No, we are not potty training yet. I am not sure when I'll be ready to officially tackle potty training with Lainey. She does go "wee wee" on her potty daily - usually before and after her bath, and sometimes she'll go at some point after she wakes up in the morning - but I don't see too many signs that she's eager to start potty training. However, I checked out a book from the library (and later purchased our own copy) called The Princess and the Potty with the hope that Lainey might start to understand what it means to actually ditch the diaper and start to use the potty. (There is also a book called The Prince and the Potty - I think I might have to get that for Walker!) It has become one of Lainey's favorite books to read, and I must say that I enjoy reading it to her. It's such a funny book - totally cute and entertaining and it pokes fun at all of the things that we, as parents, do and say when we're trying to potty train a child. The funniest thing (in my opinion) about the book is the use of the word "pantalettes" - which, in the princess world, means "underwear." It absolutely cracks me up because that is now how Lainey refers to underwear. She calls them "pantawettes" (which makes sense because she does wet those pants!) and whenever we read the book, she almost always has to bring out a pair of her own pantalettes. Lainey likes to wear her pantalettes over her diaper, and one morning she wore a pair - sans diaper - for about two hours. It did not go so well, so we put the diaper back on! Anyway, I just wanted to share this book with all you Moms out there. It's worth the read and hopefully your child will like it as much as Lainey does! :)
Friday, July 2, 2010
The Princess and the Potty
No, we are not potty training yet. I am not sure when I'll be ready to officially tackle potty training with Lainey. She does go "wee wee" on her potty daily - usually before and after her bath, and sometimes she'll go at some point after she wakes up in the morning - but I don't see too many signs that she's eager to start potty training. However, I checked out a book from the library (and later purchased our own copy) called The Princess and the Potty with the hope that Lainey might start to understand what it means to actually ditch the diaper and start to use the potty. (There is also a book called The Prince and the Potty - I think I might have to get that for Walker!) It has become one of Lainey's favorite books to read, and I must say that I enjoy reading it to her. It's such a funny book - totally cute and entertaining and it pokes fun at all of the things that we, as parents, do and say when we're trying to potty train a child. The funniest thing (in my opinion) about the book is the use of the word "pantalettes" - which, in the princess world, means "underwear." It absolutely cracks me up because that is now how Lainey refers to underwear. She calls them "pantawettes" (which makes sense because she does wet those pants!) and whenever we read the book, she almost always has to bring out a pair of her own pantalettes. Lainey likes to wear her pantalettes over her diaper, and one morning she wore a pair - sans diaper - for about two hours. It did not go so well, so we put the diaper back on! Anyway, I just wanted to share this book with all you Moms out there. It's worth the read and hopefully your child will like it as much as Lainey does! :)
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I love a good potty training book since we have just crossed the threshold from not having a clue to having a clue and going peepee in the potty most of the time! Another book we love to read around here is "How to Potty Train Your Monster." I picked it up at Target one day, and it quickly became a favorite. It's told from the perspective of a kid trying to potty train someone. Sound kind of similar to one you mentioned above.
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