Phoebe loves to be big. Sometimes, she'll stand up on a chair in the kitchen, stretch her arms above her head, and say, "BIIIIIIIG" in her "big girl" voice. But then, what two-year-old doesn't love to be a little big?
If you've ever had a conversation with me about potty training, you know I've been in no rush. I'm comfortable with diapers, diapering two isn't really that much more difficult than diapering one, and it's much easier to just change a diaper in the van than it is to use a public restroom. I have plenty of reasons that I really don't want to potty train Phoebe.
But Phoebe is ready to be done with diapers.
At least mentally, Phoebe's ready to be rid of the whole changing process. After our most recent bout with staph, she became terrified of diaper changes. Tears, shaky legs, fear... every diaper change has been a major event. But use the potty? No big deal. That, combined with the information from the pediatrician that Phoebe will probably not have these staph issues after she's potty trained, was enough to make me ready. Y'all, staph is horrible.
So today, we're starting potty boot camp. Nora's with Michael's mom and dad all day today... so it's all potty, all the time. I'm praying most of all that Phoebe and I will have fun today, which seems strange -- because I do want potty training to come out of this -- but I want us to laugh and enjoy the process, too.
We're taking the plunge in just about an hour... I'll update at naptime! It's going to be a BIG day!
3 comments:
Good luck with that!
As for detergent...I love it for washing clothes. For my diapers I'm having a few issues with smell, but I think it's because I can't soak the diapers since I have a front-loader. My friends who have regular ole washers don't have that problem. Are you buying detergent for clothes or for diapers?
Good luck!! :)
I'm really interested to see how this goes! Since we'll be coming up on that soon I like to get tips from real-life stories of how it goes. :) I'll be waiting!
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