Potty Training

This weekend we decided to attempt Potty Training. She has been ready for a little while, and I really wanted her Potty Training in plenty of time before the baby came. So we started Thursday morning bright and early. 

The plan was to let her be naked and set a timer for every 20-30 min and take her potty. If she went she would get a treat and a sticker. After 5 treats, 5 times of using the potty, then she got a prize from the basket. 

She did fairly well on Thursday. By the end of the day she was going whenever she needed without a timer and rarely was having accidents on the floor. 

Friday was a whole other story. We were both in tears at many points throughout the day. Mostly because, despite my dismay,  Potty Training comes with a sleep regression. A really bad one, we probably didn't get more than 3-4 hours of  interrupted sleep Thursday and Friday night, so she was very grumpy and stubborn and I was exhausted. 

But Saturday was much much better and today she wore the same pair of underwear the whole day= no accidents!

We are so proud of her!

 (Yes we have to carry the potty with us everywhere we go, just in case she needs to go in the car...as above)

She seems so big now and it makes the time for baby to come seem so much closer. 

Today she loaded all of her babies into her stroller and insisted on taking them on a walk outside. 

She kept singing, or trying to sing the lullaby song that I sing to her, "Baby Mine". She only could remember the first phrase but its just precious.

Also notice how her babies are bundled up tight with 5 blankets. These California summers can be cold so you've got to cover those babies with lots of blankets. Also note her outfit that she picked out, Tinkerbell PJ's and her "daddy hat" as she calls it. This girl has got a personality on her for sure.

She swam in her pool tonight while Daddy BBQ. She had such a blast.

Here is a video of her singing to her babies while we were on a walk this morning. It was just precious that she found such comfort in the lullaby I sing to her that she wanted to sing it to her babies too. 

We love our big kid Addie Ruth and are so proud of her for her big accomplishment this weekend.