Potty Training

Yesterday our little girl became a bigger little girl. At swim class she blew bubbles. She just decided she was going to. She also jumped, actually jumped, off Harry the Hippo (he floats in the pool and the kids walk/crawl from one end to the other and wait for the ok from mom or dad before jumping in to them). Not to mention she very clearly said, "bless you" when I sneezed in the car. Where is my baby?

When she woke from her morning nap she had a diaper that leaked. I decided that it was time to get serious about the potty. She kept apologizing and saying sorry and I felt bad. It's not her fault that we haven't taught her! So we decided to use the tactic Neti uses at day care with her kids. We take her to the potty every half hour whether she says something or not. If she says something then of course we take her sooner.

We knew it would be a rough day because we were at the Harley Dealership all afternoon but I set an alarm on my phone and we just made do. We had interrupted lunches and conversations but you know what? She peed in the potty twice! Then after we got home, she did it again just before bed. She got lots of praise each time and she seemed to like going. We're hoping it will continue this way but for now, at least we have a plan.

This morning she asked to go to the potty and she peed just a little. The fact that she asked is a big deal. Remaining time on the clock? One minute 50 seconds. Good job. High fives are her reward and she seems to love it!

Yesterday we went to Neti and Gary's house for pumpkin fun with their grand kids. Daisy had a blast with the other kids (they're all a few years older than her) and when the older kids finished bobbing for apples, she ate them. She got to roast her first marshmallow and eat her first s'more. She was more interested in the second half of her apple than the s'more. I'm a little proud of that.

22 months brings a lot of changes and growing up. It has brought plenty of independence and learning on all our parts to find the balance between what she wants to do and what is feasible for where we are and what we're doing. She's definitely very interested in feeding herself and that can be our biggest struggle. Some foods are just difficult for her to manage but others are simple. We went out to eat and she drank all of my miso soup from the bowl. Now that's an easy food!