Lawdy-dawdy...

...Look who's on the potty!

Now that Big Sister is pretty well trained, it seems Julia's itching to shed the diapers too. She has used the potty several times over the course of the past few months, so our pediatrician encouraged me to go ahead and train her since she's showing initiative, so here we go! ...I guess... :/

Since she's not really talking yet (other than the typical "ball" "car" "dog" "Dada" stuff that they say at 15 mos) we're trying sign language for "potty," "all done" and "more" thinking she can tell us when she needs to go and whether she's done or not. We'll see how it goes!.. We figure it can't hurt. She's so cute to watch because she looks so small in comparison to who we usually see using the potty.


*T.M.I. WARNING for the remainder of this post*
I let her run around bare-bummed yesterday and happened to catch her on video when she was about to sit on the potty and THEN my camera card filled up just before she actually sat down. So that snippet (...it's a word...) is super short and I missed the cutest part of it all-- when she sat down and looked so proud of herself because I made a big deal about it. She sat there while I deleted some things off the card, and then I caught her finishing up... with NO help from Mom! She got that paper in her little hand all by herself and knew what to do with it. Not intended as a sales-pitch, but if you're in the market for a potty this Boon "potty bench" that Melanie gave us is great. The toilet paper compartment is built right in & easy for the kiddo to access, AND when you close the lid, it becomes a step-stool! ...Brilliant... So this is a video only a mother would love... And maybe some grandparents too. :)