Saturday, November 27, 2010

no turning back now

she went poo poo in the potty today and pee pee in the potty tonight! woo hoo! i think she's going to stick with it!

stephon is feeling sad that elise isn't going to be his baby, anymore... stephon is feeling very happy that he may be done changing elise's nauseating diapers!

so here's a list of supplies that are helpful in potty training. some of these are in every potty training book out there, some i have figured out through trial and error with shelby and elise.

i thought it was important for elise to pick these things out so she would be excited about them:
  • potty seat
  • stickers for her success chart
  • a favorite toy and a book each time we sat on the potty
everything else:
  • large t-shirts
    • i used nathan's old t-shirts so she wasn't cold and since i use them to protect their clothes from stains, they are perfect for pitching if elise has an out of control accident!
  • success chart
    • i printed one from the learning curve website that matched her potty seat
  • juice and / or a cup that she is excited to drink out of
    • this gave me lots of practice cleaning up pee today, but in theory, it will give her lots of practice making it to the potty later...
  • diapers for night time
  • pull-ups for nap time
  • a warm house!
    • this was a good excuse to run my fireplace so elise wouldn't be cold since she apparently prefers to be naked.
  • cheap toilet paper
    • i know this sounds odd, but elise likes to drop in squares of toilet paper. while i believe the cost of toilet paper is well worth keeping her on the potty, why waste the good stuff!?
  • rags large enough to clean up accidents
  • disinfectant wipes
  • trash bag to put between the high chair and the chair it's attached to

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