Mission Impossible: Potty Training, Day 1

I chose to accept this mission rather impulsively today. We trained Noah in the spring of 2005 when he was 2.25 years old and Claire was a baby. I knew I would probably be training Claire soon but I had planned to wait until it was a little warmer out. But for some reason I have just been totally disgusted by her dirty diapers lately (didn't bother me while I was pregnant w/ Chloe at all). And for the last few days she has been going twice a day instead of her normal once a day. So this morning when I changed her out of her nighttime diaper, I decided to put on the cute little panties we had bought at Wal-mart last week.

I had her on her little potty quite a bit this morning w/ no results. Then she wet herself twice, once before lunch and the other right after I put her down for her nap. She woke up crying from her nap and I put her on the potty because I figured she needed to go. She was hysterical for 30 minutes but I couldn't figure out why. She kept asking for her diaper and when I said no she would cry harder. I told her all the wonderful things that would happen if she went: much clapping and happiness, a sticker, calling Grandmas and Grandpas on the phone to tell them the exciting news, and getting off the potty, of course!

Finally, an hour after she woke up, SUCCESS! I honestly think it was a total accident on her part, for she had a bm and then looked surprised and told me she had gone. Oh the celebration that ensued! She seemed so pleased w/ herself.

We kept her in her panties this evening. She still had not peed since the beginning of her nap and it was getting to be bedtime. So we all went in the bathroom and she sat down on the potty again, this time w/ a good attitude like she really wanted to do it. I was hoping for her to pee, but after about 10 minutes she had another bm! And I could tell she was actually doing it on purpose. It wasn't like the first time where she just happened to be sitting on the potty when she needed to go. Another celebration ensued and we waited a few more minutes. Then she peed! I am hoping this turned on the little light bulb in her head.

Claire's Mama is doing a little happy dance tonight!