Princess Underpants

Today was full of promise and progress, as Makela decided that it would be a good day to try wearing BIG GIRL UNDERPANTS *ALL* day long! Woohoo! We had two accidents, one early in the day and one late, but that was mostly because Mommy trusted Makela when she told me she did NOT have to go. Although the early accident also happened within 45 minutes of her last going (and after that, I decided it would be good to go every 30-45 minutes instead of an hour!). But by bedtime, I'd lost count of how many times Makela used the potty today, which I say is a good thing!

I also learned a lot today. Or rather, RElearned. I have to retrain myself to bring along extra EVERYthing again, just like when Makela was a baby, in case she spit up or had a diaper explosion. Today's morning accident occurred at the mall, and although I'd managed to remember extra undies, I forgot extra pants and socks -- both of the ones Makela was wearing were casualties. So I'm back to hauling around lots of extra clothing, but at least we're headed towards leaving the diapers behind! Again I say "WOOHOO!"

Speaking of clothes, Makela has become quite the fashionista. Or at least she thinks she's one. She's not afraid to show her personal style, that's for sure! After her quiet time this afternoon, Makela picked out a new outfit: red shirt with white polka dots and a bumblebee embroidered on the front, aqua blue leggings, lavender socks, purple Mary Janes with flowers, AND her red and black SPARKLY tutu from her ladybug costume of Halloween 2006!!! Oh, and we sported this while grocery shopping -- she was quite the hit in Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, while pushing her toy shopping cart through the aisles!

And last but not least, there was of course a barrage of questions today. The big, burning one of the day was blurted out as we were walking home from the mall: "Why does the wind blow?" Needless to say, it was a breezy day, and inquiring minds want to know.