Potty Training Woes of Mommy

Holly has made up her mind that it is time for her to learn to use the potty. Now I am all for her getting out of diapers, but I don't think she is ready yet. She is two years and two months old and she has a new little brother on the way, which I know can cause potty training hang ups. Ethan wasn't interested in the potty until he was three and didn't really get the hang of it until he was 3 1/2. I know that girls are easier to potty train and are usually ready earlier than boys, but I was planning on starting with her when she was 2 1/2. That way she would have new baby brother around for 3 months and she would have some time to adjust, but NO... she what's to be a big girl now!

Now I don't want to discourage her in anyway, but she wants to "I go" every time I turn around! Most of the time she just sits there with this big grin on her face and doesn't do anything. She has been successful a few times with both #1 and #2 - which is great! and I reward her for it and make a big deal...BUT I am getting to be as big as a house, which makes it hard to run with a two year old the the potty all the time! To make matters worse she has to use the potty seat that goes on the big toilet, like her big brother, not the little potty that is her size. She also can't have Mom help her up, we have to find the stool so she can get up there her self.

She has also decided that clothes, all clothes are not a great thing because they get in the way with her potty time. Ryan and I will find her clothes everywhere, a shirt here, shorts there and then a diaper. We find her playing and once asleep, naked as a jay bird. Of course then we have to chase her down to get at least a diaper on because we don't want to clean up little accidents. Holly has also learned that Mommy can't run after her as fast as she once could so I have had to enlist Ethan's help running after her. Ethan really likes that when I have to pull him away from his "playing figures". Oh well I will just have to embarrass her latter on in life, right? But she is doing pretty well potty training herself, dragging Mommy along for the ride.

Sometimes it is not so hot having an independent child!