Potty Training

Well, I've put off potty training Audrey as long as possible. She has shown interest since before she turned two (in July), but I had a new baby. We moved her into pull-ups and would take her to the potty occasionally. Let's face it...I was spending about 6 hours a day nursing, and I just didn't want one more thing on my plate. This is one of the difficult things about having your kids 19 months apart.

I bought her a new potty off of Amazon weeks ago. I never even took it out of the box. Late last week, Audrey pooped in her diaper while I was nursing Amelia in the living room. She walked into the room with a bare bottom and said, "I pooped my diaper. It was yucky, so I took it off!" I called Kurt and told him it was definitely time to start potty training!

We got the potty out of the box Friday night. Saturday morning, she woke up with a dry diaper but she didn't want to sit on the potty. A few minutes later she says, "I need to potty!" She ran to the bathroom, sat on her little princess potty, and went potty!! We were so excited that we woke Amelia up from her nap with our little "potty party". :)

She has gone several times on the potty since then. I'm trying to encourage her but not push her. Actually, I'm dreading having a newly potty trained child again. When they say they need to potty...they need to potty!! With Ava, I can just tell her to wait! :)

So we started...we're in the middle of potty training again...while I have a 9 month old. I'll let you know if I survive. :)