ADVENTURES IN POTTY TRAINING!!!

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, ADDISON HAS BEEN LETTING US KNOW WHEN SHE HAS POOPED OR IS ABOUT TO POOP BY COMING UP TO US AND SAYING "POO-POO." I HAD BEEN DEBATING WHETHER TO START POTTY TRAINING HER OR NOT, I HAD EVEN FREQUENTED THE STORES LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT POTTY. WELL I FOUND IT, AMAZINGLY NEW AT A GARAGE SALE! IT IS SO ADORABLE, COMPLETE WITH THE "CHROME" FLUSHING HANDLE AND ALL. IT SINGS THE CUTEST POTTY AND TOILET PAPER SONGS, I THOUGHT ADDISON WOULD ADORE IT JUST BECAUSE OF THE MUSIC!
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU WILL EVEN SEE THAT IT LIGHTS UP WHEN IT "SENSORS" THAT SHE DID POTTY OR SOME OTHER OBJECT TRIGGERS IT, SUCH AS A LITTLE HAND THAT DOESN'T UNDERSTAND IT SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE TOILET YET!! (WE ARE WORKING ON THAT!)

SO THE FIRST NIGHT I BROUGHT HOME HER NEW POTTY SHE PLAYED AND PLAYED WITH IT. I TOOK HER DIAPER OFF AND SHE SAT DOWN BEGGING FOR TOILET PAPER. I GAVE HER A COUPLE OF SQUARES AND IT WAS HILARIOUS TO WATCH WHAT SHE DID. SHE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO HER LITTLE "GIRL PART" AND WIPED AS IF SHE HAD DONE IT FOR YEARS, HOWEVER STILL NO POTTY IN THE POTTY! AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE BELOW PICTURES THIS IS A VERY EXCITING TIME FOR ALL OF US! I RAN OUT OF THE BATHROOM FOR 2 SECONDS AND CAME BACK TO FIND ADDISON STANDING BESIDE THE POTTY CHAIR LOOKING DOWN AT THE FLOOR. SHE HAD A LITTLE "ACCIDENT" ALL OVER THE FLOOR AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN IT UP WITH HER FEW SQUARES OF TOILET PAPER I HAD GIVEN HER EARLIER! IT WAS PRETTY GROSS BUT SOOOO CUTE!

ANYWAY, WE KEPT TRYING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND BY GOLLY, 2 DAYS LATER WE ACTUALLY HAD POTTY IN THE POTTY!! (A SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY GIFT FOR MOMMY!) SHE WAS SO PROUD OF HERSELF, SO PROUD IN FACT SHE HAS YET TO DO IT AGAIN! HOWEVER, WE ARE ONLY 5 DAYS INTO THIS EXPERIENCE!

NOW EVERYDAY WE RUN TO THE POTTY EVERY TIME WE HEAR THE WORDS "POO-POO" OR "PODDY!" I AM SURE THIS WILL TAKE AWHILE TO GET DOWN, BUT WITH 6 MONTHS UNTIL ANOTHER DIAPER WEARER SHOWS UP I AM CONFIDENT WE WILL ONLY BE BUYING DIAPERS FOR THE NEWBORN!! KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED!!

P.S. I GUESS IT WAS A GOOD THING SHE DECIDED TO CARRY THAT PLASTIC FISH TO THE POTTY WITH HER HUH!?!?! ALSO, SORRY I MISSED THE WHOLE MONTH OF APRIL, BUT WITH A LITTLE CREATURE GROWING INSIDE YOU, ONE TENDS TO GO TO BED WHEN A 1 1/2 YEAR OLD DOES!!