Big Girl Bed

Well, time for another little entry.... Aubyn is sleeping in a big girl bed!!!! Last night Aubyn slept in her big girl bed for the first time. We asked her, "should we go set up your big girl bed?" She ran around in circles (literally) and cheered," yeah yeah yeah" waving her arms in the air. I would say she was really excited :). So off we went to go set up her NEW bed in her room :). That night when it was time to go to bed she was so excited. Our normal routine is p.j's on, brush teeth, read 2 books in Trey's bed, sing a Psalter number, say our prayers and lay by the kids for a while. When it was time to go to her own bed to lay down she jumped right out and ran to her room. She was SO EXCITED. Getting to bed took a little longer than usual. Aubyn had to touch the walls, touch the wood of her bed, lay on her pillow, put her legs in/out of her blankets and touch my face ect.... Finally Toby came to lay by her and he did for a little while and then said it was time for him to go. She didn't even cry!!! She sang to herself for a while and drifted off to sleep. She slept all night and never fell out, even without a railing on it! In the morning she woke up with her head facing the opposite direction but she did a great job. She was so proud of herself. " I sleep in big bed momma!" Aubyn is going to turn 2 next month and is such a joy to have in our lives. She has a bright smile and the cutest wave around. She should be a parade float model, because her wave is just so sweet. She loves to jump (and actually getting some air now), paint, play in the sand box, read books, watch Dorda (Dora) and Boots, run, play babies with her puse (purse), paint her fingers with nail polish, snuggle, and SING. As I am writing this she is singing "now I know my abc's next time sing with me."(so precious) She catches onto songs so quickly. She watches your mouth very intently while teaching her a new song, because she does not want to miss a word. She knows most of Trey's Sunday school songs and can carry a tune better than Trey :) Although Trey has quite a voice too, join us at one of our programs to see first hand! Aubyn also is into bossing Trey around, telling him what to do, and even beating him up sometimes.:( Good thing her brother loves her dearly and always forgives her. He has such a kind and gentle spirit, and his sister should really appreciate that b/c she probably has deserved some bops back in her life. Aubyn also is talking in complete sentences most of the time, which she has been doing for while now. Although she is NOT potty trained she knows very well what she is supposta do. I learned from my first child to just let this be and time while take its coarse. Oh....all the stuff you learn from your first child. :) (poor child, or poor mother how ever you want to look at that!) The weather has been so nice here to that we have been playing outside a lot. Aubyn loves to ride is her cozy coupe and pack her babies in with her and drive around. She is going to make a good mother some day :). She also loves playing in the sand box and swinging on the swing. "moommy pus" Mommy push... It's also fun to look at pictures with Aubyn. I find her many times standing on my counter looking at my calendar that has family pictures on each month. She loves telling you who everyone is. The best is when you ask her who this is? (pointing to Aubyn) and she says "ME." Aubyn also loves running around the house with her jewelry. She puts bracelets on both legs and a necklace around her neck, it is fun to watch girls be girls. She also loves shoes. She has big opinions everyday which shoes she is going to wear for the day. The other day she won her battle and wore her aqua socks to town. (Some battles are not worth fighting :) ) My first child would have never won this battle. LOL! Well it has been a while since I updated this and since Aubyn is changing so fast I thought I better write about her big event last night. God continues to bless us everyday. My children's smiles remind me of God's love for his children everyday. I always pray we bring as much joy to our God through our actions as watching my children grow everyday brings me joy!