Potty Talk

With all the (lack of) success last night, I put Ellie on the potty as soon as I picked her up out of the crib this morning. It was really quite adorable… she pushes and you can see her little belly muscles all tight, then… pfth. She toots. … and gives me a BIG grin! So, of course I had to cheer and yell, “Great, you did it!!!” Jeff calls from bed, “She did it?” Well….




We had a great day. Ellie joined Mommy at a doctor’s appointment where 5 people deemed her adorable. She smiles, like she knows it. Then, we joined the neighbors who for fun made cupcakes to celebrate Our Lady of Fatima feast day. We left for Ellie’s nap and then returned for another hour so Daddy could enjoy his movie in peace.

After dinner, we attempt the potty-before-bath, again. She just didn’t get it, but enjoyed pulling the toilet paper out. I set her on the floor and… picked her back up to be set on the toilet as the last drop actually goes into the pot! Ellie doesn’t want to get off, now. She looks down into the pot and points. I don’t believe that can be considered a success, but we are getting there. It was suggested that I place newspaper down in front of the toilet. At least then I can consider her “house-broke”.  :)

As an aside, I do not plan on potty training Ellie at 11 ½ months. I do plan to keep her in diapers, but she seems to be showing interest and cleaning the bathroom floor every night is getting tedious. So I feel it is justified to allow her the chance to use the facilities.