Yesterday was a milestone day for both girls: Emmy outgrew her bucket seat and officially moved into the rear-facing Britax; Grammy got invited to her first big girl playdate, where we stay home; then Grammy finally willingly slept somewhere other than our bed.

It’s hard to believe that the little girl who started off in the NICU and wasn’t gaining enough weight is now in a big-girl carseat. We’re relieved, because carrying that bucket was getting to be a drag! She was quite a bit heavier than Grammy was when she outgrew it–Graem was 3 months old when she exceeded the length limit.

One of Graem’s friends from school invited her over for a playdate on Saturday. And her mom said, why don’t you just drop her off and pick her up at noon? When Shawna told me this I was flabbergasted–you mean we just walk away?

Then to top off the night, Graem decides she wants to sleep in her tent, complete with her Pablo sleeping bag and flower pillow. I put up the tent on a whim, to see if she’d take–which she did. She slept the entire night til around 6 AM. She didn’t even want to snuggle before she went to sleep! The last time this kid slept somewhere other than our bed was when she was just about a year old–we spent about 3 or 4 days of letting her cry it out in the crib. And she’d only stay there until about 2 AM.

These kids are growing up too fast!