7 weeks!

Chloe is changing so much.  She is developing quite the personality!  She is very talkative and smiley, but when she is tired or hungry - look out!  She has found her voice and uses it when she is not happy.  Chloe is sleeping pretty well most of the time, but there are definitely some nights where she wakes up every 3 hours or she decides she doesn't want to go back to sleep right away.  She seems so long at times and I weighed her with myself yesterday and it said she weighs 11 pounds!  I just can't believe that!
Thursday morning (at 6 weeks and 3 days) Chloe's umbilical cord finally fell off!  Preston kept his just about the same amount of time.  The doctors say it will fall off in 2-3 weeks, well not our kiddos - they like to hang on to their's for awhile longer than average.  So, since it finally fell off, Chloe got her first "real bath" on Thursday.  She did pretty well for the most part, just started crying at the very end - I think she was getting cold. 
Chloe is enjoying being down on the floor, both on her tummy or back, and also enjoys her little activity mat for a while.  I don't know if it is purposeful or not yet, but she is swinging at the little animals hanging from the activity mat.  She gets them going swinging around at times!
Preston continues to do well.  We are trying potty training again this week.  Yesterday, he stayed dry all day, except nap time!  Today wasn't quite as good, but I think we only had 1 or 2 accidents!  Besides potty training, he continues to amaze me with the different concepts he understands.  How many 2 year olds (not quite) understand the concept of dizzy?  Preston will run around in circles saying, "round and round in circles"  then stop and say "I'm dizzy."  He is also getting really good with shapes and colors.  He named the right color and shape with his shape sorter on the first try! 
We are in the home stretch of having to return to work :(  AJ found out today that he has training on the same Monday I go back to work.  He will be off Tuesday but has to work the rest of the week.  I found out that I only have to work 3 1/2 days every week!  Still full time hours, but less days!  I hope this keeps me from wanting to truly be part time.  Preston is ready to return to daycare.  He keeps asking to go to Jennie's. 
AJ finished his masters program for teaching this summer!  Chloe and I went to graduation on Friday to watch him walk and Preston went to Jennie's to play and take a nap.  Following graduation we went to dinner and let AJ get a  new video game for the X-box 360 he fixed. 
Other than that not much else is going on.  Have an awesome week!

Helping Daddy put the wire in the floor for the X-box!

Preston always wants to sit by Chloe when I put her on the couch

Finally able to catch those smiles!