Potty Training

On my least-favorite-things-to-do list is potty training.  While I love having the kids in underwear and not paying for diapers anymore, getting to that point is what I dread the most! 

Well, the people at daycare "thought" Sarah was ready.  I wasn't so sure, but we started anyway. From what the day care workers said she wasn't going to do it on her own.  Sarah had never gone in the potty and was content in diapers.  That meant the "cold turkey" approach was hopefully going to work the best.

You could tell she had older sisters when she picked out Hannah Montana underwear and not Elmo or Winnie the Pooh!

The first weekend went relatively well.  Brian and I went out for an anniversary dinner (while Grandma Weber watched the kids) and came back to hear she had gone on the potty for Grandma.  Of course, for that she got a HUGE stuffed bear from Grandma's snowman collection. 

To sweeten the deal ;) she gets two M&M's every time she goes in the potty.

On the Wednesday following us starting this adventure, I found her here when I came downstairs.

Yes, I pushed the kitchen chair over to the cabinet, stood on the counter and got these out by myself.
 No, I didn't go potty and ate WAY more than two!



You might have a camera Mom, but I'm not looking at you.



Nope, still not looking!

I can say things are going pretty well.  We did have an underwear strike on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but those were actually good times for her to be wearing diapers!  Can you imagine me running out of church during Silent Night because a little girl says very loudly "I go potty"???

I have to say Brian is much calmer and deals with this better than I do! 

I'm very happy to say that once we are done with Sarah we will never have to potty train again.