Feb. 28 - Potty

Griffin has made a habit of using his nightly bath for his nightly #2.  It has gotten so predictable, and I definitely know when it's about to happen.  Last night, I got the idea of putting his little potty seat on the toilet and sticking him on it when the time came.  Well, the time did come, as usual, and Griffin went to the bathroom on the toilet for the very first time!  I, of course, made a huge deal of this, and we celebrated by waving bye-bye and letting Griffin watch the miracle of flushing (which he is SUPER interested in and constantly trying to sneak into the bathroom to flush).  Tonight I was prepared again.  The time did not come, though, and I wound up setting him on the pot post-bath with no result.  I plan to make this routine so he can slowly get used to using the toilet.  We talked about the potty while he was sitting there, and he was signing "poo" and "potty."  How cute is this little guy atop his very own potty seat?

Shortly after putting him to bed tonight, the tornado warning siren went off at CIU.  I quickly checked the news, and, sure enough, it was time to evacuate the Village.  Problem was, Oliver had the car delivering pizzas out by where the tornado was spotted!  After making some calls, our dear friends, Colin and Rachel, were on their way to pick us up.  We went to the appointed evacuation "spot," the CIU Student Center, along with every man, woman, child, dog, cat, etc. in the entire neighborhood.  What a zoo!  We were there a little over an hour, and Oliver was on his way home when the warning and watch were both over.  Whew!  We are so grateful to the Lord for protecting us, along with all our neighbors.  These are the days when living in a trailer doesn't sound like such a great idea.

Feb. 27 - Miss #2

Missed day #2.  But you know, there just hasn't been enough energy around here to be using any taking pictures haha.  Well, all is not lost.  There were plenty fun zoo pictures from Friday to go around...  We all enjoyed a little snack break mid-zoo trip, and Griffin was treated to his first Icee and some fries by his Gigi!

Feb. 26 - Miss

Today was the first day that I did not take a picture since I began this "photo a day" project.  I had only gotten about 5 hours of sleep a couple of nights ago, and I had planned on putting myself to bed at 9:30 or so last night, feeling like the zombie I did.  But, alas, one thing after another happened, and as I lay down to go to sleep at 12:00am, my poor sweet boy woke with a 102º fever!  He was shaking and crying, and we were up until about 1:30 together, giving him a lukewarm bath and waiting for the Tylenol to kick in while we read books and watched a bit of his latest obsession, Finding Nemo.  So, 6:45am came quickly for me this morning, and it was all I could do just to keep my eyes open and attend to Griffin's needs.  I'm not sure if he's full-on sick or if this fever could be somewhat related to the fact that he is getting so many teeth at once (8 total-4 have cut in slightly, 4 are on their way) that the teeth he already has are getting swallowed up by the swelling.  Poor fella.  Needless to say, a picture was the last thing on my mind.  So, I'll post another picture from yesterday's zoo trip!

Griffin's 1st carousel trip!

Feb. 24 - Grandaddy-n-Gigi

What a lovely Friday.  The weather was absolute perfection, and Griffin's Grandaddy and Gigi came into town to visit.  We went to the zoo all together, and it was just a blast.  We had a couple of harrowing run-ins, but these just enhanced our zoo experience :)  Griffin had a bird jump on his shoulder and cling to him, in spite of him trying to push him off.  This was quite the traumatic event for the poor dear soul, and I think we might just need to avoid the bird feeding area for a little while.  Also, Bill took Griffin on his first carousel ride!  It went a bit faster than expected, and both were a bit unsure about the whole carousel experience.  I think we were all completely exhausted upon returning home, especially "Grandaddy," who wound up carrying Griffin around almost the entire time!  He is going to have sore arms tomorrow!  Griffin has developed quite an attachment to his Grandaddy, and it is so sweet to watch.  All day, Griffin was signing "grandpa," saying "nah-nah-nah" (which apparently means "grandaddy," and looking for/reaching for Bill!  When we got back home, Griffin was able to play with his new, red bouncy ball with his grandaddy and with Rigby the dog.  Wow.  Now there is Griffin's perfect trio right there!  He was in seventh heaven.  I'll be posting more pictures of our day at the zoo on our family blog later tonight, if you're interested.

Feb. 24 - Wagon Friends

This lovely afternoon, Griffin and I took a walk over to enjoy the sunny, 75º weather with my friend Anna and her son, Sullivan.  The boys took a wagon ride, shared books and balls and bubbles with one another, played in Sully's new ball pit, and went down the slide.  They aren't quite at the age yet where they will really engage with one another to actually "play," but they sure do study one another and try to interact here and there.  So cute.  I this picture, Sully is about to share the book with Griffin, and Griffin will "share" his bubbles with Sully (even if it was by shoving the bubbles bottle in Sully's face...We've found this is Griffin's primary method of "sharing"...shoving whatever it is into your face/mouth.  Haha).

Feb. 23 - Box

Sometimes, a box is more fun than any toys in the house.

Feb. 22 - Seeing Red

Another beautiful day!  We got outside a bit with Griffin's new, red bouncy ball, soccer ball, bubbles, and sidewalk chalk.  He is so in love with this ball, and it is so fun to watch him try to carry it around, bounce it, and run after it.