{"id":3705,"date":"2017-04-12T05:53:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T05:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrscaseyann.com\/?p=3705"},"modified":"2024-08-14T16:52:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T16:52:35","slug":"bits-and-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrscaseyann.com\/?p=3705","title":{"rendered":"Bits and Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3756\" src=\"https:\/\/themrscaseyann.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bits.jpg\" alt=\"Processed with VSCO with b1 preset\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3758\" src=\"https:\/\/themrscaseyann.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bits2.jpg\" alt=\"Processed with VSCO with nc preset\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3757\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3757\" src=\"https:\/\/themrscaseyann.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bits3.jpg\" alt=\"Processed with VSCO with a5 preset\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luke and I on a little date earlier this week \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3759\" src=\"https:\/\/themrscaseyann.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bits4.jpg\" alt=\"bits4\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I used to do &#8220;bits and pieces&#8221; when I first started blogging (in 2011, where&#8217;s my cane?! okay okay that&#8217;s not THAT long ago now that I think about it..), but I miss doing that so here&#8217;s my 2017 take on it. I should add,\u00a0I physically\u2014almost painfully\u2014cringe when I read some of my blog entries from back then, but then also laugh hysterically because well, that&#8217;s all you can do!<!--more--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I&#8217;m trying to swim regularly. The first day I seriously was so tired and almost threw up poolside, ugh! I also fell asleep on the couch within like twenty minutes of being home. I even attempted (and keep attempting)\u00a0a modified butterfly which I&#8217;m sure looks hilarious. Ha. But it&#8217;s getting a little better sooo.. progress!<\/li>\n<li>Luke and Kate ate so many strawberries for\u00a0dinner tonight, they almost went halfway through a huge 5 lb bin from Costco. Kate is mainly carnivorous so I was quietly shocked and celebrating. Luke has probably topped his personal best as of tonight, but I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;s come close. I think we need to go to Costco a lot more than we currently do..<\/li>\n<li>Luke and grandma love to say &#8220;no thank you but thank you for offering&#8221; and other extremely polite and funny\u00a0sayings like that. Luke has a knack at dropping\u00a0these random sayings\u00a0at the most comedically perfect moments. I think the other one is &#8220;thank you for your service&#8221;, which he says with a super long inflect at the end.<\/li>\n<li>Sick. I think it must be a part of toddler\/baby life for a bit\u00a0there?? When it ends, I don&#8217;t know! But it&#8217;s becoming laughable. &#8220;Sorry, sick, can&#8217;t make it&#8221; should probably be a programmed response on my phone these days! It all makes so much\u00a0sense when I find Luke fully wet sneezing in Kate&#8217;s face, ha.. Cheers to health people!<\/li>\n<li>Potty training.. this is becoming all about my kids, hmmm.. well, we waited a little longer than most. I did not (not!) want to push it on Luke and I wasn&#8217;t really rushed for any specific milestone, so when he turned three, we popped into Target and grabbed some pretty cute little chonies. He&#8217;s been a champ! So proud!<\/li>\n<li>On the same vein.. no poop\u00a0accidents (oh wait one, I forgot.. also, I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s a\u00a0respectable\u00a0way to write out\u00a0potty words), a few peepee accidents (see??) but overall, he&#8217;s doing so well! He freaks out a little whenever he feels the urge, which I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;ve unconsciously egged on (whoops!) but he&#8217;s getting the hang of it and I&#8217;m so excited! Also, how did you teach your kids to wipe?? Don&#8217;t see us mastering that right away FOR SURE.<\/li>\n<li>We had to pull the reigns back on our obsession with a juice store down the street. We became so accustomed to their dragon fruit and acai bowls that the kids crave them now (with a side of salmon, no less!). Fifty bucks later and a few more visits in a week and we might as well move in! Figuring out how to recreate at home but it&#8217;s just not the same!<\/li>\n<li>Summer is coming!.. we stopped at a beach north of us that we&#8217;ve always loved for their ocean view swings, but then walked a little further and realized there&#8217;s a sweet little beach that looks perfect for a summer day! James\u00a0hates sand, and I think Luke might too, but outside of that, soo ready \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I used to do &#8220;bits and pieces&#8221; when I first started blogging (in 2011, where&#8217;s my cane?! okay okay that&#8217;s not THAT long ago now that I think about it..), but I miss doing that so here&#8217;s my 2017 take on it. 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