Thing 2

Well Thing 2 (Aaron being Thing 1) is on its way. We knew that we wanted to have another baby, especially a sibling for Aaron. So we decided that now would be a good as time as ever. The baby is due March 6th (what a nice birthday present.) We are really excited and can't wait to find out what we are having, will the baby be a cookie cutter kid and look like Aaron or will the baby have totally different characteristics? I would love to have a little girl, but would be thrilled to have a boy...shoot I have everything that I would need. It's just the anticipation that is driving me crazy. I am however more relaxed and less worrisome then the first time around, I know what to expect and there is less of the unknown (besides the sex of the baby.)

So in the mean time we are focusing on getting the house and Aaron ready for the new addition. We are going to move Aaron down the hall to the existing guest bedroom so the baby can be closer to our bedroom. I want to deck out his room in a pirates theme, I have some ideas, we'll see how it turns out. As for Aaron's old room, depending on what we are having, we will leave it the same (sports) if it's a boy and if it's a girl...the sky's the limit :) Well....within reason and what Jeremy will let me do.

Sorry guests....you have been kicked out. Our bedroom downstairs will be our playroom/guest room. Yikes we are already out growing our home, it seemed so big three years ago.

The grandparents are beyond excited. My mom has insisted that if we have a girl, we name her Miriam, only because in the Bible that was Aaron's sister's name. I don't think so, my mom is crazy. This is why we did not tell anyone what we were naming Aaron until he was born. To many cooks in the kitchen. Jeremy's parents can't wait to get their hands on another grandchild. Pam is looking forward to taking care of the baby so I can go back to work.

Finally what does Aaron think of all this??? I think that it is too early for him to understand what is really going to happen to his world. I think once I start to show and get a big tummy, he will start to get it. He will be an awesome brother, he is so sweet with Talon's baby sister Allie. He is very gentle with her and loves feeding her, her bottle, and gets concerned when she cries. I think that he will be a big helper for mommy.

Some of my thoughts that run through my head are...will I be able to start all over again...will Aaron understand that mommy loves him just as much as the baby...will Jeremy have the patience for me when I may lose it for a brief second....and so on. I worry about these things but in the end I just need to relax, take a deep breath and take in these moments because they will be here and gone in a blink of an eye.

Potty Training and Big Boy Bed

It's been awhile since I've posted a blog...we've been busy!!! First, for the last two weeks Aaron has been diaper free! We started Aaron on the whole potty training thing in December...didn't go so well. Since then he would occasionally ask to go on the 'Big Potty.' Two weeks ago we finally just bit the bullet and agreed to get rid of the diaper no matter what. Well, we've had our ups and downs, but for the most part Aaron is doing great. He gets really excited in the morning when he gets to pick out his big boy underwear (combination of tighty-whites, Cars and Mickey Mouse.) We tell him he needs to keep his underwear dry and tell mommy and daddy when he need to go potty. For the most part he tells us, however we are constantly asking him, "do you need to go potty?" We don't have an accident free day yet...but we are getting close.

The next big thing going on with us is that Aaron is out of his crib and into a bunk bed. He LOVES climbing up and down the ladder. We've been storing Jeremy old bunk bed that he used when he was a kid so it has some sentimental value. After tearing apart the garage for the hardware to put it together we gave up and improvised with hardware we purchased from Home Depot. Since Aaron is obsessed with the Car's movie we bought him a set of Cars sheets.

Aaron is growing so fast and getting more and more independent. He isn't a baby anymore he's grown into a little boy. He loves to help mommy with grocery shopping and cleaning (yeah!!!) and loves to help daddy in the yard with mowing and pulling weeds (yeah!!!) Every Monday afternoon he loves to help take out the trash cans and on Tuesday evenings always asks to bring the cans in (with help of course.) When we are not a home we are usually at the park with Talon, Allie and Auntie Liv. He LOVES the swings...I need to teach him how to swing...my arms get tired. :) That's pretty much the low down on the Fratts. Same ol' Same ol'.

Happiest Place on Earth

Growing up, Disneyland was a place we would go as a family maybe once every five years so Jeremy and I were so excited when my parents bought us annual passes to Disneyland so we can take Aaron many times this year, while he is still FREE. We love going not for us, but for Aaron, we just love to see his face when we go on the rides and see the Disney characters.


We used our passes for the first time last week, we all piled in to the car (Jeremy, Me, Aaron, Liv, Dom, Talon and Allie) and headed off to Disneyland. We went on a perfect day, the weather was nice, and the lines were non-existent. We pretty much walked on to every ride....two year olds do not like to wait. Both Aaron and Talon were tall enough to go on the Manahorn and both loved it!!!! Their first big roller coaster!!!! We saw and met Pluto and Goofy, we even got our pictures taken with them. We rode the new Finding Nemo Submarine adventure for the first time, not for the claustrophobic type.

Inbetween riding the kiddy rides, us adults took turns riding the big kids rides, I LOVE Space Mountain!!!! We all had a great time, and the kids did great, considering they didn't get a nap. We are already planning our next trip.

We cut his hair

Well, Jeremy finally made me cut Aaron's beautiful curly hair. We guessed that his last hair cut was sometime in August, because it was sorta curly for Talon's birthday which is in September. Anyways, I had told Jeremy I would cut it right after his birthday, but I dragged my feet and bought another month. I really didn't want to cut his hair, but it was getting a little out of control. He had some serious bed head after naps :) I actually cried after I finish cutting his hair and was cleaning up the locks of curls off the floor. I don't know why I got so upset, maybe because when Aaron's hair is so short, it makes him look so much older. My little baby isn't baby anymore. We'll see how long we can go this time!