Maia is growing up

Last weekend we said goodbye to Maia's binky.  It has been quite a journey with the binky from the beginning.  I remember refusing to give it to her when she was a baby because I was afraid it would interfere with nursing, and then I didn't want to give it to her because I didn't want to be the parent with the kid who always had a binky in her mouth.  For awhile she was, but after Lily and Juliette were born we restricted it to naps and bed only and it's been that way ever since.  A couple of weeks ago Maia started getting a rash/dry skin around her mouth and we decided it was time.  We told her that the binky was making her mouth hurt and that there were babies that needed the binky more than she did.  Maia mailed her binky to a baby girl and she was excited about that but nap time all week was really awful.  Surprisingly, bedtime was easy other than the extra stalling so now I think we're in a good place.  Neither Lily nor Juliette use one so our house is now binky-free.

Maia also moved to a "big girl bed" a few months ago.  It is really just a toddler bed (her crib with a side bar) but it's been good  for her though she's already bigger than what they say the max height is to use the bed!  It won't be long before she's in a big double bed (our crib converts) and that will be bittersweet.

Potty-training is going well.  During the day she only wears underwear except for naps when she insists on wearing a pull-up.  For a long time she refused to go #2 in the potty but some candy bribery fixed that pretty quick.  Now I just have to figure out how to not have to give her candy after going potty!