Big Day

I should have known today would be special when Maia walked into our room at 7:00, crawled into bed with me and promptly fell asleep.

She's usually up and at 'em by 6:30 at the latest.

Speaking of my eldest daughter, Maia is finally big enough for a booster and we were all soooo excited.

Ruby really wanted to use the big seatbelt too.

At the chiropractor this morning, unprompted, Maia said that she wanted to get on the table after Mommy.

So, Maia had her first adjustment. 

She seemed to like it and was giggly and energetic afterward.

I took these photos later when she was supposed to be having quiet time.

It started out innocently enough...

Then Daddy and I were trying to talk schedules as I headed out the door to work...

Forget the chiropractor, this girl is like Gumby.

(Anyone remember Gumby? Anyone under 30???)

Meanwhile, Ruby was napping in her crib, but wasn't wearing a diaper.

Why? You might ask.

Because, today we bought her princess underwear and she immediately went pee in the potty.

 Now, she did pee in her bed after nap time, but hey, I'm pretty impressed.

Here's the difference with the first kid and the last kid.

First kid: 

-I thought she needed to be potty trained at 17 months. 

-I would spend 2 hours sitting with her on the potty, waiting for her to go. 

-We bought huge bags of potty prizes. 

-It was super stressful and traumatizing for all of us.

Second kid: 

-We're at the grocery store and Maia says she needs to go potty too. Ruby chimes in that she wants to go potty. I tell Ruby "no, you're wearing a diaper, just go in your diaper." 

-I've put off potty training as long as possible. 

-The first time Ruby went in the potty was because Maia took her.

Ha!

Seriously, it's fun to see how proud Ruby is of herself and how proud Maia is of Ruby. Maia keeps saying, "yep, my younger sister is potty trained!"

And I'll leave you with this oldie, but goodie picture so that pee isn't the last thing you see.

You're welcome.