"Closer to Cheepy!"

She did it! I did it! We did it!!! KATE IS POTTY TRAINED!!!!!!!!!!

I have given potty training a good try 2-3 times with this stubborn girl. Just wasn't ready and didn't care! She'd rather wear a diaper than be bothered with having to run to the toilet all of the time. Not anymore! She is a potty champ and I am a happy (almost) diaper free mom. Just Kate at bedtime now, but do those really count? Kara just mastered the panties at bed time. She wanted it bad and is doing well. I need a lot of wood to knock on now because I don't want to redo any of this again. :)

 It all began at Walmart. I was a brave wonderful mom and wife and took the kids with me one week day to Walmart to get the oil changed. We just played in the toy aisles until it was time to go. Of course they all found a few "favorite toys" that they wanted so bad. We had to part with them though. It was time to go. Kate had this not so cute bird. A Pokemon pigeon stuffed animal. She named it Cheepy. She wanted Cheepy SO bad. Like try and hide it so mom doesn't see me taking it home bad. So I said maybe if you go potty you can get Cheepy. That did it. We started the next day. There were a few accidents, and I was getting that familiar feeling..."Maybe she's not ready and I shouldn't push it..." but the second day she caught on and is much more independent at it than even Kara. She just goes when she has too! I love it!!! And after every time she got a sticker on her chart that had a little drawing of Cheepy at the end of it. She'd go potty and then say "I'm closa to Cheepy!!!" If she ever had an accident (twice I think?) She said "I'm fartha from Cheepy." :(  She was so good that even 4 days into it (Robbie and Cammie's wedding reception in Cardston) she did NOT want to wear a diaper and I didn't want to put her in one. It felt like a huge step back because she had been doing so well in panties all day long the last few days. I let her wear panties all day in her pretty dress. I was a tiny bit hesitant, just because I didn't want her brand new dress and tights to be ruined on that day, but I really trust Kate when she says something because she does what she says and I think she had it. And she did! It was a busy crazy day and she was even without her nap and she stayed dry. So yeah, she didn't potty train until 2 1/2 months before she was 3, but being a bit older sure makes it go quickly. They just get it. YAY! I love relishing in the successes of my children. :)

 The happiness upon receiving Cheepy.

 Pure joy.

SHE DID IT!!!!!!! Way to go Kate!!! Isn't cheepy cute?...$10 for that little bundle of cuteness. Yikes. If she is happy, I'm happy. And now her pants fit better and she has a cute little squishy bum I can pat and pinch. I bet she loves that. :)