I'm A Big Girl Now!

Our little Kay-Bugs is just growing up so fast. She's not a baby now, she's a big girl. A lot of things have happened this last month that prove our little girl is growing up. 

First of all, Makayla is now potty trained! She still wears "baby diapers" at night, but she wears big girl "unnies" during the day. Occasionally she has an accident, but she is really good at using the potty. Makayla insists on doing things herself in the bathroom. She has to turn on the light, set up her potty seat and step stool, wipe, and wash her hands. If you try to help her do any of the above, she will un do it, tell you "Kay-bugs turn" and set it up herself! And she also insists on being completely naked before she goes potty. We just hope that doesn't last forever.  But alas, we are so excited to be a one diaper and one changing table family (minus the few accidents Tyler has) :)

Second of all, Makayla is a big girl because she is such a good helper around the house. Case in point, Makayla likes to help me do the dishes... with out unnies. 

Ohh... I just want to squish her cute little bummie!

 Since Makayla is a big girl now, we thought she needed a big girl haircut. Makayla's hair was really cute when it was in piggies, but she rarely kept them in and as a result, she often looked like a homeless girl by the end of the day. So we decided it was time for a cut. Here's the before picture...

 We took her to Cookie Cutters. Makayla got to pick out her own chair and she picked the pink car.

I was really nervous for her and I thought it was going to be a fight, but it was really anti-climatic. She was loving the t.v they had playing and was glued to it the entire time.

The girl cut off a good chunk of her hair.

Then styled it...

When we left they gave Makayla a sucker and let her pick a balloon. Makayla picked yellow (probably because she didn't know how to say "teal" or "white" :)

 And here's the finished product, pretty cute, huh?

 It must have been a pretty memorable experience because every one we talk to she tells them "I get haircut, sucker, boon".  With one little hair cut, our little baby girl looks like a big girl!

Next proof that our little girl is a big girl now... she got upgraded to her toddler bed! Right after we got her hair cut we went to the store and Makayla got to pick out her big girl sheets. After looking at all the options, she picked "Punnels" (Rapunzel) sheets. We set up her bed and got her all ready for her first night in her new bed.

 She loves them! We still get to read books before bed, but now we get to do it in her bed!

Now every morning when Makayla wakes up, she tells us "I wake on my Punnel pillow!" 

And finally, the last proof that our little girl is growing up... she likes to dress herself.

It doesn't always match, but it is so cute when she tells us "my turn" or "I do it" I may struggle, though, when she insists on picking out her own outfits to wear in public. 

Some other cute sayings of Makayla this month include: 

-When we leave somewhere we always tell Makayla, "Say you love them" to which she responds "Love 'em!"

-When she picks her breakfast she chooses "oatmilk"

-Her favorite movies include "Tangled", "Mermaid" (The Little Mermaid), and "Belle" (Beauty and the Beast). Every night before bed or as soon as she wakes up in the morning, she tells us what movie she wants to watch. 

-Sometimes Makayla forgets who she's talking to and she'll say "Tank you Ma...Tank you Da-di"

-The cutest is when she is talking about herself and she says things like, "No touching Kay-bugs blankie!"

-If she gets upset, she yells at us, "I go time out" then goes to sit in a corner with her head down. If we ask her if she is done in time out, she firmly tells us "No!"

Makayla, even though it is so cute that you are growing up, please try to say my little girl forever!