this week and it's adorable! It's just a small one on her right thigh, but I'm betting my little lady bug's gonna be a rolly-polly in no time!

Zeegan had a Doctor appointment a week and a half ago and she weighed in at 7lbs 8oz and was 21.75 inches long! That's 2.5 lbs and 2.5 inches in just 2 weeks! She's thriving!

Rocco still adores Zeegan.
He calls her his baby, and he has to give his permission if anyone wants to hold her, otherwise he throws a fit.
Every morning the first thing he does is crawls over to her bed and says "Hi Baby Girl! are you awake?!" then he gives her kisses!
and whenever Seth gets home from school Rocco yells his usual "Daddy! are you home?!", but now it's become "Daddy! Are you home?! You want to see my baby?" and then he drags Seth into the bedroom (where she's usually sleeping) to see his baby...
He's the best big brother ever!

I love my kids! And I'm so incredibly grateful for both of them!

Our Family of Four!

After church yesterday I used the fabulous timer function on my camera and a tripod and took some family pictures...

They were needed:
Zeegan is three weeks old now!

Points of Life

I found these just too funny and some of them too true, so I thought I'd share:

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're the one who's wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5. How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really even necessary?

7. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions suck, but they make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.

13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this - ever.

15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dang it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What did you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance, or even anyone I know, the entire day. What a waste.

17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

21. Ofentimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it. (ex: Dirty Dancing, Grease, Gidget, ect... the list could go on and on!)

22. I'd rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

25. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand what they said?

27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. But Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

28. Is it just me or do high school kids get smaller and smaller every year?

29. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists...

31. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

32. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!

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PS, I have no idea why there is no 19 or 20 or 23 or 26, so feel free to add your own. ;)

Zeegan Samialaina Purcell

Yesterday, while Seth and Rocco were at church I decided to take pictures of my precious Baby Girl! She'd been home from the hospital a week already, so it was probably time... :)

So here is our little Angel at 1 week & 2 days old!:

She's still sleeping 23 hours a day, so that's why she's got her eyes, or at least one eye, closed in each picture... I'll do pictures again in a week or two when she's a little bit more alert! I still need to do some with her and Rocco together too...