Rylee transitioned to a booster seat in the car. I still feel like she's too little to be using the seatbelt, but she was definitely too big for her convertible seat. My husband had been telling me for the past several months that she was too big, but I just kept ignoring him. It wasn't until about a week ago when my mom asked how many inches tall Rylee was because she was looking into new car seats for her car. After I measured her at 43 inches, I decided to check her car seat....max height: 40 inches. Ugh. I did some reading then about booster seats and when it's safe to switch to one and which kind to get, etc. I picked one out and then let her choose the color. We have been riding "big girl style" for a few days now and she does love it. Her favorite part is that she can unbuckle herself (that's my favorite part too!!); she says, "mom, the red button part is so cool!!!" Wyatt is nearing 2 years old and will be switching to forward facing soon too....the end of an era...
Wyatt's big transition this week is sleeping in a toddler bed. We probably didn't need to do this yet, as he wasn't trying to crawl out of his crib or anything, but he's getting a little too big for the pack n play when we go places and I wanted him to get used to sleeping in a regular bed so he could do that at hotels, Grandma's, etc. My mom actually got both of the kids sleeping in her big beds before I had even thought of trying that. Rylee was a super easy transition to a bed from her crib...she never tried to get out of bed once. Wyatt though, took a couple of nights of constantly putting him back into bed before he got it figured out. I just pulled the crib out of his room today, and that's when it hit me...no more babies to gently place into the crib...sniffle. I'm not one to keep sentimental items, but I might have to have the crib made into a bench or something....
As I rearranged the new "big boy" room and had the windows open to let in some fresh 'almost spring' air, I started looking at Wyatt's clothes to see what we are done with and what we will need for spring/summer. Then I went to Rylee's room and did the same. One of my favorite things is going through the kids' clothes. Whether it's to see what still fits or to change out the season, I just really love being in my kids' rooms sorting through their clothes. When they were both babies, it was tough to see them grow out of some of my favorite outfits, but even then it was fun to hang up a whole new wardrobe and get excited about seeing them in new clothes. Once they were out of onsies I stopped keeping outfits...shirts and pants just aren't as adorable as baby onsies and tiny dresses. They each have a small tote with about 15 of my favorite little baby outfits they wore.
At a friend's house today, she and I were discussing how we aren't really "baby people" and prefer our kids to walk and talk. 95% of the time I do feel this way. But then there's that 5% of me that misses the tiny outfits, little swaddling blankets, and baby snuggles. This usually hits me in the spring, as that's when I had my babies and life was simple and mostly quiet. The babies just slept a lot or layed on the floor and were content and I didn't hear "Mom, I need ____" fifty times a day. I could just sit in a chair for an hour and hold the little bundle and we'd both be happy. Now, there's fighting, whining and tears for no reason :)
Each phase of my kiddos' lives has been wonderful in their own ways. Today though I do feel like the best parts are yet to come. As they continue to grow and be more independent and mature, I know the opportunities we will get to experience together as a family will be infinite. While I look forward to the days of no diapers, getting their own milk and bathing themselves, I have a feeling I will also miss this stage of fighting, whining, and tears for no reason :)
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