Big girl...

For the last month or 2, I have been wondering when I might think about transitioning Lottie to her big girl bed... She still was sleeping GREAT in the crib, hadn't ever tried to get out... plus, the crib is the last "baby" thing she has left. In my heart, I thought I could just leave her in there as long as she'd sleep in it. Maybe I'd work on it over the summer in case many sleepless nights were in my future? But, she has also had a big bed in her room for over a year, and we just got back from vacation where she slept in a stranger's big girl bed with no troubles... and in a tent for 5 nights. So, my head said maybe we should just give the big bed a shot and see what happens. So, we did. Now, I thought Lucas was "easy" when we moved him. He didn't nap well for about a week, and for 2 nights we had to go up a few times to tell him to lay down... but then we were home-free. Charlotte was mega-easy compared to that. It was the easiest thing in the world for her. She's been in the big bed now for 3 weeks and hasn't gotten up/woken up AT ALL. Yup, she has slept completely normally! And she loves her big girl bed... Now I gotta get some cute bedding for her. And we love all the floor space that the kids now have in her room after taking down the crib! And Lucas & Charlotte LOVE have sleepovers together, so once a week on the weekends we let them sleep in Lottie's bed together...
Summer potty training is also on my to-do list, and Lottie has been pretty interested in it, so we've been taking small steps there too. In the past month, she's only pooped in her diaper maybe 1-2 times... She always wants to use the "big girl potty" for that. Pee is going to be the challenge. While we were camping, she kept dry most of the time. But, at home she drinks non-stop. She will pee whenever you ask her to and will often ask to go herself. She makes it on the potty at least a few times each day. The Easter bunny brought her some big girl undies, so we've tried them a few times. She will pee on the potty, put the undies on, and pee 2 minutes later in them... Guess we'll keep working on that one...