Never Nude

Recently, Leighton had the worst case of diaper rash I have ever seen... Like port wine birthmark red...ouch! It was pretty intense.   As every parent knows, medicine can only do so much and the best way to help speed up the healing process is for your munchkin to go foot loose and diaper free for as long as possible to air that puppy out.   So I rolled up the rug in our family room and prepared to clean up a few accidents while Leighton’s lady bits took in the fresh air. Naked for longer than bath time? I think most two year olds would be pumped... NOT OUR KID! Every time I would take off her diaper she would walk around for about ten seconds and then start yelling, "Diaper ON!" Thinking she didn't want to have an accident in the house, I tried taking her outside to frolic in nature. This landed us in tears while yelling once again, "Diaper on Mommy, diaper on pleeeeeeease!"

She is actually begging for her diaper to be put back on in this picture... 

 And then she ran over to try to put on her old dirty diaper by herself.

So we officially are raising a never nude... Like Tobias from Arrested Development.  Just replace Leighton’s diaper with some lovely cut off jean shorts...  He wears them in the shower, under ass-less chaps and when he joined the blue man group.   So Leighton, welcome to a very special club and know that as your parents we will always support you and your decisions... Unless you are still wearing a diaper in kindergarten, then Jon and I will pretend we don't know you.

Until Later... 

PS... If anyone wants to shoot their Netflix log in info my way I would greatly appreciate it!  There are 15 new episodes of Arrested Development out there calling my name... it is literally killing me!

 

The BIG 2!

Leighton is two!  I felt as if the first year took an eternity but this second year has flown by in the blink of an eye!   I am not a baby person… I like a little person that can interact with me, run around and tell me if they are in pain…. So, I am loving 2 (minus the timeouts, tantrums and “MINE” all the time!) 

Last year we had a ton of people celebrate with us for her first birthday and that did not go over so well with little Miss Leighton.  She was completely overwhelmed with unfamiliar faces and so many people in her home, so this year we threw Leighton a little birthday fiesta with just a couple of her school and playdate chums. 

The birthday girl

And her friends…

It is a 2 year olds party… of course there would be a potty in the background of at least one picture!

 

 

We did a lot of sliding

 

And swinging...

 

 

Who knew a cooler with Ice would be the hit of the party? (yes, that is beer in that cooler... we had to keep the parents entertained also!)

And then out came the cake…

 

 

Yes, I made the cake… I was very impressed with myself!

 

 

Then it was time for goodbye hugs…

And off to nap time…

I could give y’all a list of what makes Leighton so awesome, but I am a little competitive and that list could go on for quite a while.  I’ll just leave it with she is a badass and we count our blessings every day to have made such a cool kid… did you catch that?  We made her… and guess what?  We will never stop reminding her (especially in her teenage years) that our genes made her as awesome as she is. 

 

Until later…

 

 

Vocab

It is amazing to me how much Leighton's vocabulary has grown in the last five months. Kids really are little sponges... Guess I am seriously going to have to start watching my mouth now!

This is why it takes us so long to get to the park…

 

You heard her correctly.. ready, STEADY, go… apparently our kid wants to be British or Peppa Pig.  We are planning an intervention.

 

I am pretty certain that her vertical is already higher then mine and her spanish skills are about to pass me by too.
 



Until Later…