Potty Time

I am so happy to announce that Laina is potty trained! The cloth diapers are all freshly laundered and sanitized, packed up and stored in the basement for the next baby (whenever he/she decides to pop in). I followed an online program recommended by a friend called 3 Day Potty Training (www.3daypottytraining.com). Over all I am very pleased with the outcome, although for Laina it did take longer than three days.

We started on June 21 (lovely Father's Day present to Jay!) and that whole first week was pretty hard. The idea is to put the kid straight into underwear and then watch them like a hawk and take them to the potty any time they look like they need to go or when they start having an accident. I think Laina understood the concept with in the three days, but it took the whole week for her to really perfect it. This week has gone amazingly well and we've had no accidents at all the past 2 1/2 days! She even woke up twice last night to use the potty and then woke up dry this morning. Yay, Laina! She is such a big girl now. Getting her out of diapers really took away that last little bit of baby-ness she had. She just seems so big now - like a real preschooler :)

Even though that first week was really hard and trying on my patience, it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. The "fast" concept really made a difference, even though it's intense at first, at least it's done and over with. The other nice thing about buying the ebook from Lora Jensen is the online support you get. I had to use that a few times.

My little girl is growing up so fast and I know, before I know it, she'll be in school. A big part of me is excited about that day but a small part of me knows it's all going to come and go so fast. I want to try and really intentionally be present with Laina in these young years. As hard as it is for me to give up a lot of other things that I know I could do if she was in school or in day care, I know how important this time is and that I should be treasuring it.

Anyways, enough of my rambling. Here are a few pics to celebrate Laina's passage into "pottyhood".

Last night of diapers, showing off her big cloth-covered tushie

Showing off the big girl undies


Potty time mid-snack (hey, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go!)

Laina loved this balloon and it made her laugh so much.
It was good for potty training because laughing made her have to pee :)