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POTTY TRAINED!!!

Maggie up to no good in her big girl unders!!

So, I was a bit reluctant to jump into the potty training again. Elliot has only been potty trained for about 8 months, and we all know what a nightmare that was. But Maggie is going to be 3 in a month, so I figured it was time. I don't know if it is karma or what, but Maggie has been a cute little piece-of-cake to potty train! One thing I learned from Elliot is that it does no one any good to potty train the mom. It can't be forced and no matter how many times you take them to the bathroom every hour on the dot, it won't do any good if they aren't ready. So one week ago today I got out her potty and explained to her that she wasn't going to wear diapers anymore. I talked to her about going on the potty, showed her the stickers she would get to put on her sticker chart every time she went, and showed the the candy she would get every time she went. What can I say, the girl is motivated my the sweets. Like mother like daughter, I guess! Then I left her alone.

Naked.

That's right. She has run around naked for most of the week. She loves her little potty and at first sat on it while she watched TV, in her birthday suit. She was so surprised and excited the first time potty came out of her and into her potty. She would carry her potty with her wherever she went. Now it has gotten to the point where she will just run over to her potty and go when she needs to. I'm not constantly asking her if she needs to go, I refuse to do that again. I just let her figure it out on her own. The only accidents she has had have been when she was wearing a pull up (if we had to go somewhere), which just reiterates my whole notion that pull ups are just more expensive diapers. She wears them at night, but has been waking up dry most mornings. I'm beyond thrilled about how easy this has been, and Maggie so so proud of herself for what a big girl she is!!

3 down, 1 to go!!