Big News!

Can you guess what this is for??

I'll give you a hint....

We have a BIG GIRL in our house!!  That's right...we have been one whole week without diapers!  I am so proud of my little munchkin!  It all started last Monday night when she FINALLY did the big "p-double-o-p" on the potty.  She has been terrified, and I really haven't been pushing it much, but after she finally did and saw that it really wasn't so bad, I decided to run with it.  I told her "tomorrow when you wake up, you are going to put on your big girl pants and go on the potty all day".  And there has been no turning back.  I'm not going to lie, the first 2 days may have been the most exhausting, challenging days I have experienced as a parent (and to add to it...Ryan was out of town all week - awesome timing!).  But by day three, she really started to catch on and has been doing so great!   We still do pull-ups for naps and bedtime (athough she has been waking up DRY!) and going potty in public restrooms is definitely an issue (we visited Target's potty three times in one trip, all of which resulted in a panic attack. If we are out and about, she just holds it until she gets home.), but I definitely think it is safe to say we are done with diapers for Rylee!  I know we still have a ways to go, and I am sure at some point she will regress and there will be many, many more accidents to come, but I am so proud of the big girl she has become over the last week!  It is so crazy to see this little tooshie NOT in a diaper...

So, needless to say we have consumed lots of M&M's (#1) and ice cream cones (#2) over the last week!  And this week, I am trying to wean her off that habit (any suggestions?!).   But it was definitely fun celebrating each night.  She is soooo proud of herself!! 

and in between licks, she shared in her "potty party" by pushing her baby brother on the swing...

And do you know what THIS is for?

ME.  Because after last week, I think I deserve a special treat too. I'm just sayin.