Potty time!

I bought Gretchen a potty today! We are slowly going to introduce potty training; she's 18 months.

During our vacation, I noticed a few "readiness" signs. When she was wearing her swim diaper, and pottied on herself, she absolutely hated it (and started crying). She's also starting to answer yes/no when I ask her if her diaper is wet or poopy.

I plan on putting her on the potty when she first wakes up, before/after nap, and before her bath and bedtime.

DJ put it together tonight, and we let her sit on it before dinner (with all of her clothes on), so she could figure out that it's just like a chair. She did well sitting on it, but also wanted to stand on it. Before her bath, we let her sit on it and sang songs, so she could get use to sitting on it for a while. She was very proud of herself when she was finished sitting. (no, she didn't go potty). I had to change her diaper before bedtime, so we set her on the potty again. We sang a few songs, and after waiting a bit, we decided to get her up. Unfortunately, as soon as she stood up, she fell down. I thought that it was because the floor was still wet from her bath, but she peed on herself and slipped and fell! So, she did go, just not while she was sitting on the potty.

I can't believe how big she is getting! This is a huge step for both of us.