Becoming Big Girls

We've picked back up on the potty training. They're almost three...it's time! I have constantly blamed myself for the fact that they're not potty trained by now because I haven't put forth the time and effort necessary to get this done. After all, it is a "learned" skill and they don't call it potty training for nothin'. HOWEVER...I have also read a lot about potty training, and all these articles and books say the same thing about "signs" when they're ready. While my kids exhibit a few of the signs here and there, I don't think they show all the signs of readiness. Nicole, for example, will actually tell you, "NO, don't want to wear panties. Want to wear a diaper." Hmmmm....not the best sign of readiness. But, she does like her panties and likes the designs on them, so that's plus.

So, if I had put forth the time and effort before, I may not have succeeded. (Takes a bit of the guilt away. Ha!) At this point though, I don't care anymore...it's time. And they do exhibit some of the readiness signs, so we're going for it.

Anyway, we got started this weekend. Nicole stumbled upon some luck and got a treat on Sunday. Then, our new nanny had 2 success stories on Monday (both Nicole), and I got lucky with Nicole when I got home from work on Monday. Then, nothing on Tuesday. So, I do think "lucky" is still the right word even though Nicole had three successes all in the same day. It's sad for Kaitlyn though...more for me than it is for her. She gets excited for Nicole which is nice, but I'm sure she's picking up on the fact that she's not getting any M&Ms (our designated potty treat). I really, really, really want her to stumble into some luck soon. Poor thing. :-(

And the other BIG GIRL news is that we went to big girl beds last night!!! Yippie! Our girls have been able to climb in and out of their cribs for MONTHS now. They can even go from one crib to the other without touching the floor!!! They truly are little monkeys! Most mothers would be nervous and have ditched the crib the instant their child figured out how to get out of the crib for fear of falling. Not me (maybe I was worried at first, but we couldn't spring into action quick enough and by the time we were able to do something about the cribs, they were PROS at it). So, we've let it continue, and I actually think they enjoy climbing in and out. I took a video of it last night since that will be the last time, and I'll post that soon. But they have shown interest in our bed and laying under the covers, etc, so we wanted to go ahead and move to the big girl beds.

And you might think that two transitions at once is too much, but I don't really think the bed is going to be much of a transition. They already slept with a pillow in their cribs, and we put blankets on them every night. And, they like laying in our bed, so I think it's going to be OK. Not one peep last night either. It was as if we laid them down like any other night.

Wish us luck...our girls are growing up.