Hello Kitty Ears

Before we left for the beach Emma was not wetting her diaper at nap time or bed time. This went on for about two weeks so I knew you was ready to give up the diaper but I wanted to wait until after we got home from the beach just in case it didn't go well. Starting this past Monday she has worn panties every day for nap and also bedtime without a single accident. I was expecting her to do well but I thought there might be a couple of little accidents. She has really impressed us though. She is so proud when she wakes up dry every morning. Josh told her on Tuesday that if she stayed dry all week she could pick a surprise for this weekend. 

Now for a little back story. Emma's cousin Cheyenne got her ears pierced about a month or so ago and like any child she couldn't wait to show Emma. Emma called them her sparkle ears. For the next couple of weeks Emma asked constantly to get sparkles in her ears too. I was on the fence on whether she was old enough and Josh really didn't believe she was quite old enough so we said no. Well, this past Wednesday at dance class Cheyenne had new Hello Kitty earrings and showed them to Emma. That is all I have heard about since Wednesday. Emma asked several times if she could have Hello Kitty ears for her surprise. Up until today Josh said no. But, after much discussion with each other as well as Emma, we decided that if she wanted to get it done, then she could. We felt as though this was a big thing for her, sleeping without diapers and we wanted her to really enjoy her reward and also let her know that she is a big girl. I think we made the right decision. She was so excited and did a wonderful. She sat in the chair like such a big girl and I couldn't believe that we have a little girl old enough to get her ears pierced. She got them both done at one time which I think helped a lot too. I keep seeing her check herself out in the mirror and say how beautiful she is. After getting her ears done, we took the girls to Feeney's for some fro-yo. 

(You can see here that Ryleigh's little boo boo is getting better. I don't think I ever blogged about it but a few weeks ago she cut her head and had to go to the emergency room. She got two stitches and then they glued the rest. She still has one stitch still in there but hopefully it will come out soon)