Day #1

Well I am tired. Hannah did a great job today and Nick was a huge help, but potty training is tough business. Nick and I went for the "pre terrible twos training" timeline again since it seemed to work with Nathan. Hannah has been saying potty and also signing it (we used sign language with her too - just like Nathan) so that was really the only cue I needed. We've had her own potty and little undies ready to go for weeks so it was just a matter of what time would work best for Nick and I. Needless to say we had several accidents. I did my best to stay calm and cool and just re-direct her to sit on the potty. That went well until late afternoon. She had a shorter nap than usual which meant she was tired and cranky and this new "challenge" was starting to get on her nerves. Of course, that meant it was harder for me to keep her on the potty and that led to increased frustration on my part. And, then we had company stop by so I felt like there was an audience for our "ugliest" part of the day :o( I know Gammy Gam and Katie weren't judging me but I got really defensive all of a sudden! Sorry girls. You know I love you though! There were several funny (if you think pee and poop can be funny) moments. You know those mini scarecrow guys that are used to decorate around the house? Yeah...she definitely went dog-at-fire-hydrant-style. I look over and she is squating with one leg in the air peeing all over it! OMG!!!! And there were two different times that she actually sat down on the potty herself and went #1 but it sprayed all over the floor. Hmm....I thought only boys needed the pee guard? What up with that???? And I was going to run to Wal-Mart during her nap but Nick reminded me that it didn't work out so well for him last time. I totally forgot about this but day #1 with Nathan I went somewhere? during his nap and Nick got stuck cleaning poop off of Nathan, his sheets, bed, walls - you name it! LOL!!!!! So as I was writing this Hannah woke up. It had been 3 hours since she went to bed and she was still dry. Holy smokes! I got her up and she went in the potty - twice!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!! Who knows what the rest of the week has in store for us but I'd say we are off to a pretty good start.