I'm sure this will have its downfall. It's got me paranoid that the next kid we have will be a little slower developmentally and I'll be worried sick about it. Miss M walked on her own at 11 months...if child #2 doesn't walk by its first birthday I'll panic. If fit doesn't use the "expected" number of words by 18 months I'll have a heart attack. I now understand why my parents always told me they didn't have gray hair until they had children. I think I understand now, and I'm not even stressed out yet!
But for such a bright little girl I'm getting a little frustrated with our potty trainng experience. It's going well for the most part...I'm putting her in underwear at home most of the time, and when she's wearing it she is really good about getting to the bathroom when she has to go.
But lately she's wanted to wear diapers, not underwear, and when she's in a diaper she doesn't make an effort at all to use the toilet. I'm contemplating playing the mean mom card and deeming diapers in the house off-limits. She could then choose to wear underwear or go nakey. I've also been tossing around the idea of getting some pull-ups for outings and naps. I don't want her to wear them all the time, as I've heard they're too much like wearing a diaper, but I'm not brave enough to chance going out in underwear. I'd love to be able to put the cloth away (although I will miss cute cloth butt) and not buy any more disposables--except overnight diapers--at all.
So...calling all experienced moms or dads who've been through this...what would you do?
Here are a couple of shots of Miss M at Grady's, a local place that has all kinds of rides plus pizza and ice cream. We went a couple of weeks ago and picked out the rides that were suited for a 2-year-old.
Taking a ride on the train:
Harley girl!
Thanks, as always, for reading & looking!
1 comment:
Cute pics!
I can't remember if your DD is closer to 2 or closer to 3. But I will share your pain. We started basic potty training with Jasmine at 18 months because she was showing all the "readiness" signs. Well a year and a half later we are just now being able to make the switch to underwear all day long. In fact yesterday we went shopping for "fancy panties" for her because she is finally daytime dry and asking to go potty when we are out! I talked to her pedi and he isn't concerned in the least - and we are still using pullups for naps and bedtime. Hang in there - I'm sure both our little girls will get the hang of it eventually!
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