joining the ranks

After reading a few blogs over the past few months, I have been inspired to join the ranks of fellow bloggers. This will be an attempt to keep friends and family updated with the latest happenings in the Haertel household.

First Report:

1. Hannah is starting to potty train! Yippee!! I am thrilled! I decided about a week ago that she wasn't ready after making a few attempts to train her. And that I was going to wait until it was warmer -- hence less layers to peel off in a rapid race to the toilet to avoid an accident. I should have learned from the first time around that they will do it when they're ready. Not when Mommy is ready. :-) Nevertheless -- she's doing great! Her potty chart is filling up quickly and we passed the big milestone yesterday -- her first #2 on the potty.
   
2. Luke had his first real bath tonight (in the big tub) - with Jacob. They both loved it. Jacob had fun squirting Luke and pouring water on his head. It's amazing how mild mannered Luke is -- that is unless he's hungry or has pain. It's so fun to experience all of the firsts with my children. I love watching the wonder and joy in their expressions. Luke is sitting up on his own, eating three meals of baby food a day and sleeping through the night. He's growing up so fast!

3. Jacob is enjoying his friends at preschool and Bible study. He just turned 4-1/2 yesterday and keeps telling people he's going to be 5 soon! He is so eager to be older and to grow up -- if only he knew.....
   

Hopefully this attempt to keep a blog will continue. It will be a great way to record milestones, quotable quotes, etc. - to one day add to my scrapbooks. (if I ever get caught up)