the potty scoop

(note that this is the best toy ever)

So, as much as I have been avoiding my little girl growing up, the reality of it is she is almost a whopping 18 months. She has the attitude of a 16 year old and the dramatic-temper of a 10 year old. But, she is still my sweet, cuddly little babe. She is definantly a mama's girl but has daddy wrapped around her finger. If I tell her, "no more crackers(or something)" she will go and find daddy and he always, gladly, abliges...without knowing that I have already told her no. Ha! Just the start, I figure. She is all girl in many ways but has no fear. She never runs out of energy and is always on the go. She is very self entertaining and amoungst her favorite things are balloons, balls, tops with lids and her baby doll(a seperate post coming later). She has a serious sweet tooth but is such a great eater that it doesn't really bother me. She eats all the time but is yet so tiny for her age...I think below 25 percentile which doesn't matter all that much except she seems to be 'sliding downward' on the old growth chart. We go back next month so we'll see what our wonderful pedi says.

Well, I started this post about potty training stuff but was sidetracked...pregnancy brain. So, I tried to potty train eli at 18 months and he just wasn't ready. I gave it 7 days in underwear and then went back to diapers. I then potty trained him at 24 months when Teagen was a month old. It worked perfectly. She was so tiny that I would just put her in the sling and I could devote all of my time to him. So, I thought with Teagen that I would just introduce the potty to her and then relax until after the baby is born. Then, when Adam is off and can help, I would potty train her. But, you know, those cloth diapers feel wet which is good for potty training. So, she will now tell me potty when she has to go. I let her run around all the time without a diaper and am trying to take a much more relaxed approach then with Eli. She sits on the potty all the time but inevitably will get up to poop and pee all around my house. She's just a little scared. So, hopefully I will get the jist of what she is going to do soon and I can either go for underwear or back to diapers. But, Eli is helping so much and will sit right next to her on the potty and cheer her on for hours. So cute. So, this time, it's her wanting and me not trying. A much different approach then with the little man...we shall see what happens.

In this picture...she kept telling adam 'potty' but they just didn't make it in time! HA...adam kept saying "erin, help me out here"...sure honey, I am on my way! :)