Every day, my baby inches futher & further away from being a baby. She's able to dress & undress herself, wants to be independent with almost everything, and this weekend has been no exception. This weekend we decided to venture out for Madelyn's first hair cut! We decided to take her to where David had his first hair cut. Although she was a little hesitant at first...
...she quickly warmed up to the idea. She was very good & still, didn't cry, and we all survived!
It wasn't so bad afterall =)
We didn't want to get it cut a lot, so we got her to just trim the ends. It was looking pretty rough. Hopefully now it will grow more evenly.
She even got a certificate!
Afterwards, we let her pick anything out from Target that she wanted. This was a promise we made to her earlier in the week when she watched David get his hair cut (that observation was high anxiety for her). We both already knew what she would pick. How I love the simplicity of my child. Instead of picking the biggest, loudest toy she could find, after looking through each aisle, she chose a big, purple ball (you know, the $2 ones in the bins that no one can ever figure out how to get them out of?). Such a sweet girl. Here was our other first for the weekend. Moving MJ to the big girl bed. This was daddy's idea...I wasn't quite ready for this step. Either way, it's done now.
Afterwards, she had to play in her big girl bed for a minute.
Actually going to bed was another story. Typically she just lays down & it's done. Tonight, she really cried. She didn't get out, just sat up in bed crying for mommy. I gave her a few minutes, but when it was clear she wasn't going to sleep, went back in to talk with her & love on her for a minute. And of course as I began to lay her back down, she wanted daddy. Yes, I know we were played, but she actually said she was scared, which has never happened. After about 10 minutes, she laid back down, and we didn't hear another sound out of her. I checked on her a while later, and she had rolled over & was cuddled with lamby. So far, so good. And now, mommy is ready for bed...it's been a busy weekend.
Afterwards, she had to play in her big girl bed for a minute.
Actually going to bed was another story. Typically she just lays down & it's done. Tonight, she really cried. She didn't get out, just sat up in bed crying for mommy. I gave her a few minutes, but when it was clear she wasn't going to sleep, went back in to talk with her & love on her for a minute. And of course as I began to lay her back down, she wanted daddy. Yes, I know we were played, but she actually said she was scared, which has never happened. After about 10 minutes, she laid back down, and we didn't hear another sound out of her. I checked on her a while later, and she had rolled over & was cuddled with lamby. So far, so good. And now, mommy is ready for bed...it's been a busy weekend.
2 comments:
you guys were blessed to get two years out of the baby bed. Both Ariana and Felicity were out by 18mths...so sad! Felicity actually wanted to sleep in the guest room one night and never wanted to go back to the baby bed. It was so sad for me...wonder how long Julianna will hold out?
Corban goes between his bed and the crib. I don't thik I will push it for a few more moths till we can get Asher sleeping a little better and out of the co-sleeper. Oh, we got that same ball from target in blue last week, that is the thing Corban had to have!
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