So, as with most things, I'm taking a very laid back approach to potty training. For the most part it seems to be working though. Since that first day she peed on the potty, she has gone at least once a day since. If we're just hanging around at home, then Miranda is most likely naked. Why? Because when she's naked she has a 100% success rate of making it to a potty, without any prompting. She just stops whatever she's doing, runs to the potty, goes and then comes and gets an adult to give her the praise and admiration (not to mention rewards) that she deserves. Awesome. A few times, she's told us she has to go when she already has a diaper on. Most of the time though, if she has a diaper on we either need to keep reminding her about the potty or take her ourselves. Which is fine. Either way, I'm not doing pull-ups and hopefully by the end of the summer we'll be able to be in underwear during the day. Naps and nighttime are still diapered for now. I told her that when her potty chart is full, we'll get her a present. So far there are 5 stickers on the downstairs chart and 3 stickers on the upstairs one. She even used her first public toilet today too while we were at Coco Key.
What's that? What's Coco Key you ask? Coco Key is an awesome indoor water park that Adam and I received a gift certificate to during Christmas! Since I finally own a bathing suit I thought it was about time we took advantage of that place. Miranda was iffy at first. She took a while to warm up to the place. She loved their lazy river and we probably did that around 100 times. lol Finally though, towards the end of our trip she became really comfortable in the water and became good friends with an older girl who I suspect had some special needs. I thought it was neat and interesting though because there were a TON of kids there. Miranda never EVER noticed any of them until that girl. She was sitting in the water, alone with her fingers in her ears. She had only bikini bottoms on and no top. We were sitting with her for a good hour and half. No adult ever checked on her, she never talked and in fact barely moved. She was smiling like crazy at Miranda though and I had seen her a few times before Miranda became infatuated and she was NOT smiling before, so I think that Miranda made her day. I truly feel that Miranda knew there was something about this girl. Seriously, she went from not caring about any other kids to not wanting to leave this girl's side. I felt bad about leaving her but we had been at Coco Key for 5 hours already and we were all exhausted. Believe me when I say that I had to drag her out of there kicking and screaming.
Other than that, we had a pretty good weekend. I am LOVING my vacation so far. I can't wait to be DONE cleaning other people's houses though for good and switch to being a baby sign language teacher! :D
Miranda sounds like lilly about the potty. As long as we are home and panties are off lilly will pee every time but no poop. In public she dosent like the tolits because she thinks she will fall in at home we have the dora seat to sit on the big potty. Sounds like ur weekend was good. Lilly loves the water we have been going to the pool so much this summer. When will u start teaching signing lilly still uses it and it has helped her speech be unbelievable she already does sentences. Can't get over how much she know and here lately she repeats everything we say. Does miranda do that lol miss you all give her hugs
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