Better late than never...

I know Leigh vs. Laundry's Happiness Project runs on Tuesdays, but I was happily bragging on someone's man for my Super Man of the Month yesterday.  However, I have some happy I still want to share...

That's one of my pictures from the butterfly exhibit at our zoo.

I do love butterflies, but that's not really what this picture is all about.

See, to me, a butterfly has always represented freedom.

The Husband and I are beginning to experience a particular freedom in our house.

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Freedom

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from

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DIAPERS!!!

So I know I tend to stick to things that are outside of the world of mommyhood, but HELLO!  We're talking about being done with diapers here!  (But not wipes, because as far as I'm concerned I will always have wipes in the house and carry them with me.  They're just so useful!)  My BFF and I were talking about it, and we think that a child being potty trained is a bigger deal than walking!  Yeah, really!  Because let's face it, when they start walking they can just get into more trouble!  There is no downside to being potty trained!  And personally, I think potty training itself is like a dirty little secret that moms don't talk about!  It's like the first 6-8 weeks after you had your baby and you live on no sleep, no one can quite put into words just how taxing that is.  I think the same can be said for potty training.

As we've established, my mother is a very wise woman.  She told me back when Big Sister was potty training that it was highly unlikely that she would go to kindergarten in diapers.  And even less likely that she'd need a change after accepting her high school diploma.  Bottom line: "RELAX!  It'll happen!" 

And it did.

And it has again. 

And since there are no plans for any other babies in our future (unless God answers Big Sister's prayers for a baby brother), this could be it!!!

And this has to be it for this post, because it's really kind of a challenge to type while doing a cabbage patch in celebration of this momentous occasion...