Braggin' Time

What time is it?  Potty training time!!!

Yes, I am gong to brag.  It has only happened once.  But Kennedy gets it.  Kennedy is getting to about that age of potty training.  I was very anti about getting one of those little potty's for training.  I thought oh, she can just be a big girl and get on the big potty.  I didn't want her to be scared of the big potty when we went out to places, so before I would put her in the tub I would set her on the potty.  She didn't last long, but she was getting comfortable.  The weekend of the deer hunt, we did our nightly routine.  But this time while she was on the potty she reached for some toliet paper.  I gave it to her and she totally wiped.  She mimic the whole process.  I week or so went by,  and we all went to Wal-mart and we broke down and bought a potty.   I decided to brake down and by a potty because Kennedy is so small.  At the big potty her feet had probably 6 or more inches before she could touch the ground.  That being the case even astep stool would not help.  So the little potty.  Even when she sits on that one she still has two inches before her feet will tocuh the ground. 

Blake put it together and Kennedy tried it out.  She loved it.  She made me hand her some toliet paper and mimicking the motion but nothing in the potty.  The next morning nothing out of the ordinary, but I asked Blake to askeKennedy if she wanted to go on the potty.  And she did.  Blake took her in the bathroom and a few minutes later I hear ---- a Kristin, come here.  I went into the bathroom.  Blake was that from her last night.  I was like was what from last night?  Just then Kennedy stood up.  She went potty!!!  We were so excited.

It is amazing what makes  a parent happy.  It is the small things.  Needless to say, we are working with Kennedy to potty train. Nothing aggressive.  She on her own terms.  She is now starting to recognize that she has gone to the bathroom in her diaper and wants to be changed immediately.  Now we just need to her to tell us when she ready to go on the potty not after she has done it.  But slowly but surely.  I am crossing my fingers that she will be trained by 2.  But only time will tell.

I started writing this post back in the middle of November.  But since then Kennedy has gone on the potty 7 times #1 and once #2.  She has even gone several times at daycare.  I hope she continues to make progress.