Toy Story 3 on Ice!

Gma Morgan was awesome enough to get tickets for Toy Story 3 on Ice for her, the girls, Zach, Kim & Paige. Then they learned Poppy didn't need a ticket, so Lauren got to go too. All the kids had a great time wearing their Jessie costumes, eating cotton candy, and staying out LATE! What a fun night!

Poppy potty update

Poppy has now pooped in the toilet 4 times and peed in it 3 times! She's really getting the hang of understanding the urges and how to release the poop or pee once she's on the pot. Lauren and Zach aren't pushing the issue since she's only 17 months old, but it's still fun for everyone!

Lolli the passer-outter :)

Lolli had a blast helping helping people open their gifts today at Gma Great's for Christmas and then naming what they got - like 'ooh, you got a book!', or 'look, you got jammies!' etc. and she opened Aaron's new wallet and didn't know what to call it so said 'oohh! It's your very own.... this!" lol

Lolli's stage debut

Lolli's preschool pageant was today. The theme was Christmas Traditions and Lolli's class represented the Christmas Tree. Lolli wore red tights and a poofy white dress with black polka dots and red accents. She was so brave up there on stage and even managed to sing some of the songs and do some of the hand motions. It was a super cute show and very well put together considering there were 50+ 2-5 year olds up on stage. Lolli's favorite songs she performed were "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" and "Feliz Navidad" (during which they got to shake shakers and yell, "Cha Cha Cha!"). Sarah and Charlie were there to watch Molly, plus Lauren, Poppy, Gma Great, Uncle Aaron and Papaw Lucky.

She pooped!

Today while they were at Gma Great's house, Poppy looked at Lauren and said, "Poop!" So Lauren asked, "Oh, did you poop?" to which Poppy replied, "Toot!" So Lauren asked her if she needed to go sit on the potty. Poppy headed towards the bathroom, so Lauren sat her up there and guess what - she popped! Right away. It was pretty cool and everyone was super impressed!

Elf on the Shelf

The Mockaitis family gave the perfect gift last Christmas - Elf on the Shelf! We got it out the day after Thanksgiving this year and the girls are having so much fun with it! The elf (who they've named Jolly Burt) sits somewhere in our living area all day long, just watching. Then at night after the girls go to bed, Jolly Burt flies to the north pole to report on their behavior to Santa. Then he flies back and takes a seat in a new spot before the girls wake up. Lolli runs downstairs each morning to find the elf in his new location, and Poppy spends all day pointing to the elf and saying, "There he is!" So much fun :)

Well Child Checks!

Lolli had her 15 months exam at the same time Lolli had her 3 year exam. However, Poppy was 1 day past 16 months and Lolli was 1 day shy of 3 years, 2 months.

Lolli was sooo excited to go to the doctor, especially because she knew he would listen to her heart and lungs, look inside her eyes, ears, nose and mouth, and check how tall she was and how many pounds she was (lol).

The girls enjoyed looking in the fish tank and waiting for their names to be called. Poppy LOVED the Toy Story Kleenex box and kept yelling, "Jessie! Buzz!"

So anyway, both girls are ahead of schedule as far as milestones are concerned. They both ranked in the 75th percentile for height and the 50th percentile for weight. Poppy's head was 75th-90th, which Lauren was aware of because it's hard to get shirts over her head LOL

Lolli: 38.25in, 32.2lbs
Poppy: 31.25in, 23lbs 9oz

When Lolli was 20 months old, she was 32in and 24lbs 12oz. So Poppy may actually end up being skinnier than Lolli, despite being born 1.5lbs bigger (but, also 9 days later, which accoutns for some of it).