Potty Training

I don't want to jinx it, but I have to remember this!  Evelyn has given up diapers all on her own (again), but this time she's been in underwear for about 3 weeks.  She had an accident or two each day for the first 2 weeks... but I did something I didn't do for Sam or Ada... I went and got those surprise grab bags with My Little Ponies in them for $2.50-$3 each... I got 8 of them and taped them all to the wall in the bathroom.  I told her that every day she went without pooping in her pants, she'd get to open one.  It's been 5 days and not a single accident.  I don't even have to set them timer for her anymore... just say that it's time to go potty and most of the time she hops up and just goes.  I hope it keeps up after the ponies run out... but I do love that she likes to go to the bathroom herself.  The next challenge is getting her to ask me to wipe her up when she poops instead of me just having to check all the time.  All in all, I'm impressed. 

I do bribe my kids... Ada learned to use the potty with the promise of a $3 bike we'd bought at DI... Sam wanted a Thomas the Train toy for $7... Evelyn has been about $25, but she's also taken almost two years to train... maybe I'm the most desperate with her.

My neighbor, Deb, came to the door while Evelyn was running around in her shirt and panties... Deb knew we were potty training and commented on her undies... Evelyn very proudly bent over to show her the back of her amazing panties and kept pointing out that they had ponies on them.