It's the Age of "No Naps"

Auggie's two and I know our napping days are numbered. We spent 2.5 hours at the park this morning and he still fell asleep at 1:30 pm! He's been fighting them for a few weeks now and most days he doesn't nap but I'm still trying. I didn't lay him down today until I could see it in his mannerisms that he was really tired.

We've had a few instances of wet bedsheets because he gets bored and takes off his diaper. I've tried backwards diapers (he pees out the top of them), onesies (he pulls the diaper through his leg hole or unsnaps them), non-footie pajamas (he unbuttons them) and even footie pajamas (he screams because he wants the feet part off). I'm half tempted to go out and buy some Duct Tape! We've even had a few instances of poopy sheets and crib, too! Yuck!! That really hits you hard especially since Auggie sleeps with his door closed! If only we had "Smell-o-vision" video capabilities!

I have a lot to post about to catch our blog up to date. I'm sure I'll get to all of it... eventually. But first of all, Auggie and Zane celebrated their 2nd birthdays together at PowerSports on November 17. The boys are 9 days apart and I'll know they'll be quite a pair when they get older. They're already up to no good when they're together! We've made great friends in College Station and I'm so glad Auggie has someone so close in age to hang out with. I'm sure I've said that before but all the boys (Cinco, Archer, Auggie and Zane) will be so much fun if we're all still around in the next few years!

PowerSports was a great choice for a birthday party. Most of the kids were exhausted by the end and slept well on their way home. We had our family squeeze into our house afterward for hot dogs and snacks and of course, present opening. Auggie's favorite present was from Mrs. Julie- a Thomas the Train set! He loves laying down and rolling his trains along the track. It was one of the first presents he opened and I'm pretty sure it was the last one! He was too involved in that to open any others. I'll have to keep that in mind around Christmas time because I'm sure he'll be getting some more trains.

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First Row: The Siegmunds & Allmons; Auggie blowing out his candles

Second Row: Auggie clapping; MawMaw, PawPaw & Auggie

Third Row: Great Grandma Rigby, Grampa, Gramma & Auggie; Auggie was VERY excited about his Thomas train set

Fourth Row: Daddy & Auggie at PowerSports; A quick run by the camera!

Our Thanksgivings went great! We went down to La Porte the sunday before Thanksgiving to celebrate with my family. It was nice having everyone there. Auggie and Tim managed to avoid all the sickness but sadly, I introduced it to the Siegmund side (sorry, y'all!). It was all short lived (thank goodness) and we were able to celebrate with the Siegmund side on Thanksgiving. I know Auggie always has a great time with his cousins on both sides. He's usually just a few running steps behind them all.

It is finally beginning to feel like December as of Monday! We had 75-80 degree temperatures most of November. It feels so nice to have long sleeves and a jacket on even if I am constantly cold.

Despite the hot weather, we've been trying to get into the holiday spirit! We went to Christmas at the Creek with the Allmons and Adams's the last Friday in November. Auggie got to pet a camel, goat and sheep at the live Nativity scene. He liked seeing all the lights, too. We missed out on seeing Santa because of the line but we did get to see him at the mall a few days later. Auggie wasn't too happy about sitting on Santa's lap so I sat with him. He gave him a fist bump and a high five after the picture though. Auggie even got Daddy to ride the train with him around the mall afterward. (and I thought I was bad about letting Auggie get his way;) We'll be going to Santa's Wonderland just south of town soon. I know Auggie will love seeing all the lights there. According to their website there's over 2.5 million! I'm excited about it.

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First Row: Seeing Santa Claus; Auggie's 24 month pictures

Second Row: Auggie Auggie waving bye to Rudolph; Auggie pointing out Rudolph's nose

Third Row: Auggie's 24 month photos... he would not put those trains down!

Fourth Row: Auggie was intrigued by the flash; The family at Christmas at the Creek

We'll have lots to update about soon.. Auggie's getting a surprise on Saturday that I know he'll absolutely love. I'll leave you with a few videos of our Little Bear! I'll work on the video sizes before I have another post with them. I don't know why they're so small! :(

Auggie has been signing "fire truck" "airplane" "helicopter" "police car" and now learned how to sign "ambulance"!


Walking in Mommy's Shoes


ABC Train with Daddy


A little example of our clothes escape artist


Dancing in the Car

A Very Happy Birthday!

Auggie turned 2 on Saturday! Can you believe it? I can't! We're having his official birthday party this weekend but we got to do a little celebrating on his actual birthday. A friend of ours is a member of the Houston Area Live Steamers (HALS) and they invited us to Hockley for a few train rides. We rode down with Jen and Zane, so Zane, Cinco and Auggie had a great time playing together. 

HALS is a members only organization but members can bring friends when they go. They also have public run days, where anyone can come to ride trains. Their last public run day is this Saturday. The trains are built in 1", 1-1/2", 2-1/2" and 3" scales so they're big enough for adults to sit on. Auggie had a great time riding and just seeing the trains. I think if nap time wasn't looming over our heads, we would've stayed longer. Hopefully we'll be able to go again in the Spring.

Auggie, Kelsey, Erin, Cinco, Zane and Jen after a steam engine train ride

Zane and Auggie taking a quick snack break!

Trains!

All Aboard!

replica John Deere tractors

It was gorgeous and breezy day!

Checking out the trains from the depot

waving to people

Mommy and the Birthday Boy!
(it was very bright out!)

Union Pacific model train

Assorted Trains

Steam Engine Train Ride

Tomas (Cinco's Dad) chasing around Auggie, Cinco and Zane

Tim was guiding in Uvalde over the weekend so it was all Mommy and Auggie time. We had a great weekend.

Friday night we went to a little street fair at Henderson Elementary in Bryan. They had a few goats and some rabbits that Auggie loved petting. There were also a few games (Angry Bird bowling, Box car racing and Glowstick Bowling) that he enjoyed playing along with a bounce house. He was a little upset he couldn't play in the bounce house with all the big kids, though. Right before we left one of the stations from the Bryan Fire Department stopped by with an ambulance and fire truck. Auggie was pretty excited about them but turned down an opportunity to sit inside the fire truck. I was really surprised he didn't want to sit inside it! 

After the festival, we stopped by Chick-Fil-A (thank you, again, Heather!). Auggie sat patiently watching the cars in the drive-thru while I ate dinner. He played in the play area for a little bit by himself before more kids joined him. It is always nice to see older kids slow down when they see a smaller kid in the playground. When it was time to leave, Auggie didn't put up a fight. I was very thankful for that! I think Auggie's teeth stopped giving him problems so he's been in a better mood and not so quick to anger when things don't go his way. 

We have hit a rough patch, though... with his diaper! He took off his diaper 4 out of the last 5 times he's gone to bed! Luckily his bedding and clothes have just been wet. I don't want to experience a poopy no diaper episode! I'd be so thankful if we didn't ever have to deal with that! Auggie thinks its funny but then so does Tim. I guess Auggie gets his sense of humor from Tim, too! I got several good suggestions on tips to keep the diaper on so today we're trying a onesie. We'll see how that goes! I'll be trying a backwards diaper if that fails.. then I'll look into getting some diaper covers with snaps. I'm really hoping the onesie does the trick.

Auggie's Birthday Stash

We hope everyone has a very Happy Thanksgiving!