An Exciting Week

Last week was full of some pretty big events. I officially have my kitchen with all of the appliances in working order! It is a beautiful thing... to be able to make whatever kind of meal you want- free of limitations and freezer burn. And free of added fat, sodium, extra preservatives and packaging. You get the idea. By the way the induction cooktop... is... AWESOME. Period. I was really nervous about it. Talk about changing your mind. We had a brand new gas cooktop all ready to go. They cut the granite for that cooktop. It was after that that I became certain that what I really really wanted was the induction cooktop. I was really nervous about whether I had done the right thing to change at the last minute like that. You can only imagine how very happy I was to find out, after returning the one and buying the other, that it fit the hole that was cut.

Luke has potty trained! After having only one experience prior to my son, I am absolutely thrilled at how not miserable the experience has been. I skipped right over the stickers and went straight for the treats to reward him. He did NOT want to go #2 but when I explained the reward process there was no hesitation. In fact he put "a lot of effort" into getting that reward every time he sat down so we had to change things up- must be dry for half of the day. Well he has been dry for days. In fact he has only had two minor accidents this entire time. The other crazy thing is that after day two of training Luke started waking up in the morning with a dry diaper. I didn't realize we could take care of the day time routine and get the nighttime down as well all in one week. Hooray! He is also a year older than Allie was. I won't make that mistake again.

Wesley is weaned. Have you heard the breastfeeding statistics? "Women who breastfeed lower their risk of breast cancer. Nursing for a lifetime total of: 2 years lowers the risk before menopause by 40%, 6 years lowers the risk before menopause by 66%, 7 years lowers the risk of breast cancer throughout a woman's lifetime to almost zero." I have nursed for a total of 4 years. So I guess my risk is down to 50%-ish? I just find these figures fascinating.

Here is a sneak peak at the counter. You cannot appreciate how funny we thought the still life art was at 11pm after a very exhausting day. Two words for you- slap happy!
Grandpa just getting ready to head out the door to go swimming. It was soooo much fun to have them come.
A few more of the construction shots. We believe in child labor. Luke did a good job mopping the concrete so we could be ready for the cabinets and floor to go in. Wesley came along and was only interested in playing in the dirty soapy water. And then his mom made him stop. No fair.

The cute boy in the back mopping with Luke was our electrician's 9 year old son. He was always up for shoveling dirt or helping out in anyway that he could. However he was not interested in pretending to get married to Allie. That was exactly what she wanted to play every time he came over. I tried really hard to explain to her that 9 year old boys don't really want to play make-believe weddings with 5 year old girls. She still doesn't believe me.