Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Potty Training (finally!)

Ok, so the day was finally here. I guess you could say I have been putting it off. But, I knew that Madison would do better once she was a little bit older. And, I have been busy taking care of a newborn and adjusting to life with 2! So, Madison turned 2 1/2 and I thought it was time to tackle the whole potty training thing. She did GREAT! We just decided to go "cold turkey." She woke up and I told her we were going to wear big girl underwear. Now, she had already been watching potty videos and reading potty books. She had also been practicing sitting on the potty a lot. So, I knew she was ready to at least try. I put the big girl underwear on her, she had 2 accidents, and then that was it! She went on the potty the rest of the day! Now, we just have to work on her telling me just a little bit sooner. Each time she would have to go, she would yell "Mom, it's coming out!!" and we would have to high-tail it to the bathroom! With a little sticker and candy incentive, she was super excited! Of course, she we haven't figured out the whole naptime/nighttime thing yet - she is still wearing pull-ups while she sleeps.

As you can see from the pictures, she was very proud of her new underwear! :-) I think this is Madison saying, "Ok, mom, enough with the camera.....you are embarrassing me!"



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