April 08
She wants her checkmarks
Todays Mood(s): Optimistic, Ecstatic, Happy, and Excited
Yep, Elizabeth is potty training. At first it was hard to get her to go regularly, but she's getting better and more enthusiastic about it everyday. Because..... she wants to mark her own checkmarks on her very own chart. We printed it especially for her (it even has Dora on it because Dora is her favourite thing) and pinned it up so she can reach it herself. She is seeing everyone else getting checkmarks on the other charts, so she is excited about getting her own. Today she did awesome! First thing this morning was "Mommy i need a checkmark" so off we went to the potty and she did it right away! She came to me four times to do it today and managed to stay in the same undergarments all day! So i'm optimistic we'll be able to keep this up (because that's already two more times than she came to me yesterday), and soon she'll be ready for her "big girl panties", which are ready and waiting. Now...if only I could get the checkmarks to work as well as this at getting her to go to bed on time