always prepared

when i sent matt out with mason on saturday so that i could potty train madelyn, he came home with a wetvac. matt was not totally on board with the training at first because he was concerned about the potential mess. he has since admitted that he is impressed with madelyn's quick transition. to be fair we had been talking about getting one because we have been hard on our carpets with spit-up, milk spills, and other life messes. we also had to borrow one from our neighbors after a grape juice accident (mine not madelyn's) and just felt that we would get our money's worth out of one. i gave it a try tonight on a few spots and can't wait to give whole rooms a good cleaning. and now we will be ready for the next big mess.

speaking of potty training madelyn had a dry night and an accident free day! today was her first time at school diaper free and her teacher could not believe how well the day went. she said that she didn't even have to ask madelyn if she needed to go. when they took their normal bathroom break she just went and took care of it with no help. the teacher wants to know my secret so that she can share. i told her that it was the toilet training in less than a day book. great!

madelyn is just little ms. independent now. what am i saying?! madelyn has always been little ms. independent. anyway. last night she told me that she needed to go to the bathroom while i was cleaning up the kitchen and she was playing in the playroom. i told her to hurry to the bathroom then. as she was running by the kitchen she said, "stay in the kitchen, mommy. i'll be right back!" and gave me a little wave to stay put. i could hear her take care of business, call out "ta-da", dump, and flush before calling me to help her. she just can't quite reach the faucet to wash her hands. she doesn't want help unless she asks for it. in fact, when she was struggling with pulling her underwear and shorts down today i helped a little. she screamed, "no, mommy!" and pulled them back up to start over. i have learned my lesson.

madelyn was funny when we went to the park after dinner because she wanted to wear her "winter hat" and snuggle her duck up in two scarves. i think she said "my duck is snugly". i have no idea what gave her the idea to dig the hat and scarves out of the coat closet and wear them on such a warm day, but that is part of what makes me love her so much!

and i love mason because he is just so easy going. he just rolls with it. even when he has to wait to eat and sleep way longer than he should have to. i took this picture of him today because his onesie matched his blanket perfectly and you can see his cute little (big) feet. love.