Embrie tells me all the time "I'm like a big girl!" (she adds in the "like" for whatever reason). My little baby girl is growing up so fast!
1. Potty Training
Ok . . . so the last time I potty trained was a rocky road, I won't go into details. But I figure this might be my fault for being so strict and stubborn about it. My Pediatrician told me back then ( a little too late) that a child can only really control two things: what goes in & what goes out. Since I am a control freak this is a hard concept.
About 1 1/2 weeks ago I decided on a whim to try potty training with Embrie. I figured this time around I wasn't going to get my expectations so high, I didn't start as early as I did with Garrett and I wasn't even sure if I should start now, but the main change was my attitude. I decided that we would try it out, if it wasn't going so well then so be it. I am having a baby in 3 months so no big loss we can try again after. But I wanted to give her the chance to see if she was interested or not. So . . . we've only been at it for 11 days, but she is doing really well! I am pleasantly surprised and excited for her! She is telling me when she needs to go and the last 3 days has had no accidents! Good job Embrie!
Her Potty Chart
2. Big Girl Bed
Now this really wasn't planned on yet. I've been waiting for the basement to be finished so that I can move some toys out of Embrie's room (baby ones) that won't let the closet door shut, in order to take the side off of her crib and let her be in the toddler size bed until we buy bunk beds and move Garrett and Embrie in together. BUT, we got very lucky to have someone offer us a toddler bed for free. Although we will still have to buy the bunk beds eventually not having to do it right now when we have so many other expensive things coming up is a big relief! So last night our nice neighbor brought over a new toddler bed for Embrie. We weren't thinking that she'd be sleeping in it that night but she was soooo excited about it that we decided "what the heck". I pulled a couple of big things out of her closet (they now reside in the hall :( ...) and the crib is still in her room for now but we just slid the bed right in. And she stayed in her bed all night without a worry! And this morning when she started calling for me she didn't even get out of the bed until I told her she could, ha ha ha! I just can't believe this is all happening so fast! My baby isn't a baby anymore! which is a little bit sad, but I am proud of her and excited that she is doing so many fun new things!
