Dad day, date night, potty progress and much more.

A lot has happened in the last couple days, so let's rewind to Friday morning. Leo was diaperless, which is not too unusual around here. He was playing and, without prompting, went to the potty, sat for a few moments with a thoughtful look on his face and got up after successfully emptying his bladder. Woo-hoo! This was big and we called Daddy and Nana to share the news. He also received some cool truck stickers for his good work. He hasn't had a repeat performance (in fact he's made a few puddles), but that's okay. We're not really potty training, more like potty experimenting, so we're thrilled with whatever progress is made and have no expectations.

Friday we walked over to Katie and Doug's house for a fun playdate in their back yard. Leo loved the blow up pool.


Big bite of popsicle. So delicious, but so cold.
The gang enjoys their frozen treats.

Hanging out with Addison in the pool .


Saturday night Tom took me out for my birthday. Date night is always fun, but this time we schedule it so that Sheila (our sitter) was going to put Leo to bed. This was a first. In Leo's 20 months on earth, he's never missed a before-bed nursing. I've always been there for bedtime - scheduling dates, moms nights out, everything around putting him down. I was nervous, but I have a lot of faith in Sheila. She's awesome with Leo and she puts him down for naps at least twice a week. I told her to call me if he freaked out, but there was no call so I knew all went smoothly (she confirmed this when we got home). I was a little worried that he may not want to nurse tonight, but he was back to his routine with no problem.

You'd think I'd have a nice date night picture of Tom and I dressed up at the fancy restaurant. Or maybe a snapshot of the delicious cheesecake with a candle for my birthday. But that's not the date night picture I took. I took this one...
Tom was polishing off one of the "world famous" pork chops I ordered. His fingers hovered over the exposed bone. "I'm going to go for it" he told me tentatively. I said, "go for it, baby." And he did.

I got a pedicure on Saturday and Leo has been very enamored with my purple toes. He requested that his toes also be colorful. I did him up with some washable markers.
If you look closely you can see a big scratch on his right foot courtesy of Billie (our cat). It was an accident, but I'm still super pissed about it.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. Leo and I gave Tom some gifts this morning, including this box of See's candies (a custom mix). Leo liked wearing the bow.
Leo and I made this shirt for Tom. Leo's handprints are on the front and I ironed on the words "awesome dad".
I let Leo just go nuts on the back to make this abstract design. I can't tell you how stressful it is to deal with a toddler and fabric paint. But it was totally worth it to create this heartfelt present.
The guys modeling their dad-themed shirts.
This afternoon/evening we had some friends over for a BBQ. They have two "big kids" and Leo had a blast playing with them and they did a great job of entertaining Leo so Tom and I could eat and socialize. Awesome.
Leo, Ella, Oscar and their mom, Danielle.
And here's a picture of my psychedelic beets just because.
The last few mornings, Leo has been talking to my belly - patting it, resting his head, giving kisses and saying "Sissy". It pretty much the sweetest thing in the entire world.