I have been scared to post anything about Cecily being potty trained because I dont want to jinx it, but I think we just might be there. No accident for over a week now. It almost seems like a long journey bc she started being ABLE to use the potty a year ago, but we didnt want to go "cold turkey" so were very relaxed about the whole thing and didnt start with the panties until a month or so ago. We did the pull ups for awhile (and usually still use those at nap time) and then finally took the plunge of letting her wear the panties and have accidents, which there really werent that many of. She fights us alot, does not want to interupt what she is doing to sit down and do her business, but she is getting much better! We've now had experience using public bathrooms in a variety of places (the zoo, IHOP, the beach). Luckily she has gotten over her fear of public restrooms The fear was caused by a situation last month when we were driving down to LA and stopped at Harris Ranch to use the potty. They have a cute "little girls" stall with a short little potty perfect for kids. She peed, she wiped, she flushed, she flushed again, she flushed again...water starting rising up and I started screaming "Oh No! Oh No!" I grabbed her, and my purse, and tore out of there. Yes, of course I stopped to wash our hands, and aplogized to the other patrons who were staring at the overflowing mess. Anyways, she (and I) have gotten over it and have braved the public restroom experience again, to much better outcomes.
Anyways I feel very happy to have her "trained" in time for preschool which starts two days a week at the end of this month. It wasnt a requirement of the program, but it dosent hurt! Now if I could only train her to do anything else....
