Being a parent leads you to casually say things that you never would have considered saying if you weren't one. Funny things like: "Don't put your foot in your mouth while you're eating."
Today I got to have a moment like that while comforting my daughter and telling her how proud I was of her, even though she hadn't gotten it exactly right.
"I am so proud of you for going and sitting on the potty like a big girl when you had to go pee pee! But next time you need to pull down your pants and undies first, ok honey?"
She is doing well today as we re-begin potty training. We began first when she was 17 months, she had the interest and the ability. She did great for three days, and then started getting quite anxious about it so we stepped back and decided to wait a bit longer. We have tested her at a few different times along the way to see when she might be ready. She recently has again shown a lot of interest in it, frequently asking to wear her undies. And randomly asking to sit on the potty, which typically has led to nothing. But today, I let her go ahead and wear her big girl undies, and she has worked hard to earn them. Of course there have been a few accidents, and she is not a fan of wet pants, but she is really doing great. And this Mommy sure is proud of her big girl.
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