Growing & Changing

There have been some major changes in our house over the last couple weeks. The first and most important event has been teaching Sebastian to go to bathroom (i.e. potty training). On day one I wasn't sure whether Sebastian or I were ready for this adventure, and on day two I was certain we were not ready! Day one and two the washing machine got a work-out since Sebastian wore underwear all day. The next few days I gave in and used Huggies Pull-ups. I was tired of cleaning up messes plus our schedules kept us in and out of the house for several days. As week one was coming to an end Sebastian told me he wanted to wear his underwear instead of pull-up pants, so on Monday we began wearing the underwear again. Week two is progressing much better!!! We even journeyed out to the store in Valliant twice this week while Sebastian was wearing his underwear! This is a huge deal! Wes and I are beginning to see a day when we don't have to buy diapers or any other type of disposable pants! Hooray!
The other major changes have been in redecorating. As you may remember from last summer, Wes and I began turning our guest bedroom into a room fit for our precious princess Katherine Grace. Our little princess has been in her pink princess bedroom for a year now and loves it. We now affectionately call it 'the pink room'. This last week we added a couple new touches to her room: 1) a newly painted white chest of drawers, which Wes used as a kid; and 2) enclosed her canopy style bed with sheer white panels draped to the side and tied back with pink and purple tulle. It is truly a girlie girl room.

The princess Katherine getting her beauty sleep!

Now, Wes and I didn't want Sebastian to feel left out, so we decided it was time for his room to receive a makeover as well. (It is the least we could do since he's big enough to be wearing underwear, right?) Wes and I began working on Sebastian's 'big boy' room around 6:30 PM last Saturday and finished about 2 AM Sunday. We were incredibly tired, but the room looked great! Sebastian woke up about 6:30 AM Sunday and Wes and I couldn't wait to show him his room. The expression on his face made the late night and hard work worth every second! He loves his 'big boy' room!