Ryan turns 3!!

My 2nd Bday (In case you forgot how much Ive grown!)

Well it happened! Ryan turned 3! Im gonna tell ya this transition to 3 has been rough but as with any stage it comes and goes and somehow we look back and think "was it really that bad?" When we returned from our vacation we were finally able to have Ryan's Mickey Mouse birthday! Im pretty sure she had a blast! This girl gets so excited about her birthday cake every year so there is a lot of pressure on me to make it look good. I was pleased with how it turned out and so was she! She had lots of little friends and family come over. She scored herself an art easel, soccer goal with ball, books, puzzles, stickers and many other things that she loves! We are so thankful for everyone coming to make it a special day for her!


Im 3!!



I love my cake!


Since Ryan turned 3 we made her get rid of her paci. I never knew it would be so hard on her. The girl always has her hand in her mouth now. She has thrown a 20-40 min fit the last 3 days at nap time in her bed. Fits Ive never seen from her before. It is very hard because I know she is having a hard time but at the same time I cant allow her to act like that. We feel bad and really wish we could give it back but we know better dont ya worry! When we check on her after she is asleep her mouth moves as if she is sucking on her paci. We know after another week or so this will all be over she was just really addicted!

On a more positive note while we were on vacation Ryan started pooping in the potty! I dont know why but sometimes you just dont ask questions or try to analyze things. She actually had only one accident our entire time away. I cant say she is still doing perfect but she is still going on occasion which was much better than never. I think we may have her trained before she is 5! Actually I would be so happy if she could be trained by the Oct baby! But we cant ask for too much!

Ryan is a lot of fun at 3 even though she can be more difficult as she is trying to be more independent. We look forward to another great year with our Big Girl!