It. Was. A. DISASTER.

It was a horrible disaster. She woke up at midnight wet and wouldn't go back to sleep in her bed.  We brought her in with us where she kept us awake until 3a.m. until I couldn't take it anymore so I put her back in her room and she screamed until 4 a.m.  She did wake up cheery at 7 a.m. for school though. So, I guess that's a plus.  Mama, on the other hand, is dead tired and there are three bathrooms that need her attention after Bubba goes down for his nap. 

Good times!

I've SO got this!

I’m going to admit…. I am a little nervous tonight. A few nights ago, Ellie forgot to put a pull-up on before bed. She woke up a mess, but it was no big deal. I threw everything in the wash and just told her “No pressure, someday you’ll be big enough, blah blah blah.” WELL, now she wants a big girl bed. We’ve been talking about it for a while, but Hubs and I have yet to go out and buy one. She’s in a toddler bed from IKEA; it’s long enough for her. The problem there is that I think it’s getting tired of holding my fat ass while we do the whole bed time routine.

When I last spoke with the pediatrician regarding her potty training, she reassured me it was no big deal that she was still in a pull-up at night. She said it would be easier for us and eventually she would just stop wetting overnight. I’m totally going to embarrassment myself here (Chris too, sorry babe), but as far as we remember we both wet the bed at night until we were like seven! So, this is a battle I just haven’t felt ready to take on. Ready or not, Magoo has decided she is ready because she wants her big girl bed, with princess sheets no less!

Tonight at bed time she said she didn’t want a pull up. I put a pad under her, ya know, the ones you steal from the hospital when you are there giving birth, and gave her an extra blanket to sleep with hoping to make clean up tomorrow easier if things don’t go as she planned. She was so calm about it though, like she really thought it through. She just said “if I wake up I’ll go to the bathroom because I have my nightlight.” Then she gave me this look like she wanted to say, “Duh, Mom, I’ve SO got this!” OKAY!! Not that I think tonight will be a success, though for her sake I hope it is because she was just so sure of herself tonight… but I know that it can’t be THIS easy. I am the sucker that though potty training was going to be easy in the first place and we all know how wrong I was about that one!

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving is a holiday of firsts. It was our first Thanksgiving away from extended family. It is the first Thanksgiving that I cooked the entire meal all by myself. It is our first Thanksgiving as a family of four, and it will also be our last!

This morning I think we all woke up a little bummed that we didn’t spend the holidays with our family in New England. Last night, we even considered a surprise early morning drive up. I’m glad we stuck with our decision to celebrate Thanksgiving here at home. It is shaping up to be a truly wonderful day.

We decided to start some new traditions this year. We woke up this morning, had breakfast, and loaded the family in the car. We headed into the city for the parade. We only caught the tail end of it, but it was worth it. Ellie was so excited to see the floats, marching bands and best of all, Santa! When it was over, I cried. It was just a magical moment and knowing I’m providing memories like that for my kids warms my heart. (Chris on the other hand thought I was crazy and I just blamed it on pregnancy hormones.)

I am thankful for my children, my wonderful husband, the fabulous family and friends we have. I am thankful my husband has a job he enjoys and he works in a supportive environment that appreciates family and friends. I am thankful that his employment affords for me to stay home with our children, no matter how much we have to sacrifice to make that happen. I am thankful for every facet of my life, because when I was a child I thought it could only be a dream.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!