An Update of the kids

So I didn't take many pictures of the kids this month, but here's a few cute ones of Makayla and Caden sleeping the same way. 

Caden: 23 Months

Caden is almost 23 months. He is just growing up into a little boy so fast. I just feel like overnight he grew up and started talking in full sentences. He loves his stuffed animals and when he sleeps he has to have "Gus-gus", bear, giraffe, and his blankie all snuggled with him. He loves yogurt and calls it "ro-get". Caden adores Makayla and tries to do everything she does. He tries so hard to keep up with her. Like when she jumps, he tries to copy her, but can't quite figure out how to make both feet come off the ground at the same time. 

We thought Caden might be ready to potty train since he would tell us every time he went poop, so we had him sit on the potty. He was pretty scared of it and didn't do anything, but at least it was a start. I think he is too early to potty train now, but maybe we'll try it for real in a few months. 

Makayla: 3 years old. 

You know how they say that three is the new two? Well it is totally true. Makayla can be such a sweet little girl one minute, and the next minute she is a total stink. She can be so nice to Caden and then turn around and actually punch him right in the face. She can be so helpful to me,  and then when I ask her to do something she looks at me straight in the eye and says, "no." Oh the joys of a three year old. Makayla has become really scared of the dark and monsters, even though we told her monsters aren't allowed in our house. She wakes up about 3 in the morning and always comes into our room to sleep. It was really cute at first, but now she hogs the bed so that Tyler and I are hugging the ends of the bed and she is sprawled out, completely happy. 

Don't get me wrong, Makayla has her good moments, too. She is a really good helper, she snuggles with me when I take a nap in the afternoon, and she cracks us up with her funny sayings. It's all just the joys and frustrations of having a three year old!