Getting Older and Growing Up

Today just happens to be my birthday. I'm turning the big 2-8. As much as I still get excited over the anticipation of my birthday (that's the kid in me!) I hate it when the day comes. It's just not fun anymore. No party or presents, no one making a big deal. I spend my day doing the same things I do everyday. What was supposed to be my special day has now become a regular day. It really is depressing.

We do have some good news though. A while back I wrote on my old myspace blog a funny comment about Chase being potty-trained over night. Well, it looks like I got my wish! All of a sudden, Chase is using the potty. At first we showed him how and he wanted nothing to do with it. Then one day it all just clicked and he's been doing it now for about 2 weeks. He refused to go poo in the potty which resulted in some pretty messy accidents but we told him yesterday, "We know you have to go. You can either go in the big potty or little potty. Either way, you're not leaving the bathroom until you go." Sure enough, he went! That was our last big hurdle. So except for the occasional accidents, he's good to go. He's even trying to stand up and go (which is really funny because he's not tall enough). Wow. It's all just happening way too fast.