Potty Potty Princess

See that sweet face?? She was in an especially good mood tonight, and not just because Mommy bought her a new princess dress, but also for the reason that she earned it. Okay,I'm just going to do it....just rip off the band-aid. Alexis is officially potty trained!! She has gone for about a month with zero accidents, except for a few when she was sick, but once she felt better she was back to the potty. An and, she also used the potty while she was sick. She just had a couple of accidents. She's so proud of herself, and we are so proud of her!! She's come a long way in just 5 months from when we started this process. She's also using the potty at stores, and away from home too, so I think we're good. Like I said no accidents in a month! Not that we won't still have a couple accidents here and there I'm sure. But, the everyday gambling game of when she is going to pee on the furniture next is over. And we couldn't be happier!! So here's my "baby" 2 years and 5 months old, and SUCH a big girl!

A Creative "NO!"

Alexis continues to amaze me everyday at how much she knows, and how much she actually understands. She has loved Tinker Bell for a long time. When she was about 1 we bought the first Tinker Bell movie for her, and she. loved. it. And I think we have watched a Tinker Bell movie at least 1-2 times a week since. Her bedroom is Tinker Bell, and so is her bathroom. We were thrilled when the second movie came out, and now with the release of the third we are even happier. In the third movie it starts raining and the fairies can't fly when their wings are wet because it makes them too heavy. This is the back story behind many of Alexis' and our conversations for the past 2 or 3 weeks. Here is an example from yesterday.

Me: "Alexis will you go put your dirty clothes in your hamper in your bathroom?"

Alexis: (Frantically starts jumping around the room)

Me: "What are you doing??"

Alexis: " I can't go put my clothes away."

Me: "How come?"

Alexis: "My wings are wet and I can't fly."

I started laughing so hard at her. It is so CUTE! So, now anytime I ask her to do any type of chore or to go get a bath or anything that she doesn't want to do. She starts jumping around complaining that her wings are wet and she can't do whatever it is that I ask her to do. After a couple of days of this I told her that she would just have to walk like the other fairies do when their wings are wet. I got a BIG huff out of her, and a little whining, but now she's back to helping out around here.