Celebrate

Well, we meet again. Thank you to all those that read my blog. It's for my sanity that I "blog" but knowing that my friends (CW!!) and family (mom and Dad) read it, makes me want to write that much more. So, Natalia is 28 months old and I figured it was about time to get her out of the diapers and into some big girl panties!! I kept pushing it off and finally, I decided it needed to be done. So, on Monday (June 18) we woke up and took off the last diaper that she will EVER wear (until she is old and then it's necessary again.) It was a bitter sweet moment for me. My baby is growing by leaps and bounds and it has been truly amazing to see everything unfold. So, back to this whole potty training thing. I had NO idea where to even begin. I set a timer, asked her and in a very nice and pleasant way to head to the bathroom every 30 min. I felt like we lived in there the whole day on Monday. Thank goodness Leona is a laid back baby and took naps when I put her down and played while we took trips to and from the bathroom. By Monday early evening I was frustrated and felt like we had gotten no where. I was searching on google and seeking advice from anywhere and every where. A friend suggested looking into 3daypottytraining.com. She had success with it as well as a few other friends. So, Dan and I bit that bullet and bought the ebook. 56 pages later I felt like I was ready to take potty training head on come Tuesday. I followed her guidelines step-by-step and Lora (the author) delivered! Natalia is potty trained! We still have the night time to work on, but during the day she is doing a fantastic job. She told her Mimi she wanted ice cream and cake for not wearing diapers anymore and going on the potty. Well, my parents (Hi Mom and Dad!!) came over today and we celebrated! Celebrated Natalia. She went from diapers and a crib to big girl panties and a toddler bed!!! She did great with that transition. We went all out with this celebration!! See..... *We bring out the fine china to celebrate milestones and to just celebrate life* *Til (nickname) We R so proud of you!!!* *The 100th time on the potty in 2.5 days. She will just LOVE me one day for taking this picture and posting it on the net.* So, Natalia, Daddy and I are so very proud of you and your huge accomplishment this week. You and I make a good team. With hard work, and consistency you now get to wear Elmo panties!!! You're a big kid now!!!!! I love you Tilda Beans. So, we can't forget about Leona (LeLe.) She is 6.5 months and just a cutie patootie! She is a great baby (we were blessed with 2 laid back babes!) While I was potty training N, I decided to "sleep train" L. What does that mean anyways?? Normally during the week we are out and about with friends or running errands (which will still happen) but while we were at home for the 4 days, I decided to pay closer attention to L and how she "tells" me she is tired. Day 1 she took 2 long naps and then slept from 8:30 PM until 8:45. The next day was no different. One thing I will never forget as long as I have a baby living in our house is that "Sleep begets sleep." It's the honest truth. When she gets a few good naps in during the day she sleeps 100x's better at night. So, I need to pay attention to the cues so that Dan and I can get back to sleeping longer than 2 hours at a time. *6 month picture taken by. . . . ME!! I love it* *Hi mommy! What are you doing up there? Bye for now family and friends. Feel free to comment. Don't judge on the whole 3daypottytraining.com idea. It worked in 2.5 days and I didn't have a single adult beverage during the whole process.