On the homefront

Today we sat down with Larry, the guy who drew our house plans, to discuss an addition to our house. We were told to bring in a sketch of what we were thinking for him to jump off of. We pretty much planned it ourselves and he fiddled with it so everything could be built to code and whatnot. Sooo... the first step in the process is done! Next step is taking some precise measurements to send him, then he'll make the official blueprint plans, then all we'll have to worry about is how to pay for it! aside from actually building it, that is! Pretty exciting!! We will be adding a big dining room off of the back of the house and a decent sized mudroom. Which will mean no more tracking dirt through the house and dirty hands can be washed in the utility sink!!! maybe, just maybe, my bathroom will be clean for more than half a day! And above all that will be a big bedroom. We'll have to switch around the upstairs bathroom a bit to make room for a hallway to the new room, but it's all doable!

In other equally exciting news, for the past few weeks I've been taking Ellie to the potty on a regular basis. I even bought her a potty seat for the toilet last week because she was on the pot so often. The girl is pretty regular, so most the time I can anticipate when she needs to #2 it. Almost every morning she goes. obviously she still goes in her diaper throughout the day, but I make sure to take her to the potty everytime she gets a diaper change and most the time she tinkles while there. Tonight she surprised me and Jason by getting this really panicked look on her face. Jason said to her, "What? Did you just see an alien?!" she was pooping and realized that's not the place for it! We ran to the bathroom and she finished the job there. She was so proud of herself, but we were even prouder. Our baby is turning into a big girl and it's bittersweet.