Bye-Bye Baby

So sad! Yesterday we decided to convert Ella Ann's crib into a toddler bed. I thought I would cry when I saw her in her new bed, but I realized that she is growing fast and I have to prepare myself for all the changes that will always be occurring. I asked her on Friday if she wanted to sleep in a big girl bed after I showed her a picture of Mara Kate sleeping in her twin bed on Jana's blog and she wouldn't stop talking about it after that! When I was singing to her before her nap yesterday, she stopped me in the middle of it and said, "Get in da big girl bed!" She was lovin' the new bed! We told her she would be punished if she got out of it without us coming to get her and so far she has obeyed and not tried to escape! I can just picture her standing over me in the middle of the night!

We also reached another big milestone this past week when we weened Ella Ann off of her bobbie-horsey. It had become such a crutch, in that she was constantly holding it (which meant she was constantly sucking her thumb) and stopped playing with her toys because she'd rather roll around on the floor with her bobbie-horsey. It started getting bad before the holidays, but after we got home and she refused to play with any of her new toys, we cut her off! At first she whined for it constantly, but after a few days she would put it back in her bed herself (she still sleeps with it) and would say "nite-nite" to it. I had told her that it needed to stay in her bed so it could nap all day...the bobbie-horsey was tired of being carried around! She amazed Spencer and I both by how well she adjusted to being without it.....even in the car! The downside is that now that her thumb is not plugged in she talks nonstop all the time!! Ella Ann has always been chatty, but now it's to the point of insanity on my behalf! hahahahaa!

One more big thing that Ella Ann accomplished this week was pooping on the potty! Yes, I'm blogging about poop! Today she told me her belly button was hurting so I told her she needed to go sit on the potty. Well, you know the rest! Hopefully it wasn't a one-time thing!

Here are some more pictures from our week!!

Mara Kate and Jana came over last week and Mara Kate laid claim to her chair at Ella Ann's table! Since she can't have the bobbie-horsey outside of being in her bed, Ella Ann finds solace now in Sam's whiskers!!

My friend, Sara, gave Ella Ann these adorable monkey pjs for her birthday. She loves wearing them and looks all grown up!

She decided early in the week that she wanted to be Minnie Mouse after seeing her Halloween costume hanging in the closet. She wore it several days this week, luckily though, she agreed to take it off when it was time to leave the house! (Note the sweatband around her neck!!!)

We made key lime pie cupcakes (Dad you would love them) on Saturday for a lunch at our church on Sunday. Because we turned the sound off on our microwave, I didn't pay attention to the fact that they had been done for over five minutes. I ended up having to go back to the grocery and buy the ingredients again because all 24 cupcakes were charred! Ella Ann didn't mind...she was ready for round 2! Spencer gave her the lime I used in the recipe for her to try and she actually liked it.....though her face doesn't show it!