Has it really been a week since I last posted? Wow – it was a busy week and whizzed right by me w/o me even realizing it.

So we did it. We bit the bullet and moved Alysa into a Big Girl Bed. I had wanted to wait as long as possible like we did with Kayla. But, our little monkey was getting scarily close to climbing out. She loves her bed which is the reason why she has not climbed out yet… But when she wants a “sip of water” before bed, her little foot goes up over the bar. She had even started to pull herself up to support her body and let her legs dangle over her mattress. And since she’s already broken her arm once, I didn’t want to risk another broken bone. So…we converted her crib to a toddler bed last night. Just like her big sister, it was a seamless transition. And just like her big sis, she stayed in bed all night and in the morning when she woke up. I know that will change with time, but we got a good few months out of Kayla before she started leaving her room to stall bedtime… In some ways Kayla was more excited than Alysa. She was very proud of her little sister and loved going in to get in bed with her when they were both awake this morning.









In other news – we had some sadness in our house last week. The girls’ beloved fish Freddy died. Kayla was upset and sad, but took it very well. The morning he died, J found him and while I told the girls, he sent Freddy to the sewer. That morning, when we came downstairs, she yelled, “Huh – where’s Freddy?!?” When I told her again, she said, “But I really want him back”. Of course this was quickly replaced by the request for a blue fish. ;) So…J took this to heart. So I’d like to introduce everyone to the newest member of our family.



Freddy’s “sister” fish (according to Kayla), appropriately named Sister (also by Kayla). It took quite a bit of coaxing to NOT name this blue fish Freddy. So when she suggested Sister, we were thrilled. LOL