Potty Star!

And now for the T.M.I. post:

Audrey has been sitting on the potty after naps for a while now. Nothing much happened but she always seemed to like it...it was a good time for reading books. One Friday two weeks ago, she did not want to put her diaper back on so we went without the rest of the evening. A few days later, we got some stuff together and jumped into potty training.

First up, we knew we needed a motivator. We happened to have a bag of Christmas colored M&M's in the house (thanks Aunt Jean!) and we learned when making cookies this past month that she really, really likes M&M's.

Next we needed some fashionable potty training clothing. Baby legs worked out great, helping to keep her warm the first few days. The socks were all her doing.

Last, we made a chart for her. We ended up changing it a bit so she could keep filling it up. The last few stars were the pooping ones - and we're still working on that. She still prefers to poop during her nap. But during the day we are underwear only and she is doing great. I think we really only had 3 or 4 accidents in the first week.

It's amazing to think that just two weeks ago she really didn't know what "peeing" was, and now we are taking trips out of the house (even to Seattle for the morning!), leaving the diapers behind. Good job, potty star!