The Vara's: Settling in

We are finally starting to settle into our new place. I'm already tired of looking at boxes but luckily we only have a few more to go. Jackson's room is almost done and is looking cute in the firetruck theme. Just need a few things on the wall. We started putting him in his crib this weekend and he has done pretty good. He slept through the night twice but woke up at 2am last night for a feeding. I think he knows it is a work night? I keep telling myself he is waking up to tell me how much he loves me. Luckily he goes right back to sleep once he has some formula. I was looking through Haley's baby book and she was sleeping from 8:30 - 6:30 at two months and never reverted back. I keep telling myself one day Jackson too will sleep consistently through the night. He just wants to keep his track record of keeping us on our toes. I would expect nothing less from our little guy :)
Jackson hanging out in his crib

Haley's big girl bed comes in this Friday. Grandma Vara already bought her princess bedding and I can't wait to get her room in order. Along with that I hope she starts sleeping in her own bed again. The move has been tough on her so I'm sure the transition will take a little while. I'm prepared! We are also going to start potty training. Yesterday she was wearing a dress and took off her diaper two times and said she was wet. She knows what to do on the potty, she just doesn't want to do it. We've tried the sticker reward but that was a bust. She loves M&Ms so we're going to try that reward next. Two kids in diapers is too much. Looking forward to a pay raise if we get her potty trained :) Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Friday night we went over to a friend's house for a get together. It was so much fun hanging out with other couples and actually having a family social life. Haley loved playing with the other kids, so much so she cried when we had to leave. I felt so bad but it was already 10:30 and I figured we better get her to bed soon. She didn't even make it out of the subdivision before crashing in the car. Jackson was worn out too. He didn't wake until 6:30 the next morning.

And finally, I leave you with a funny Haley story. I've put all her cups, spoons and plates in a bottom drawer because she likes to pick them out each day. Well yesterday she took out several spoons and began counting. She counted to 5 in Spanish perfectly! Matt and I looked at each other amazed and puzzled because we had never heard her even try to count in Spanish. Then she changed over to English and counted again, 1, 16, 13, 9. Seems like Dora is great at teaching Spanish but her English needs some work. Maybe Seasame Street every once in awhile?? Silly girl. She makes us laugh so much everyday. We are so blessed to have two great kids.

Jackson checking out the bumbo chair (or bimbo chair as Matt calls it). We're still trying to decide who he looks like? One day when we get our scanner hooked up we'll upload both our baby pictures.