spring training

ok, it's hardly spring yet, but i do hear the birds in mobile are considering their northern migration, so it can't be all that far off.

this weekend adam and i tried our hand at potty training. we figured she's old enough to figure it out and is quite accustomed to the potty, so it was worth a shot. besides, we were both around, cleared our schedules and adam was enthused, so we had to take advantage of the interest.

now that it's monday, i have mixed feelings about this weekend's efforts. nissa's a pro at holding for long hours, is able to warn us and get to the potty in time, just not good at remembering to do so. we may be far enough along to stick with undies during awake hours, though.

the shining moment was saturday night while we watched "up." she said "mommy" and walked toward the bathroom. i helped her up and after a few brief seconds, we heard tinkling! sunday was a bit of a downer because we were more worried about her bowel movements then the potty, so i think we pushed a little too hard. she hadn't gone #2 since thursday. fortunately, that streak broke monday late morning and we may or may not be back on track.

we spent the weekend naked from the waist down (nissa only, i was in underwear and/or a skirt, to keep up with temperature fluctuations) and i think it worked well. today we tried undies (hello kitty, the best i could find) and i'm not sure how it's going. she's pooped twice, both starting off the potty but finishing on. she peed twice, once while on for pooping, once off. she's got a diaper for nap time, so we'll see what the evening brings.

so yeah, undies for awake time. i think she'll get the hang of it soon enough.