Potty Girl!

8.6.2011

Eric wasn't feeling too well, so I took Hallie to run some errands with me. While we were there, I stopped to look and see if they had some Rapunzel panties for when Hallie decided she did want to go potty, because they are hard to come by. As we were headed down the aisle Hallie saw a pink princess potty! We had talked about it before, and she told us if we would buy her a pink princess potty that she would start going potty like a big girl. Well, we didn't take it for much, and have let it slide. But when it was right there before her eyes she wanted it!

I told her we'd have to wait, because we didn't need to get it today, thinking she really just wanted the potty and didn't really want to use it. Plus, in my mind I was going to wait until we were moved, cause for some reason that made more sense. But they did have Rapunzel panties, so I told her we'd get those for when she did decide to go potty like a big girl.

Well, we did the rest of our shopping, and Hallie kept asking about her pink princess potty. I told her that if we got it she would have to use it, and sit on it until she went potty. We actually had a pretty long talk about it, and in the end she said she was ready to go potty, and no more diapers. So we put the diapers that were in the shopping cart back, and bought the princess potty. She was thrilled. I wasn't as much.

Now, in my mind, I'm still doubting. (Probably because of how unsuccessful our last attempts had been, plus thinking about how disgusting emptying potty chairs are, and I hadn't prepared myself for it at all.) But once we did our other errands, and Hallie had a nap, I let her open her princess potty. It was very exciting, it plays a song when she goes potty. Which I thought was a little excessive, but if that's what it took that was fine. But it has actually been quite helpful. That way we actually know if she has went or not.
She has done amazingly well. The first time she did sit there for a long time, like close to two hours, but ever since she has been great. I was surprised she had gone #1 and #2 on the potty on day one. We've had a few close calls, and one accident so far (8.8.11). But I am so excited that we have a potty girl! Happy day!