Growing Grays: So big!

We experienced a lot of growing in our household this week. Miles didn't have his paci (which has been his comfort item practically since birth and an integral part of his bedtime routine) at nap one day this week. Amy reported that he whimpered for a little while but eventually fell asleep. That night we continued with the "missing paci" story and after a few minutes of panic from Miles he slept soundly through the night. There was no looking back for us at this point and he slept the rest of the week without it. Although it's a big adjustment he's doing so well and got to pick out a very special gift at Target this morning for going through this rite of passage.

In other Miles' news he lived the sad reality of having to be on lock down at his preschool due to a very real threat made at the high school. All schools throughout the district went into external lock down mode. Preschool went on and all of the little kids didn't even know what was going on other than that they couldn't play outside. It's just such a sad state of our world when school is no longer a safe place for children.

Hadley also had a big week. She has been going to the bathroom on the potty at least once per day (and trying many more times). One night she went pee-pee and poo-poo. Once she realized what happened she burst into tears and then quickly became really excited. It was an emotional experience.

We had our first family fun day in a long time on Saturday. Fun days mean no work, household chores, etc - just fun! We started the day at Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America where Hadley went on her first amusement park rides. She liked them so much that she cried when it was time to get off of each ride. We later baked 2 kinds of banana breads and went out to dinner.

Brushing teeth

Hadley's first ride - the train at MOA

Blue's Clues - a wild ride

Up and down and round and round

Driving the big rigs - Miles said that this was his favorite ride

Merry-go-round

The special "I grew out of my paci" present Miles picked was a Hot Wheels car carrier - he's been playing with it all day and is still playing with it right now