Cael: Mama, don't feed Finn!
Allie: I've got to feed him; he's hungry.
Cael: No, he not hungry!
Allie: Yeah, Butter, he's hungry. It's time for him to eat.
Cael: No, he not hungry! He eat yesterday!

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Well, he took two steps today. But that's basically a baby marathon!

In other news, don't forget to vote for Finn once a day (until early January, I think?) so that he can be a glorified extra! (Just like Mommy and Daddy were - except the "glorified" part.)

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Diaper free and no accidents.

All I want for Christmas is a potty trained 2 year old...

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I can't decide which was more fun: picking individual chunks of Cael's vomit out of the clothes in the washer (from the load that I started at 2am), or cleaning up a diaper so explosive that the poop traveled so far up Finn's back it got into his hair.

And it's not even nine yet!

(And, for posterity - Cael, the first time he ever puked: "Mama, I spilled.")

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Thanks to Ellen for the amazing wreath! Cael can't wait to tear it down ;)

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Cael: Mama?
Allie: Yeah?
Cael: I want to play with Kailey.
Allie: I want you to play with Kailey too, Buddy, but you can't right now.
Cael: I want to play with Kailey!
Allie: I know, but she's not here.
Cael: Kailey's at home.
Allie: Yeah, she's at her home in Arizona.
Cael: Arizona!
Allie: Yup.
Cael: Can we go to Arizona?
Allie: Not right now. But we will again.
Cael: On airplane.
Allie: Yes. We'll go to Arizona on an airplane.
Cael: Okay. Mama?
Allie: Yeah, Buddy?
Cael: I want to play with Jack!

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