Potty Training

We are now working on trying to potty train Celie. I sort of think that we are getting a late start. However, I have heard that this isn't something that you want to rush into. Plus, with her surgeries, Anna's birth, and moving, it really hasn't been good timing to try to "train" her.

I have read and heard many different ways to potty train. I am going to be doing some more investigation on it as well, but this is what we are trying right now.

I bought Celie some big girl underpants - Cinderella, Ariel, Happy Feet & Dora the Explorer kind. In the morning, we change out of pull ups and into underwear. Every 20 minutes or so, I ask if she has to potty. She usually says, "Noooooo!" Then she will come up to me and sayin, "Mommy, what happened? I'm a mess," as pee is running down her little legs. We have had many accidents, but I always tell her it is o.k. and take her to the potty and wipe her clean, we wash our hands, and then I give her the choice of whether or not she wants underwear or diapers/pants on kind (What she calls pull ups). We are trying to abide by her wishes.

When she wears her pullups, she does tell us when she has gone to the bathroom. At night, we put the pullups on her. We will see how it goes.

Today, we started the day with Ariel underwear. I kept asking her if she had to go pee, she kept saying no. By 12:30pm I was getting concerned that she hadn't gone yet. Then she came up to me and said, "Mama, Mama, pants on kind!!" She took off Ariel undies, that were clean and dry. We put on the pullups. 2 minutes later - "Mama, I stinky." Yup, she pooped. I cleaned her up and gave her the choice - she chose pullups. I think she may have had another stinky because she was running around saying, "uh oh, uh oh," However, I haven't been able to catch her yet. I better try again. Wish us luck.