Big Girl Underwear!

Eva has always shown signs of being a relatively easy potty trainer. At about 22 months, she started pointing at the potty and signing "what?" so we started talking to her about growing up and using the bathroom. She's a pretty predictable kid (if you know what I mean) so one day we were near the bathroom when I knew she needed to go, so I just grabbed the little seat, threw her up there, and asked her to poop. Worked like a charm! Every since, we have been using the potty when it's convenient, but haven't been pushing it.Finally, a month or so ago, she began asking to go potty. To be honest, I really didn't feel ready, since she isn't anywhere near being able to pull clothes on or off, plus it's winter so there are a lot of layers to go through.

I probably wouldn't have gone along with it, except I happen to go to a seminar by Kathie Snow called Disability is Natural. One of her many nuggets of advice was to stop saying you child is "not ready". How often are any of us actually ready for change? Would your parents have said you ready to move out/your first child/first job/etc? Sometime we allow ourselves to hold our differently-abled kids back based on our own protectiveness. Anyway, back to potty training....

So after the seminar, I decided that Eva was truly ready to take the next step. We pulled out the big girl panties, bought a travel potty for the car and off we go! This week we have even ventured out in underwear...no accidents!!! I know she's young and it'll take awhile, but I love getting to cheer for her and watching her face light up with every success. A big thanks to my Mom, who has encouraged me on this venture and pushed me into this new territory!