Big Steps

Lana Grace is getting so big, I can't even believe it. She has definitely been taking some big steps lately. We have been working on potty training and Lana is doing so well. She has been in big girl underwear at home now for 2 weeks and hasn't had an accident yet, she does such a good job of going on the potty :) Mom has been more hesitant to go diaper free in public, we have tried it a few times and she has done very well. Although we tried it at story time yesterday, and I was afraid she might get distracted and forget. She had one minor accident, but as soon as she started going she stopped, and finished when we got to the bathroom. (Too much information?)

Yesterday we decided to take a big step that is long over due and take away her pacifier. Lana loves her pacifier SO much. Since about 9 months old she has only been allowed to have it during naptime and night time, but still, it is time. We read a book about how big kids don't use pacifiers, they are for babies. Then we went around the house and gathered all the pacifiers we could find, Lana did this of course, then put them in a plastic bag, and said "bye bye paci" When she got a little sad, I said " you are a big girl right?" and said she "yeah" "Then we need to get rid of all your paci's" and she said "ok" I was worried that at night time she wouldn't be as happy to say good bye. It was hard for me as we walked in her room to put her to bed and she was looking around, and said "where'd paci go?" I explained once again that she didn't need them anymore because she was a big girl. After just a few minutes of little sobs, she went to sleep just fine. She slept through the night just like always, and didn't even mention it when she woke up. I am just hoping naptime goes as well.

Last, our church has a kids program on wednesday nights called Team Kids. Lana is old enough that she can be in team kids now, and she loves it so much. She loves getting to be with the big kids, and play games, do crafts, and sing with them. Her first night they said she did really well, and she did not stop talking about it all the way home. (we have a 45 minute drive) They have a time where they sing songs, they said that Lana was singing, they didn't know what she was singing but she was singing so happily. I wish I could have seen her, we do often sing at home, and even when she doesn't know all the words she can keep the tune and she makes up her own words, I love it.