Excitement!

I just wanted to share some really exciting news with y'all!  This morning, it has been 72 hours since Delilah wore her last diaper.  We have begun potty training!! The mornings seem to be the hardest on her - she had maybe six accidents the first day, two accidents the second day (woohoo!!), and yesterday was really really rough - I lost track after the 10th pair of undies.  All of her accidents, though, have been before 2:00 pm.   So, from roughly two until bedtime, she has been going only on the potty 100% of the time.  It's awesome!! She is recognizing everything a bit more now - she even runs to the potty whenever she has to toot (lol).

Since her language skills are still not up to par, she can not say "Pee pee" or "Potty," or anything like that.  She can say "poo poo" which she uses for every bodily function down there.  She gets an excited yet somewhat nervous looks on her face, yells "poo poo! poo poo!" and jumps up and down as she struggles to get her undies off and onto the toilet.  She has not had a single accident where she first said "poo poo" and then went - she has always made it to the potty on time if she recognizes she has the urge to go.

I saw this method on YouTube, where you just quit the diapers cold turkey and give the child regular underwear, and during nap time and bed time, Pull-Ups.  I can't remember the method we used with Keegan, I am guessing it was similar though, because I do remember doing a whole lot of laundry.  Anyway, it seems to be working so far.  We are all so excited and proud of Lila, but as you can see in the picture, nobody is more proud of her than herself.  You should see how she beams every time she goes on the potty.  :)