On May 24th Aspen shocked me completely by climbing out of her crib. Jason and I had been going back and forth about when to move her out of her crib. He was very excited about doing it, but I wasn't as keen on the idea. I had talked to some friends and they all said that's when naps started to become harder--when they weren't confined to their crib. Well, Aspen ended that debate when she scared the living .... out of me and appeared in the kitchen one afternoon when I was fairly certain I had laid her down in her crib!
Jason took the front portion of her crib and converted into a "toddler bed". If I had known how much this kid was going to love having a bed , I would have done it months ago. I have never seen a child so excited about going to take a nap or going to bed at night. All you have to say is, "Aspen, you ready to go to bed?". She drops whatever she is doing and RUNS into her room, propels herself onto her bed and snuggles in. It's definitely been a nice and easy transition for us!
The other big milestone over the course of the past month is her develop in language. She of course has been saying words for months, but now we are getting into two, three, four word phrases. My personal favorite: "I love you Mommy!". When we are in the car she loves to list off all the people she knows and then say what she thinks they are doing. Example: Daddy work; Bella nap; Eliza (one of her friends) home; Poppy, Grandma, Papa, Nanny, and Matt (her Uncle) are always working. I love listening to her and seeing her become her own little person.
In two weeks we are driving to Minnesota for my brother's wedding. It will be the longest car trip that Aspen has taken. There will be many songs, games, snacks, and whatever other entertaining things we can come up with on that trip! Wish us luck :)
Next milestone--potty training! We have introduced the potty and she has gone a handful of times, but when we get back from our trip it's serious training mode. No more diapers, no more diapers, no more diapers!!
3 comments:
I love the last picture. Shows her fun loving personality. I'm glad the bed transition worked so well. She was just ready to be a big girl instead of a baby. She wants to conquer the world!
I'm glad transitioning her to a toddler bed was so easy! Hopefully potty training will go that well! For me, it was a dirty job, but if you can stick to the "no diapers" mantra, it won't take long and it will be SOOOO worth it! Good luck! We're looking forward to seeing you all in a couple of weeks!
Love all the pictures of Aspen in her big girl bed. I especially love all the friends she has with her in the last bed photo.
How adorable. I can't wait til Jessica says I love you Mommy.
Let me know when you want to get together to bring Bella over. Do you want to just get the umbrella stroller and backpack carrier then or earlier? Maybe you, Aspen and Bella can come for lunch the day of or the day before you leave (since I don't know your timing plan) and then just leave Bella.
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