I'm SHOCKED

because this sweet thang is using the POTTY! Yes, that's right...the POTTY. You see, potty training has not been my favorite part of parenting. I don't like buying and changing diapers either, but oh my has it been rough! We tried to potty train her at Christmas and it just wasn't working. Everything that you can try, we tried. Rewards, potty chairs, panties, pullups, etc. NOTHING worked. She loved talking about it and trying at school, but just WOULD NOT do it. She would sit on the potty every hour and nothing would happen. Yet, she didn't go in her diaper or pullup. Where did she go? She would hold it for six or seven hours! Scary...I know.

One thing that we have learned about our sweet Hannah is that she doesn't do anything that SHE doesn't want to do. Especially, if you want her to do it. It has been that way since she was little. Rolling over, crawling, walking, holding a bottle, learning her letters, counting, etc. I knew in my heart that she would get it. I mean I don't know any kids that go to elementary school in diapers! I will be honest though, I was very frustrated. She has known all about the process and exactly what to do for a long time now. You would ask her when she was going to use the potty and she would reply, "I will use the potty tomorrow."

On Saturday, she really wanted this lollipop from the egg hunt. I told her she could have it after she went potty. That child sat right down on the potty and went! What? She sat right down and used the potty just like a pro! So we had to give her the lollipop even though she was about to eat dinner.

Then on Monday, I told her to use the potty again. I turned on the light and left her alone. Not 30 seconds later she was announcing that she had gone potty! What? Again? Is this real? So throughout the day we kept trying and she kept going! Boy was I excited! Then on Tuesday, she told EVERYONE at school that she had used the potty ALOT. She was beyond proud of herself. Then today we did BOTH in the potty! This was huge for her as before she was scared to do more than pee.

We are not fully trained yet, but she is doing great. I don't think it will be long before she is going on her own. The next item to tackle will be public bathrooms. She is not a huge fan of the automatic flushers. I don't blame her because they are kind of scary, but we have to use the bathroom when we are out.

We love you Hannah Grace and are sooooooo proud of you! Keep up the good work.