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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Potty training woes...

It's not like I expected Katie to figure this out overnight, but I thought for a second that we could possibly be that rare case where the kid just "gets it."  I want to cringe every time someone tells me about how their potty training process was basically effortless.  Well, pin a medal on you!  I'm not so lucky.  I thought I'd get some good advice this weekend while at a friend's baby shower since everyone there had kids.  The one girl who sat down and talked about it said it was pretty effortless for her, which sent me into a rage of jealousy.

I shouldn't complain because we JUST started this process.  The first two days were kind of effortless.  But, today, Katie has had four accidents and it's only 1:30 p.m.  This is hard work.   I thought that taking her to the toilet every 15 minutes would be the part I hated most.  But, she has proven me wrong by peeing four different times in her pants in the kitchen, living room, and bathroom floor.  How could someone so little have such a big bladder?  I don't even get it.

I'm hoping that she doesn't give up, but all of a sudden she has started to say, "Katie can't do it." WHAT?  Where did she even learn to say something like that?  I sound like a broken record telling her not to say "can't."  Not to mention, she has also started saying, "no means no." WHAT?  I'm not sure where she is picking up all this negativity, but it's not fun at all.  She's such a happy kid and I'm just wondering if she's playing around, trying to push buttons or test limits, but who knows.  Hopefully, we'll have some positive progress this afternoon to lift all our spirits.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Time for Potty Training!

I'm so happy that our new computer is up and working just in time to tell the world that Katie went poo-poo in the potty last night!  It was a wonderful event full of praise and excitement!  My goodness, she was so happy to have done it!  Well, I'm sure it helped that she got a Buzz Light Year figurine for a job well done, but it was still so cute.  She shouted with glee, "Katie did it!" She's yet to do #1 or #2 in the proper place since then, but we're still riding the high from her first poop in the potty ever!  What a milestone!