Big Week

A few really random and unrelated highlights from our week:

Hazel had an especially big week. She switched from her pack 'n play to a toddler bed (which, for the moment, is a mattress on the floor). With Ellie it was a crazy disaster for months because she was always trying to get out of bed once she had freedom, but we've been really lucky with Hazel. She pretty much just stays in her bed. It also means I don't have to hold her at nap time, something that had been increasingly difficult with my growing belly.

Hazel also stopped wearing diapers. We potty trained her at the end of June but then did a lot of traveling for a few weeks and had to revert to diapers for a while. Now that we're home again we dropped them for good (except naps and bedtime), and we sent her to school for the first time this week without diapers. I have to admit, it's kind of nice to have teachers at the school who can help with this "learning" stage when there are still accidents in between successes.

In summary: my Hazel baby is a big 2-year old.

Michael made homemade yogurt this week. Twice. It's delicious and economical. We've calculated that it's less than half the price of buying it, plus we were going through so much yogurt that we have a zillion plastic containers, which we no longer need to accrue. It's also kind of great (for me) that he's made this his "thing," at least for now. I finally got an amazing homemade granola recipe from my friend Kelsey, so we have been eating yogurt and granola every single day. It's Ellie's new favorite.

Today we found out the gender of our baby. Totally not on purpose, Michael and I both wore blue shirts to the appointment. And ate a blueberry muffin afterwards.

But, in the end, is it blue or more pink in our future? Ellie has been saying it's a boy for months, and then all of a sudden today, she told us she thinks it's a sister. Find out. (If the video doesn't work, try this link).