Baby to Boy overnight!!!!

Each of these HUGE milestones probably deserve a post of their own, BUT since I'm soooooo far behind, they'll get squeezed into one!  There was no way I was attempting taking away the pacifier nor potty training until we were settled into our new house and finally into a routine again.  The amount of summer traveling and airplane flights would have been torture for all!  I went cold turkey with the pacifier just like I did with Kai and just told him one afternoon at naptime that I couldn't find his wawas.  He went with it!  All three kids were wawa babies and I couldn't imagine raising one who wasn't!  It altered his sleep routine though because I needed to stay with him to fall asleep and that has now stuck (ugh, which is the lesser of two evils??!!??)  Sleep has got to big the biggest parent challenge...and it doesn't stop because Hailey still gives us issues because she's such a night owl!!!!  Secretly, I don't mind the snuggles though, sigh, my baby is growing too fast!   

 His 2nd milestone was his first haircut!!!!!!!!!  Man, those curls were tough to let go of...

I knew the golden highlights would be no more....

BUT mornings like this made the decision a little easier!!!! 

We met Leevi at the barber shop on post while the girls were at school and buzzed him up!!!

He did great and sat still for a really long time...

Not so sure...

Leevi held him for the final touch ups...

We surprised the girls at the bus stop!!!!

They knew it was coming eventually....we all cried together! :)  He was instantly such a little boy!!!!

Leevi gave him his 2nd haircut about a month and a half later!  He'll keep cutting it, but we haven't decided if we'll keep it short or let it grow a bit!

The 3rd milestone was potty training and I'm so proud of this kid...he was on it!!!!!!  The girls were super easy and I've heard so many mixed stories about boys, but he rocked it!!!!!  Potty training literally has to be a crash course and THAT IS ALL YOU DO FOR 3-4 SOLID DAYS!!!!!  He was so sick of me asking him if he needed to go potty!!!  :)  Day 2 was horrible, but day 3 was amazing and he never looked back!!!  He was naked for a good 2 weeks at home and the biggest battle was when we had to leave the house for something for the girls/church and the confusion that comes with pull-ups. 

He spends most days at home in his undies just for quick access to the potty!  So proud of this little man!!!

Double sigh, my big boy...these pictures were taken almost exactly 2 yrs apart!!!  The one on the right might be my favorite ever!!!!