Big girl

My big girl. Seems like the last week or two has really seen some big girl transformation. I think (THINK) we can say that Caris is officially potty trained. I likely just jinxed this possibility, but we are going on a full week with no diapers at school, no diapers at nap, and have only had one accident (in the setting of an over-tired, over-excited, frustrated moment. kind of like a puppy).

But our big girl has done GREAT. We let her take the lead for a few months after she started showing interest way back when... But honestly, between holiday travel, birthday travel, vacation, followed by more birthday, big girl bed transition, and more holidays, fit in around work weeks and sandwiched between full weekends, I was not very consistent in training. (how's that for a disclaimer?). Mainly, we would just let C give things a try if she wanted, and then reward her by letting her wear big girl panties if successful. It worked. And I wasn't quite ready to give up diapers. But, two weekends ago, with a day home alone and no errands forcing our agenda, we gave it a go. Trained. Talked. And then worked through the week at home. By Friday, her teachers were on board and C had her first diaper free day!

So we went to Chik-Fil-A (which Caris literally asks for everyday) to celebrate with ice cream. Fun times celebrating our big girl!

And even with an eventful weekend, Caris stayed on track. And so far, hasn't had a single accident at school. She's even waking up dry from the night. And only will use the real big potty. She is proud, and also private. Doesn't really want to talk much about it; although she sure enjoyed her ice cream. I am proud and think I may be more excited than she is at how well it has worked. And thus the reason for my over-explanatory post.

In addition to the big girl potty, we have been in our big girl bed for over a month now. We ALL LOVE the big girl bed. Caris hasn't had any really problems with sleep, but in the recent months, started waking up more consistently at night. I think the issue was that she was too big for her crib and a bit uncomfortable. So thankfully, JJ and Susie gifted Caris with her very own big girl bed for her birthday. Words cannot describe how excited she was. Caris had been talking about her big girl bed since vacation a month prior and literally had been looking in magazines saying 'I want that big girl bed' for weeks. Needless to say she was ecstatic.

For the past month, she's slept like a champ. Asks for her big girl bed when she's sleepy and excitedly gets in by herself every night. She LOVES her 'pink big girl bed'. And we love how much it has helped her sleep. And my growing belly loves not having to lift 30lbs out of a crib.

My big girl all of the sudden has taken to discipline, remembers to say please and thank you without prompting, holds hands without arguing, and knows her boundaries. Putting on her clothes by herself, washing her plates, putting things away, and following orders. It's like it's clicking. I'm loving it and so is she.

Love my sweet 2 year old!! So big. My girl.