Yet ANOTHER milestone! And this one is a dandy!

As you can probably guess, the milestone is that Sylvie went pee-pee in the potty chair for the first time tonight. It took 1 hour 25 mins of coaxing and encouragement to keep her on the chair and focused on the task at hand, but she finally let loose after her 3rd sippy-cup full of watered-down juice. This pic, taken not long before she achieved her goal is priceless:

I can envision her thought-balloon in this pic saying something like "Daaaaad, stop taking pictures of me right now! It's embarrassing. You're totally going to show this to my boyfriend in 15 years, aren't you?"
Yup, I am.
Well she did it! And we have no pics of the immediate aftermath...we were too busy hootin' and hollerin' and pretty much just going nuts. Syl even got a ride on my shoulders...as if she just pitched a perfect game at Yankee Stadium. And her reward? You guessed it...leftover birthday cake from Grandma Kathy's celebration the evening before. Birthday cake always tastes better on the second day.

This pic cracks us up. To call her facial expression "smug" is a gross understatement.