When Ellie turned 2, we went out and bought her a potty seat and a step stool to get up on the toilet. She tinkled a few times at the beginning, but wanted nothing to do with the potty for the last few months. I think that she developed a fear of the toilet, or something like that. Anyway, while Rich took his last trip to Mexico, I noticed we were running low on "Ellie diapers" and, not wanting to go and buy another big box, decided to give potty-training another try. I put Ellie on the toilet and we sang some of her favorite songs from nursery. We sang The Itsy-Bitsy Spider, The Wheels on the Bus, Book of Mormon Stories, Popcorn Popping, and Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam. This made potty-time fun, and Ellie was tinkling again. I decided to put her in some big-girl panties that I had bought (which are really big-boy panties since she loves Buzz Lightyear, The Incredibles, Lightning McQueen, and Wall-E) and she continued to go in the potty all day, accident free. I am happy to report that it has now been two weeks, and she has only had a handful of teeny-tiny accidents where she is able to stop herself, and we are still able to rush to the potty and go. We are so proud of our big girl!
Two of Ellie's big incentives to go poo-poo in the potty:
Woody and Buzz
Ellie's Buzz Panties
Another of Ellie's favorite incentives:
Calling Dad on the phone to say, "Ellie go pee-pee uh potty"
(uh = in the)
