potty training 102

Potty training 102, I dub thee a SUCCESS!!!  Wahoo!  Whoop!  We've been at it since early January, and it's high time we let the world know of our little "ruler of the potty". :D  We can run errands, make it through Mass (or at least to the nearest potty), and even awake at 0530 to announce that she desperately needs the potty.

And btw, I mean that "ruler of the potty" phrase literally.  We have a one bathroom home, and if anyone (me included) ventures near the potty, all waterworks and wailing break forth... "Paaa-EEee!!!," is wailed from my wee one's mouth.  Did I mention that this includes when we go other places?  Try being at a Superbowl party and everyone (including the owner of the house) having to use the upstairs "potty" b/c my wee one wails traumatically every time someone enters "her potty".  Oh the joys of toddlerhood! :D  (We're working on cheering instead of crying.  It's a slow process.)  

Once she showed interest in the "big" potty, I gratefully introduced her to a special potty seat for the big potty.  Oh maker of this potty seat, I do love you!  Pee, poop...all gets flushed away instead of washing and disinfecting a  plastic pot by hand!  And it was a great turning point b/c Ria just loved climbing up to pee.  However, she graciously let Elmo use her old little potty!

The child is smitten by her new Sesame Street "paaan-ees". (See the video for correct pronunciation.)  She can't seem to get enough of them on at once, nor does she tire of the fun of putting them on herself!