I begin this blog sad, looking at what I have done and with a slight smile as well. My little Eva has some beautiful curls. Don't really know who she gets them from but they sure are cute. However, last night after hearing quite a bit that I needed to cut her hair in the back I took the scissors to her hair. She was so good in the shower, that not only did I trim the back, but as you can see the front too. If you really know me you know that I don't exactly have the knack for cutting hair, but I thought I was doing such a good job. I laughed and cried as Matthew disapproved of what I did with Eva's little hair. But I do have a consalation of knowing that this is just hair, and it will grow back. After I put a little water and a clip, it doesn't look too bad but I will have to deal with this mistake for a while. I have included a before and after. I guess she has more of the Powell forehead than I initially thought. Don't judge me everyone. Maybe Eva will forgive me when she is older.

It is true...my baby is know longer my baby. The reason she is in her undies is because she is offically potty trained! I am so proud of her. She just had her second birthday and has mananged to complete this phase of her life with flying colors. I thought for sure after the first day that we weren't going to be very successfully. She was tinkling in her undies at very unpredictable rates. Sometimes every 15 minutes, or sometimes every 7. I could never guess. In fact I sent Matthew to the store that night to buy me 20 pairs of undies and he said he felt like a pedifile(sp?) but that is beside the point, I thought that was funny. But by day two we were looking much better. Less accidents for sure. And now, at the end of the week, she is doing awesome. So, here I am proud of what I have accomplished in my few weeks that I have to be with her before I go back to work full time. I love being at home with Eva and spending every little moment with her. I treasure this time so much. She is growing faster than I ever imagined possible and every day I love her that much more. Being a mommy is definately a wonderful blessing. However, I do have to remind myself, like Matthew reminds me, to enjoy this little time that I have and forget about the cleaning. There is always time for cleaning but it seems like never enough time to enjoy these little ones!