Potty Training....Let the adventure begin!

 After over a month of Sarah showing signs of potty training readiness we decided to give it a go. I don't think I have been more nervous about a milestone as this one. I don't want to rush or pressure her into doing it, and want to do it on her own time. So if it doesn't work this time then no loss, we will just try again in a month or two :)
So, after days upon days of research I decided to go with BumGenius cloth trainers with micro-fiber inserts, Pull-ups for back up(next time I am just going with White Cloud version...they work just as well and are cheaper), and primarily running around stark naked for the rest. Knowing that Sarah will do anything for food, I got a glass jar and filled it with M&M's, this is to be her reward for pottying in the big girl potty. I also got the really cheap flush-able wipes...this way I can wipe and toss it into the potty and dump everything at once.

My little starter kit!

 So this morning we got up and I showed Sarah her potty. She immediately got excited and said, "POTTY!" then ran and sat on it. She was so proud of herself to have her own little potty. So every 20 minutes or so I would say, "Sarah, need to go potty?" and she would take off running and sit on her little toilet with her clothes on.

 

Sarah and her "Princess" potty.

We kept her in a diaper all morning. She dressed herself in her heels and hat to go with me to Walmart to grocery shop. I kept talking to her about if she pees in her big girl potty she gets an M&M.

We put her down for nap after lunch and decided to give the rest of the day before bedtime a trial run to see how she would do. So as soon as she got up we explained what was going on and brought her toilet into the livingroom. Yes, so people may think that is weird...BUT to me at least if she sees it (being just started and being only 2) she can get to it quickly. As she progresses, so will the potty to the bathroom.

So...Sarah started running around the house all free-bird. She LOVED it. I mean who wouldn't right? So over the course of the afternoon she would go and say "Potty" and sit but nothing. She would only sit for 2 seconds so a couple times after she stood up she would pee. So 3 accidents later ( thank God for GreenWorks!!)I pulled out the M&Ms and set them on the shelf next to her potty. She got soooo excited. She kept saying, "I want!! More!!MORE!!" accompanied by the sign for 'more' and everything. Sam and I both told her (trying not to laugh at her persistence) that if she would potty on her big girl potty then we would let her have some.

 That is when the Sarah we know and love jumped to it. 

 She planted herself on her potty with her waffle and sippy cup and stayed there....5....10....15 minutes waiting to potty!

waiting patiently to get her M&M's

We tried to tell her several times that she didn't have to sit on her potty the whole time. Tried several times to lift her off the potty, but she would go back. She refused to play or do anything...she was determined to potty.

So at the 15 minute mark (by this time I am sure her little chubby bum and legs are asleep) she gets a shocked look on her face. I asked her if she peed and behold she DID! YAY

We praised her up one side and down the other...and she got her M&M's :)

At that point it was time for bed...and a DIAPER (no night time training just yet)

But we are thankful we made it through day 1 with very few messes and a happy girl at the end of the day .