Huzbend took a training ride with one of his pals this past weekend. The pal ended up with his ass planted in the hood of a car parked in a parking lot. No lie. We drove him to the ER. I guess that might count as a visit.
Anyways, this entry is about the potty. Katie's potty use has ramped up in the past week or two.
She's been futzing around with 'using the potty' for a few months now. But, now she wants to wear either a pull-up or underwear all the time. To date, we've only had one 'hide in the closet and pee on the floor incident'. But, I attribute that to having too much fun with Daddy and then panicking about making it to the potty in time.
For the past couple of days, I've used diapers just for naps and night time. She has spent the rest of the day in a pull-up.
Today, her pull-up was dry all the way from wake up time (7:30am) until nap time (2pm). She will go and use the potty without any reminder from me. It's pretty amazing how it kind of just happened on it's own. I've been trying very hard not to push her and I think my laid back attitude about it might actually be working.
I am not allowed to watch her go. She likes her privacy. I have to wait in another room until she is done then she comes to get me so that I can look at her handiwork. That part is stressful for me, just the thought of the mess that she could create. But, so far so good.
The only problem that we seem to be having is explaining how much toilet paper she should use.
I walked in on her yesterday morning after she took a poop. She had a wad of toilet paper wrapped around her hand that was as big as her head. I explained that she didn't need to use that much. She told me that it was a big poopie, so it needed a lot of toilet paper.
Later that day, she managed to unravel an entire roll onto the floor.
But, toilet paper complaints aside, her using the potty is a great thing. She is all into 'being a big girl' right now. She is so proud of herself when she uses the potty. We even came up with our own little potty song to sing when she has success. Sounds corny, I know, but she likes it. Katie then likes to call Daddy and tell him about her poopies while he is at work. I bet it's the highlight of his day. No, really. Seriously. Wouldn't that make your day?
There has been talk floating around here about getting her a 'big girl bed'. She is excited about that too. She wants Thomas on her bed and on her sheets, she says. We'll see how that whole thing goes. I don't think I'm ready to have her floating about the house at 2am when she can't sleep.
So, that's the update. Potty training is going well. 'Big girl bed' is about to be a reality. Phew. Is that too much to handle? I meant for us, not Katie.
It probably is.
