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I’m not really writing this to tell you how to potty train. This is my 4th time doing it and truth be told I’m as naive as I was the first time. About the only thing I know for a fact in potty training is pull ups are the devil. I will never ever use pull ups again in my potty training attempts. It just prolongs the success.
This however is my last time potty training. This is the final hold we have on the land of baby. Gone are the days of pacifiers, bottles, and breastfeeding. Gone are the every night 2 am feedings. Not saying I don’t get woken up at 2 am for other things, but it’s not every night. It’s not even every week.
No more bassinets and no more baby carriers. What we have is a toddler who is quickly becoming a little girl.
Not too fast though. I have the feeling we’ll be using diapers for a while yet. If the last two days are any indication of how things will go with potty training that is. She just might surprise me though with all of these other influences in the house. The one time that their influence might be a good one on her. Not one of teaching her how to call her mother a “meanie head” and her sister a “butt face”. Nope, instead an actual positive influence.
So far though I am relishing in this new step we are taking in her life. Lets face it, after seeing their little tush in diapers all this time, that first time in underwear is just too precious. Gotta say, she wears her underwear well too.
Even though there’s an end in sight to the last hold on baby world, I know she’s not off to college just yet. It’s a weird feeling though, I must say. Not that I want to prolong this potty training thing. It is one of the worst tasks of parenting. Entering a new phase of parenting feels weird though.
How did you feel when the potty train left the station?
