Nana's birthday, potty training and another tummy bug

Shortly after we got back from our weekend getaway we had round two of the tummy bug.  This time it struck our sweet little Jonah.  Goodness, it is so hard when 2 year olds are throwing up, it just makes them so sad and pitiful.  In fact, there are pajamas that Jonah refused to wear for a long time because he wore them while he was throwing up and somehow in his mind the jammies caused him to get sick.  How adorable right??

The bug didn't last long, but it was definitely a few sleep deprived long, Lysol filled, days...

He sure is precious when he's sleeping.

A few days before Jonah got sick we had their friends over to play one morning.  I love watching these 4 boys grow up.

And a few days after he was feeling better, we celebrated Nana's birthday with a yummy dinner.  Seafood is her favorite so we cooked up some scallops and asparagus with fresh fruit and a warm banana pudding (her request!) for dessert.  Makes my mouth water just thinking about it.  The boys sure do love their Nana and were delighted to decorate the house in her favorite color purple.

And last but not least, Jonah was finally and completely potty trained.  We had started training with him before Ethan was born but then we stopped once Ethan arrived because I wasn't giving him the dedication he deserved to really succeed and I didn't want to frustrate him.  I was just too tired and busy to really work with him.  So we stopped for awhile but began again sometime after Halloween.  Once we re-began the process he took to it really quickly.  No pull-ups the second time around, just big boy undies and I was so proud of him.  He had a few hiccups of course and it was hard to find the right motivation to get him to really make that jump to being fully potty trained.  Cue the Disney store.  We stopped in that store at the local Outlets and he found his beloved Jake and the Neverland Pirates sword.  Ding ding ding.  IDEA.  Hey Jonah, if you stop going potty in your undies Mommy will buy you a Jake Sword (off amazon for cheaper of course, ha ha!)  Little guy loves him some Jake so it was all the motivation he needed and very soon after that promise, he was keeping his undies dry and we had succeeded.  SO proud of you Jonah, you are growing up so fast but we are loving each step.