1) She is so smart, I want to give her the benefit of the doubt...she may pick it up fast. If not, nothing lost.
2) I am bored. Photography is not keeping me that busy, YET, we don't have any big trips planned right now, I only have one child and really...I need something to keep me motivated and on my toes.
3) I need something to keep me on my toes!!!
Ok, so we have been sitting Kya on the toilet first thing in the morning for a week now and at first she was a little scared of falling in. Then we put up a sticker chart. She gets a sticker for everytime she sits on the toilet.
Last night we went to the store and bought a little "Dora" seat for the big toilet, and some really cute panties. With some recommendations from family and friends, we also bought the plastic panty covers. Kya was really excited to try on her new "panties". I was probably more excited than she, but she put them on. And she really gets excited to sit on the toilet for a sticker. So far, so good.
This morning we decided to put her in panties all day (with the exception of her nap and going to the store). It is 11:44 am and she is sleeping now, but before her nap we have gone through four pairs of panties. Each time she goes she says, "Uh, oh...a mess". So we run to the toilet, sit on it and put on new panties. Leaving me hand washing each pair to make sure we have enough for tomorrow. (On my toes...lovin' it). She has been a trooper so far. I can tell there are moments when she looks like she wants to refuse but she just smiles and goes for the ride. If I ask her specifically to go "poop" on the potty, she will say "Uh, no".
Disclaimer: This is my first time, and only the first day, I may eat my words later, but I really am excited we are doing this and I think Kya will do great. There will be days when I will not want to be on my toes and we will be out and about that will frustrate me when she wets (or poops for that matter) in her panties. But she has to learn and I have to learn patience. I guess I am back to taking a diaper bag with me everywhere, with extra clothes and panties. This is why I became a mom, to be there for every step of my children's progress and failures.