Josh and Becca Thrap and Family

This morning Josh gave Elena a bath, and when it was over and she was out and dried off–she said what sounded like “potty” to me. So, I asked her if she wanted to sit on the potty and she said “yes!” We just put the little training potty in the bathroom about a week ago. I put the seat on the big toilet and set her up on it once, just to show her, but we haven’t really said or done anything with it. I wouldn’t say she was “potty training.” But this morning when she said yes, that she wanted the potty she put the little training seat on the big potty just as I had shown her and then she patted herself as if to indicate that she needed to pee. So Josh hefted her up on it and she sat there for a little while. She made some gassy sounds and then climbed down, but then immediately wanted back up. So Josh helped her up again and she sat for a while kind of looking around the room and then…SHE PEED IN THE TOILET! Oh, there was cheering and clapping, hugs and kisses flew, and she looked so proud! Jacob came to congratulate her and hand her some toilet paper which she used to wipe with and then she climbed down again and threw the TP in the wastebasket (we’ll have to work on that I guess) and Jacob helped her flush. Then she took the little potty seat off the big toilet and put it back on the training potty and shut both lids and ran over to me to get her diaper on! She’s so responsible! LOL So, it was very cute, and I will take cues from her as she shows her readiness, but I would still not say she is “potty training.” I’m not going to get my hopes up just yet. I’ve been burnt on that one before.