My little girl has had a lot of new things going on on her life these last 2 days. I wish she could tell us for herself. It would be so much fun to hear her take on things rather than hearing it from a 'mature' practical, adult mind.
First of all, I put Courtney's hair in 2 pigtails on Sunday. Oh...she is soooo cute with them!!!!! Look and see!!!
Next, we decided to take her into church with us on Sunday evening. I think she did alright. She's not known for sitting still or being quiet--EVER. So we took her in. She sat with her daddy. She flung her hands in the air. She mangled his tie. She pointed at her brother and said, "PAUL!" She touched the boy's head who sat in front of us. She wiggled. She said "UH OH!!" when she dropped her Cheerios. At 35 minutes in she arched her back and hollered to show she had enough and her daddy took her out. It was hard to miss the little smile he had on his face. He adores his little girl--even when she feels exasperated with present circumstances. 10 minutes later the two of them returned. Courtney had a candy in her mouth, Daddy had a smile on his face and they settled down together again. And she wiggled. And squirmed. She leaned over to look at grandpa and grandma. She said, "PAUL!" again. then 15 minutes later she had enough. Daddy left the sanctuary with his unhappy little girl again and they didn't come back as the service had ended by the time Courtney had calmed down.
We are so very proud of our little girl. She will join us in church again this coming Sunday. As parents we are excited about having all of our kids upstairs sitting with us in the pew. And with our youngest now in 'training' I must say, it feels good to be in a new stage.
The next 'new' thing Courtney experienced was new sleeping arrangements. by this I mean I took apart her crib and gave her a big girl bed. She highly approves! We always start by placing a mattress on the floor so the kid does not fall far or hard should they roll off the mattress. It has worked 4 times now and here we go training the 5th one to sleep in a new bed. There's a hook on the door so she doesn't escape her room in the middle of the night. But really, at nap time she was super pleased and had no trouble falling asleep in the bed at all.
All these milestones...and I'm not sad that they're happening. No, actually I'm thrilled. I don't feel nostalgic. I know I've soaked in every moment with this little girl and have enjoyed all those firsts and lasts. I am thoroughly excited to move onto these next years. Years without diaper bags or nursery schedules. Years without nap times. I'm excited to start the 'growing' years.
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