Sick, Big Girl Bed, a Blizzard & No Paci??

It has been an interesting couple of weeks around the Todd household! I'm not quite sure how all of the timing worked to be quite honest but over the last couple of weeks everyone in our house has been sick!! A couple of Mondays ago I got a call from Peyton's daycare saying that she had a 104 degree temp - scary!! We took her to the Dr. to find out that she did seem to have some kind of virus but also had a double ear infection - ouch!! That Tuesday, Chad & I managed to have meetings that couldn't be avoided at the exact same time so Grammy came and stayed with Peyton. Peyton still wasn't quite back to normal on Wednesday so Daddy & I split the day staying at home with her. I honestly think she just wasn't quite ready to wake up that morning because by the late afternoon she was bouncing back to her normal self. Daddy & I have both been fight colds/sinus problems and unfortunately haven't gotten rid of ours as quickly as Peyton but hopefully we'll get there eventually!

Peyton also took a HUGE step and moved into her big girl bed a little over a week ago. She is doing GREAT! Peyton & I went to Peachwave for a special ice cream treat while Daddy took her crib down. When it was time to go to bed that night she looked for her crib in her room and in the "far room" but when she didn't find it she quickly accepted that she was going to be a big girl and sleep in her new bed!

We escaped the 2010 portion of winter with little to no snow - whew! Unfortunately, January/February have already brought a ton! Last week we even had a blizzard - over a foot of snow at our house plus wind that blew drifts around like crazy! Daddy seemed to be shoveling endlessly but we have a very clean driveway to show for it - good job Daddy!! :)

Peyton is also doing an excellent job with potty training! Until this weekend she had refused to consider going poop on the potty but on Saturday she did it! Granted, she was fussing and crying the whole time - kind of traumatized a bit I think but she asked to go and she did it - we were so proud and excited! We asked her what she wanted for her special treat for going poop on the potty (thinking ice cream or something) - all she wanted was marshmallows! Easy enough.

And last weekend we also accomplished another big step for Peyton - NO MORE PACI!!! Peyton LOVES her paci and we knew this would be a tough transition. We promised her on Friday if she could go two days without her paci we would go and she could pick out a special prize. Friday night I laid down with her until she fell asleep and Saturday nap was a little rough but Saturday nightime went really smoothly! Last night Daddy laid down with her as she was having a tough time but she is asking for her paci less and less so I think we are getting there. Honestly, knock on wood, it has gone much smoother than I anticipated so hopefully she continues to be a big girl! At Target she picked out a big red ball, a pretend princess hair kit and food for her kitchen - wow, we got off easy! :)

Here are some pics from the last couple of weeks -

Check out all the snow - this was about half-way through the storm...


Peyton just looking adorable having a donut -


Peyton helping Daddy get ready shovel some snow in the sub-zero temps -


Playing around in her Billabo -


Making snow ice cream - YUM!!!



And yes, doesn't every family clean their fans with Mickey Mouse ears on??


Check-out Peyton's new Puma shoes - adorable!


Playing in her "house" - she thinks her bumper pad is her house and loves to have people over - here she is brushing her hair with part of her new Princess hair kit!