Paige's 1st Haircut

I finally made an appointment to get Paige's haircut.  I don't really know why this was so hard for me, but I kept putting it off.  I knew she needed her ends evened out and it would actually look better and help her hair grow, but it just seemed like such a big deal!

Here is her before:



She was a little nervous about the shampoo part at first!







I think she enjoyed it! Once she got comfortable, she was very chatty and squirmy. Quite the opposite of Luke when he gets his haircut - even my hairdresser commented on how different they are!



Such a pretty girl :)





Now she is all ready to turn 3 next week - I can't believe it!

D-Day

D-Day = Dentist Day!

Saturday morning we headed to the dentist for checkups & cleanings for the kids.  Luke is an old pro now and actually loves going to the dentist.  In fact, when we walked in, he goes "Oooohhh it smells so dang good!"  I can't say I was thrilled to hear him use the word dang.  Neither Wally or I ever say that so I'm sure he picked it up at school or daycare, but I had to chuckle because who really likes the smell of a dentist office!

This was also Paige's first checkup.  And she did awesome!  Totally cooperated - way more than she does for us when we are brushing her teeth.

Both kids got great reports, which means mommy and daddy are doing a good job also :)

Paige waiting for her turn!



Luke did awesome!



Reclining!









Pretty teeth, pretty girl!

Bye Bye Bobby

If you remember from a previous post, Paige calls her paci "bobby".

Well bobby has been gone now for over 2 weeks!

We knew he was long overdue to leave us, but unfortunately he had become a nice little crutch for all of us, not just Paige.

I knew I didn't want to give up bobby until after Disney. If having bobby with us on vacation would mean a more pleasant plane ride and fewer meltdowns, I was going to be fine with her having it!

I also knew once we got back, that it was time for bobby to go, but Miss Paige was seriously addicted and getting dinner ready was just easier if she had it (not the best parenting technique, but you do what you have to do in the moment!).

We actually were down to no bobbies the weekend before Christmas, but as I mentioned, I knew I wanted her to have it on vacation so I went out and bought two more. We lost one our last day in Disney. So we were down to 1!

My mom had come up on a Tuesday to watch the kids. We met up at gymnastics that night and she mentioned before she left that Paige had napped on the couch that day so her bobby was probably in the blankets on there somewhere. When we got home that night, we were getting ready for bed and bobby was no where to be found - nooooo!!!! I was consoling Paige in her bed and telling her she would be ok, that she had her blankies just like Lukey and that she was a big girl now. She wasn't buying it! She was crying so hard her face was getting splotchy! Meanwhile, Wally was literally tearing the house apart looking for the bobby (or any bobby that we have lost over the last year!). There were none to be found. I had to joke with him that he was only doing it because it was Paige - his baby girl. He would have just told Luke to "suck it up". Paige eventually fell asleep and slept as well as she does any other time with her bobby. So we decided to just go with it and be done with them!

The next day when we all got home from work & daycare, Paige was in full on meltdown mode wanting her bobby. I text my mom asking her if she was playing a mean trick on us - ha! It was a little rough falling asleep for her again that night, but she did ok.

The next morning my mom called and said, "Guess what I found?". The bobby was somehow stuck in her scarf and had fallen out on the counter when she set her scarf down before work. So crazy and bizarre, but it was found! I told her we were going with no bobby though and to not mention it to Paige!

That night, Paige actually gave me the "No more pacifiers!" book to read and at the end she said, "No more bobby! I'm a big girl!". I knew we were gonig to be just fine! Phew!

Believe me when I say there are still times that I desperately wish I could give her a bobby, but she hasn't even mentioned it in nearly 2 weeks so there is no turning back now!

This was probably the best thing to happen otherwise she might still have a bobby until college :)

And that's the story of how bobby went bye bye!

Big Girl

I'm popping in today to brag about our big girl Paige!

We are going on 2 months of no diapers during the day and 1 month of no diapers at night - woohoo!!!

I was never brave enough to go diaper free at night even though she was dry 98% of the time in the morning, but leave it to Daddy to just go for it one night when I was playing bunco. And so here we are a month later and she has had only one nighttime accident so far and will frequently call out for us if she has to go in the middle of the night. Such a big girl!

She has also gotten better with dressing herself. We are definitely in the "I do it myself" phase - which means we need an extra 10 minutes to get out the door. If you start to help with something she wants to do by herself, she will say "No I do it" and will start all over (ie. put her pants back on and then take them off) - it's exhausting - ha! Paige has finally caught on to the "tag in the back" concept for putting on her pants though so that's good! She can take her shirts off but has yet to put them on by herself, but she does pretty good with her socks and puts her shoes on by herself almost all of the time.

And then this has also happened within the last few weeks:



 Once again leave it to Daddy to make this change while I am gone. We had been talking about it, but never really decided whether or not we should convert her crib yet.

Well, Luke and Wally apparently decided it was time. I was freaking out. I wasn't as worried about the night as I was about her napping. She has always been a fabulous napper! Naps have been going ok though. It takes a little bit more effort to get her asleep sometimes, but other days she goes right down.

We have been having a little girl sleeping in our bed at night at least 5 out of the 7 days of the week though! She goes to sleep on her own just fine. We read a book, give kisses and say I love you's and she falls asleep on her own, but she usually wonders her way down the hall to our room and just stands on the side of the bed until one of us notices her and bring her up by us. I know we probably need to make a bigger effort to actually walk her back to her room but we are tired and honestly it isn't worth it (and who doesn't like to cuddle with your kid all night!). Sometimes she comes in at 11 PM, other nights it's 3 AM. We eventually carry her back to her bed before our alarms go off at 5:30.

The only "baby" thing that is left is her "bobby" (paci). And we are down to 1 - yikes! She has thrown all of the other ones away on her own once they got a hole in them. I'm considering getting a backup to at least get us through the plane ride to Disney next month. We will make a push for no pacis once we get back from vacation!

Paige is turning in to such a little girl though. No more baby Paige here :(

Wordless Wednesday {Life in Pictures}

Can you guess who is who in our family?!?!









(Paigey cam)

Bottoms Up

We are working on Paige dressing herself after going to the bathroom! 

She was very proud after this attempt.  I thought she looked goofy from the front, but then she turned around and I got this!  I died!  LOL!

Our Big Girl

I can't believe it, no seriously, I can NOT believe it! 

Miss Paige is officially out of diapers!!!

After what was the loooooongest weekend ever, Paige has now been accident free for going on 4 days!

I seriously can not believe it! (Did I say that already???)

Between playing cowgirl and painting our toe nails,







we went through 14 pairs of underwear on Saturday - yes, 14! 

She went on the potty first thing in the morning so that gave me hope, but then it just went downhill and after naptime was the 2 worst hours ever!  She started to give us some hope again before bedtime, but I was ready to call it a night and start again on Sunday!

Sunday we passed the time with some quiet activities



but I still didn't feel like we were making much progress.  Both Wally and I were feeling very defeated and wondering if she was truly ready.

Monday morning was the most nerve-wracking drive to daycare ever!  She had gone on the potty first thing in the morning and then again right before we left so I was hopeful it would be a dry ride - it was!

And then wouldn't you know, she was accident free ALL DAY!!!  I swear the teachers at Punky's think I am lying about our hell-ish weekend! 

Paige came home in the exact same clothes she had on when I dropped her off!



We continued to have a great night with no accidents.  She still wasn't telling us when she had to go but she was holding it until we would put her on the potty.

Then there was Tuesday - another accident free day!  This is our gymnastics night so I was nervous about venturing out with her, but she did awesome!  She actually told me she had to go before we left for gymnastics and then she went right before and after class at the gym (which means she went on a big potty - woohoo!).  She was doing amazing!!!

She woke up at 5 AM on Wednesday morning calling out for us.  Wally started rocking her when she popped up and said "Poopy!" (she says that for everything - even pee - it's confusing!)  Wally took her to the bathroom and she went AND her diaper was dry!  Seriously I am in disbelief! 

Paige had another awesome day at daycare on Wednesday.  They didn't even put a diaper on her at naptime and she stayed dry! 

She woke up again at 5 AM this morning telling us she had to go potty and was dry AGAIN!  But, I still don't think I am brave enough to keep her in underwear all night just yet.

We are so proud of Paige!  After the weekend, I never thought she would be doing as well as she is today!  I guess it really does just "click" for the kids!

Another example of how big she is getting - she actually sat still long enough for me to put pig tails in her hair this morning!



Not to mention she is talking so much now.  She is cracking us up lately! 



Such a big girl now - so proud but I still can't believe it :)  Love her to pieces!

Meet Bobby

Someone is a little obsessed with Bobby.

Bobby is Paige's pacifier.

We have always called it a paci, but apparently bobby was her version of that word and now it has stuck and we are even calling it "bobby".

We try to let her only have it at night, but we haven't been the strictest with that. 

But Bobby needs to leave us soon...

We also need to potty train (next week!) and transition to a big girl bed so we are making sure we don't have too many big changes at once.

Bobby will be missed but I think blankie will take over just fine when that extra bit of comfort is needed!

A Goldilicious Birthday Party

I decided to go with a "Goldilicious" theme from the Pinkalicious book series for Paige's golden birthday party!  The book had been a regular in our nightly reading for at least 6 months!



The birthday girl was ready for a fun day!





That morning when we were setting up for the party we were trying to decide if the party was going to be in the backyard, garage, or inside.  The forecast was calling for a chance of rain and temperatures in only the 60's/low 70's.  What a difference from last year when it was 100 degrees outside for her party!  We decided to set up outside and hope for the best - well the weather ended up being great!



We called on Aunt Abby and her business Life's Sweeter Side to provide the cake.



It was torture for Paige to take a picture with the cake without being able to eat it, but I wanted to make sure we got one before things got too crazy!





It was a great party for our little golden girl!  We had so many of our family and friends there to help us celebrate! 

And now for some pictures!

















She loved having us sing to her!















We ended the night with some Facetime with Paige's Godfather Johnny. He was sad to miss, but he was out of the country for work!