Change is A Comin'

Actually change is here. It has been a busy couple of days. Bella seems to have grown up all at once. She went from being our baby/toddler to a big girl overnight. Within the last couple of days she has decided on her own to start potty training and give up her crib and sleep in her big girl bed!! When I got her up from her nap the other day she was sitting on the floor, had taken her diaper off and was putting on her Tinkerbell training pants!! So, every 20 minutes I was taking her to the bathroom and sitting her on the potty. We praised her for trying when she didn't go and praised her for peeing when she did go!! Last night she ran to the bathroom on her own so Marc followed her...........she sat on the potty and peed!!!!!! Marc, Kyle and I were screaming and clapping and jumping up and down and she was soaking it all in. Just seeing her walking around in her "big girl" panties kind of made me sad. I am glad she is healthy and smart and growing up but at the same time I wondered where all the time has gone. My kids are getting bigger and learning so much every day. It is truly a bittersweet time. As if it weren't hard enough watching her go pee on the potty.............yesterday at nap I tried to lay her down in her crib and she told me "No Mommy!" Bella walked over and climbed into her big bed. I tucked her in, sang her song, rubbed her back and walked out of the room. I stood outside the door expecting to hear her jump out of bed but she didn't. She fell asleep within 10 minutes and napped in her big bed for the first time. Last night when Marc and I were putting her down she again said no to the crib so we tucked her in to her big girl bed. She was so proud of her self and said "I Big." I wanted to cry but instead embraced her independence and looked at it as a very proud moment. We took a picture of her............her first night in her big girl bed............


She looked so tiny in her full size antique bed.................and so happy to be at this milestone. Later I went to check on the kids and this is what I found..............

Her big nightlight had burned out so she fell asleep over by the door and her little night light. Bless her heart. I picked her up and laid her back in her bed and rubbed her back until she was back to sleep. And she stayed in her bed all night!!

Speaking of my kids growing up........................

I was snapping pictures the other day of Cali while the older kids were napping. I can not believe how fast she is growing! They don't stay a tiny newborn forever. I can't believe that 8 weeks ago today Cali came into our lives. It seems like last week!!! 8 weeks already!?! Where does the time go?

She is so alert and loves looking around. She laughs a lot!

She is a very happy girl.................except the colicky times!! LOL!! For the most part though she is always smiling and laughing- at everything. She laughs at me and Marc and her big brother and big sister............she laughs at things on the wall, lamps, and whatever else grabs her attention. I love to see her smile. Whatever I am feeling, whatever I may be worrying about or mad about...........one smile from Cali lights up my heart and everything is forgotten.

Cali can even support her weight when you stand her on her feet..........and then she really gets to laughing because she thinks she is such cool stuff!!

As promised (albeit a couple days late) here are some of the fabrics that I will be using in Cali's nursery...............

We will be painting her walls a cheery yellow..........and I am scared. I love yellow walls but have always had a hard time with yellow. It has got to be the hardest color to paint. But I think I've got it now. We'll see! I want to accent with fabrics in pink, green and purple to pull out the colors of this adorable Bunny print from Jane Churchill. I got this designer fabric at an estate sale- the woman had been a buyer for a major designers only fabric warehouse. Steal!!

So much fun. Of course we have a lot to do before Cali's room can all come together but I will be working on the sewing every chance I can because there is a lot of it!!

See the Monkey fabric in the background? That's another Jane Churchill fabric from the same sale! Double steal!! After I get Kyle's room (now the den) done we will be starting Cali's room. After that, if I have enough energy left, we'll be working on the master bedroom.............finally! I think it's safe to say we will have enough projects to carry us through the winter!!! And I'll actually have exciting decorating stories and pictures to post about! LOL!!!

Hope everyone is having a great day!!

~Heather:)