Look how much she's grown

My dad just sent me some pictures he took this summer at Ben's house. I can't believe how much Kate has changed. I wish the weather was this nice now.

Kate has a big girl bed

Kate was starting to get ideas about climbing out of the crib. I was afraid that she would fall out so I got her a toddler bed. It's in her room for now but she will be moving into her own big girl room soon. I thought I would have until this summer until she needed a bed so I wasn't really ready to move her. She loves her bed and she's doing pretty good. She gets out of bed sometimes at first and cries a little but then she gets back in and falls asleep. Now if we can only conquer the potty!

Dora the Explorer!

Kate is really into Dora the Explorer. She sings the songs and just loves all the characters. These children's shows really know what they're doing, she's hooked. She isn't really doing so good with the potty training so we're letting her sit on the potty about once a day but she doesn't always go. She's talking a lot and using more sentences. She knows all her letters and numbers. Jamisen taught her how to spell her name and she recognizes it when she sees it. She's very independent and bossy.

Video of Kate's first pee pee

Kate went pee pee on the potty!

I bought Kate a potty today in the hopes of having her start to practice. She was really interested in it when I brought it home. She drank a lot of water at lunch so I figured I'd see if she'd sit on it before her nap. I gave her a book and she sat on it then I thought I heard something but didn't think she would go that soon. She started to get restless so I asked her if she was done and when she got up she had gone in the potty. I was thrilled but she didn't seem to think it was a big deal. We'll see if she'll do it again.