Sisters

Lookin’ mahvalous. (with ‘tude)

Potty time

For weeks now, Maggie’s been talking about ‘poop’, - in that hopeful, good way that gets you thinking it’s not a bad idea to dust off the training potties.

It’s no wonder; we’ve been reading “Everyone Poops” (*lots* – what is it about that book that kids love??) and Payton, her closest pal at daycare has been using the potty for a few months now. But up to now, despite recently going so far as to have us remove her diaper before sitting, her stints on the potty have been fleeting at best. I’ve not hung up any huge aspirations for an early adopter; Zoe killed those hopes with the 1.5 years it took to fully make her transition.

But tonight, after dinner, I was pleasantly surprised by Maggie’s interest in actually hanging out on her potty – for more than two seconds! – repeatedly! – for a total of about ten minutes. There was a bit of distraction, mind you, what with the gathering of proper reading materials and the sudden company of her big sis in the stall next to hers, but I’m not gonna complain about a girl who wants to talk poop and hang in the bathroom!

I figure if we can get her to actually go on the potty by February of 2012, we’re doing OK… ;)

Big changes for the big girl

We were starting to notice that our considerably tall (for a 3.75 year old) Zoe was taking up more and more room in her toddler bed, so I became inspired to finally put into action my plans for her big-big-girl room.

I’d already been batting around paint combinations and furniture configurations for months, so it was easy for me to quickly launch into action – especially when I located the bunk beds of my childhood dreams on Craigslist. I already had my Friday off, supposedly to weed, but after about an hour I was so excited with the prospect of some non-white walls in our house (only 2.5 years after moving in!) that I dropped my garden gloves and ran to the hardware store.

It was a lot of work – we have TALL ceilings! – but SO worth the joy of Zoe’s pleasure with her new digs.

The (pre-paint) unveiling

Zoe up on top

First slumber party guest?

And a peak into our future…sigh ;)

I can’t wait to get going on Maggie’s big-girl room!