Some changes

We have had some big changes around the Pruett Household lately. As of this week I am now done with nursing Carly. She held on to one of the feedings for quite some time, but we are now done! It was bittersweet. She still has not taken to milk very well. I have tried adding some vanilla soy or some strawberry nesquick and it has not worked like it did with Kate. I don't have any more of my milk to mix with whole milk either. So I will just keep on trying. However, at least she loves diluted juice and water. Kate has had some changes, too. You will have to keep reading to see what it is.

Carly loved the black bean dip that we ate at a Mexican Restaurant. She made quite a mess! This picture does not do it justice. Customers got a kick out of her messy face and love for the dip.

We had a great time playing at the Galleria play area last week with Aubrey and Ryleigh.

I was lifting some hand weights outside and Kate went and got the 3 pound weights and started lifting them on her own with me. I was pretty impressed!

This past week we started swimming lessons with Kate's good friend Caleb. We have it Monday-Thursday for two weeks. Kate is really enjoying it!

Yesterday afternoon we said good-bye to pacifiers. We had the pacifier fairy come and take them away. It helped that she left Kate a present. We have been talking for some time about how she was going to have to give them up when she turns three years old. That is just a week away! We also have had countless nights of her crying in the night because she can't find a pacifier. So, I was taken back when Kate told me yesterday before her nap that she didn't need it. WHOA! I definitely encouraged it and we decided to wrap up the pacifiers for the pacifier fairy. She has had some tears since doing that yesterday for bedtime and naps, but it has not been too bad. She has asked for them and searched for them, which is a little sad. However, she was pretty excited to watch her two new DVD movies-Tangled and Cars. I know some of you may think that she is a little old to just now be giving up her pacifiers, but I wanted to wait until we were done with Carly waking up in the night before we had to deal with Kate being upset over a pacifier. I also wanted to wait until I could explain it to Kate and help her know she is ready. I have no regrets! It was honestly a little sad to me that the pacifiers that she has had since a newborn are now gone. They definitely saved us many of nights and car trips. I have realized how beneficial they can be now that Carly doesn't like them. We have often said, "If only she would take a pacifier!" I guess now we don't have to worry about getting rid of it later, right?

Daddy gave the girls a very bubbly bubble bath tonight. Kate used to be scared when he did the jets so we could never do this, but that has changed now! They loved it!

Kate, don't eat the bubbles!

Fun Times in May

We have really been enjoying May. The weather has been great and we have even received some rain lately. It has been neat to watch the growth that has happened with both of our children. Kate has gotten so much better about communicating. Now, if we ask her a question she will actually answer it instead of just repeating our question. I keep thinking about how she is becoming such a big girl. We have almost mastered potty training with the exception of naps and bedtime. Carly has become a champ with drinking out of sippy cups. One of our favorite things about her is how much she loves to wave! She will wave at complete strangers all of the time! I look forward to this summer and doing some fun things as a family. We are so proud of both of our girls.

A couple of weeks ago we did a 5K walk as a family for PISD. It just cracked us up that Carly decided to sit down here and wait.

Kate decided to be a good big sister and join her. This shows the waving that Carly loves to do!

This is at Kamara's house with all the girls playing together. We thought it would be good to put some baby toys in the pool for the babies. However, Kate and Aubrey thought that looked fun, too.

Last weekend Zack and I celebrated his birthday a little early and Mother's Day by going out to eat for a late dinner. It was really nice! It was great to have some time together as a couple. We actually got to eat slowly and enjoy the food. HA!

Carly loves dirt! She will eat it like it is candy. It drives us crazy! What is really fun is that Kate likes to pour water in the dirt. Then, the dirt becomes mud and Carly eats it like pudding. We stop her when we can get to her fast enough!

I got a little teeter totter for Carly's birthday. However, you can see who is enjoying it the most. It doesn't get any better than this, does it?

Happy May everybody!