Well, I am happy to report that I am now the mother of a four-year-old (remind me again how that happened!?) and "Project: No More Diapers" is underway! (So far, so good... stay posted.)

We are not having Dominic's birthday party until the 23rd, but we had a fun little family outing yesterday. We ate lunch out and Dominic got a peice of chocolate cake the size of his head (no exaggeration). And, no, he did not finish it. It was, however, pretty hilarious to see him mentally process the realization that we'd just put the head-sized peice of cake in front of him and he was really allowed to have as much of it as he wanted! After lunch, we headed to Build-A-Bear Workshop. The bear Dominic picked, "John", (no idea where that came from, but D was adamant that his name was John) is sportin' a blue t-shirt and big boy underwear! Can you believe it?! I have never seen a cuter waste of money than big boy bear underwear complete with tail hole! Naturally, we weren't passing on ANYTHING, though, that encourages "Project: No More Diapers." John is pretty adorable - not nearly as adorable as my 4-year-old BIG boy though! :)

9 am......

... And so far this morning I have:

- Changed numerous diapers
- Dealt with one pee "blowout" that escaped the diaper
- Reminded Dominic numerous times that once he turns 4, we are throwing his diapers AWAY and he is using the potty!!!
- Doled out boobies, bottles, Cheerios, and cheese
- Processed two loads of puke and poop stained laundry
- Windexed suspicious Dominic-sized handprints off surfaces too high for him to reach without "assistance"
- Wiped half a tube of Dora the Explorer toothpaste off the bathroom counter
- Bathed and dressed both boys after finding an "approved" outfit for my fashion diva son
- Reiterated to Dominic that diapers are going in the trash when he turns 4
- Unloaded dishwasher, rewashed STILL dirty dishes, and 87 bottles
- Changed baby clothes AGAIN and scrubbed barf out of the carpet

And the day is just beginning, my friends! :)

We introduced Adrian to the Exersaucer yesterday. He is a big fan already. :)

Adrian and Elena

Here is Adrian and his "good friend" Elena (as Dominc says). They are almost exactly 24 hours apart to the minute in age. :) Heidi (my friend/Elena's mommy) and I joke about how cute these pictures will look at their wedding in 25 years.

By request...

I am back! (Sort of)

Well, about a month ago we shipped our not even one-year-old laptop back to the computer hospital because it was MESSED UP! (That totally just disclosed how computer-knowledgable I am, I know.) Anyway, it came back a couple weeks later STILL broken. So, back it went and just came back STILL broken. Each time the computer has come back with the previous problem fixed and a new one in its place. Ummm... So, anyway, we are getting a whole new computer mailed to us now and this one works intermittently at best.

I have been busy with the usual. Dominic will be FOUR (!) in a matter of days and Adrian turned 5 months old yesterday. What is happening to my babies?! I am happy to report that my formerly non-sleeping, constantly crying baby is now a whole new person! At his four month checkup, his growth percentiles had dropped further and the doctor was adamant that NOW was the time to begin supplementing him more than just the one or two bottles of formula that we had been. He told me, in slightly kinder words, that my baby was starving and I just did not have enough milk to properly nourish him. Ugh. Talk about ripping my heart out and stomping on it! I still nurse him once or twice a day and, although it breaks my heart to not be breastfeeding him much anymore, I know that there is nothing else I can do to try to increase my milk supply, etc. My own health was just compromised when I lost so much blood with my abruption and c-section, hence all the feeding problems for little Adrian. Anyway, ALL that said, he is soooo much happier and content now that he has a full belly. This makes me feel incredibly relieved and incredibly guilty at the same time! I am coming to terms with all of this, but all this formula is going to cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $200 per month. Ouch.

Pictures to come!