Good-bye Diapers!

A couple of weeks ago Paige decided that she did not want to wear diapers to bed anymore. I was a little nervous about this because we tried this during nap-time quite a few months ago. She did really well with it for awhile but then she kept having accidents, and I am sure you can guess how much fun I had cleaning that up (sheets and all), forgetting not to mention, that it would ruin her nap!!

However, Paige was certain that she could sleep without having an accident (and she had been waking up with dry diapers in the morning on most days), so we tried it again. Well, she didn't have an accident the first night but she must have been very worried about it because she woke up to go to the bathroom two times (yep, I was up too!). (I have come to realize that as a parent, there is always some reason that you are not getting sleep...and if you are a parent getting sleep, enjoy it because it won't last long!) :)

So here we are a couple of weeks into this new milestone of Paige's and I am so proud of her. She hasn't had a single accident in her bed! She does usually wake up to go to the bathroom once, but some nights we are blessed with uninterrupted sleep! We are so proud of our big girl and we are stoked that we don't have to deal with diapers for a few months (until our little one arrives)! :)

Potty Training- Take 2 (Day 3)

Paige had another accident free day...I am such a proud mommy!! We even went shopping at Wal-Mart and had lunch at Fazolis with big girl panties on...wasn't that brave?

Potty Training- Take 2 (Day 2)

When Paige awoke this morning, she had already gone to the bathroom. We changed her diaper and then began our second day of big girl panties! Paige seemed excited to wear them again, and I am so excited to blog about how well she did today!!

Paige didn't have any accidents today and she used the potty successfully all day. She did go in her diaper at nap time, but that's it! And the most surprising part...we went to a wedding reception tonight, so I put a diaper on her (because I was a little nervous) and she still told me when she had to go potty. Isn't that amazing!! I am so proud of my little Paigey...and she is proud of herself, too! I hope tomorrow brings more awesome potty moments...tee-hee-hee...it is kind of funny that I just wrote that! :)

Potty Training- Take 2 (Day 1)

Well, Paige is showing a bit more interest in potty training, so I decided to give it another try! We bought a new potty seat at Wal-mart yesterday (one that goes on the big potty) and she was super excited about it! She picked out a princess one...even though I thought she would choose the Dora one. (What is it with little girls and princess stuff...they are just drawn to it, without even really knowing what it is!)

So, today we started out the morning with big girl panties and it went pretty well. Paige was super excited to climb up onto the big potty (using her new stool) to use the bathroom, and at the end of the day we were 50% successful. She had three accidents and she used the potty three times.

That's not too bad for our first day, and this is much better than the last time we tried (two months ago). If you remember, she had two accidents and then decided that she wanted to put her diaper back on...so I did! Guess I wasn't that ready for potty training either because I didn't even try to convince her otherwise. :)

So, what will tomorrow hold for my big girl?

Potty Update

Well, Paige woke up this morning super excited to wear her 'big girl' Dora panties! She anxiously went pee-pee on the potty and put them on for the very first time. However, the potty training didn't go too smoothly after that.

I have been blogging about how well Paige has been doing with going on the potty recently, but of course, when I actually 'actively' try to teach her when to go on the potty...she doesn't want any thing to do with it. I knew that this appeared to be way to easy!!! Ha, ha...the blissful ignorance of first time parenting.

Anyway to give you an idea how the day went...she had two wet accidents (just mere minutes after I would ask her to go potty, and she didn't want to) and then when I asked her to go potty with me before lunch, she refused also. So, I said to her, "You either have to wear your panties and go potty or you have to wear your diaper." Then, she just looked at me and matter of factly said, "Diaper."

Well, I know when to say when, so I guess I will just give this a try again some other day...hopefully I'll have better luck next time! Like I said before, though, we are in no rush! :)

Here is Paige with her Baby Alive doll (she is also wearing Dora panties).

Paige taking her baby potty...this was pretty cute...too bad it wasn't more encouraging for her to go herself!

Maybe it is "Potty Time"!!

Well, Paige has continued to use the potty the last two nights before her bath (pee-pee). So, that makes it five nights in a row!! However, even more amazing than that is what she did today before nap time.

We were in her room reading books and she started to grunt, as if she was going to go poo-poo (and I am thinking...oh man, I just changed your diaper :). She looked up at me and Neil and said, "potty." So, Neil took her into the bathroom and took off her diaper so she could sit on the potty and guess what...she actually went poo-poo in her potty! AMAZING!!

After doing that, she insisted that she wanted to wear her new Dora panties. (Last night I told her that if she could tell mommy whenever she had to go potty that she could wear her Dora panties like a big girl. Well, I guess she really wants to wear them.) So, I am guessing that Paige is ready for potty training. I was going to wait until she turned two...but she is eager!

So, Tuesday is going to be my first day to try out the panties on Paige. We don't have any activities planned that day, and I thought it would be good to be home all day. Wish us luck...gosh, I hope I don't have to clean up a lot of accidents. :o)

I'll keep you posted on how it goes! Jeez...my little girl is getting so big!! (tear)

Potty Time?

Paige has gone pee-pee in the potty the last three nights before taking her bath! She has really been interested in going potty lately. Whenever someone else is going to the bathroom, she wants to go along too! She doesn't ever actually 'go' during the day, but she does at night! We are so proud of Paige and she is proud of herself, too...but there is no pressure from us to learn this skill anytime soon!

Pigtails!!

Yay! Paige finally has hair long enough to put in pigtails! So exciting...actually, the most exciting part is that she let me put her hair in pigtails. The last time I tried (about a month ago), I got one in and when I was working on the second one, she pulled them both out! That was a little disappointing, but not now! Look how cute she looks.

Paige also peed on the potty again tonight! This time the water for her bath wasn't even running...I was sure that was what made her go the first time, but maybe she really knows what she is doing! We'll see... but there is no pressure here for training anytime soon!

Potty Time?

We have had a potty chair sitting in Paige's bathroom for a couple of months (with no intention of potty training for a long while) and today she decided that she wanted to sit on it before her bath. So, I took off her diaper and sat her on there and, low and behold, she actually went pee! I couldn't believe it! We were all so excited! Potty training can't be this easy...this is a fluke, right!? She isn't even 16 months yet, and her doctor told us not to start training until she is two! Yep, this has to be a fluke!