I finally got brave...

I was finally brave enough to let Kaylin go out in her underwear and not a pull-up. As you might recall, we had Kaylin's one-day potty party back in September. She has done great. Of course she has had a few accidents, but overall, I still consider the method an overwhelming success. Since then, she has worn only panties at home. But when we go out, she has worn a pull-up. I've been too nervous that she will pee on someone's couch or in the cart while I am grocery shopping.

I finally got fed up this Christmas and New Years when it was quite obvious that she was purposely going in her pull-up. She would use the toilet sometimes, but if she was busy playing she wouldn't bother. After New Year's Eve I told Eric that that was it. From now on she would wear panties to other people's houses. That quickly turned into ALWAYS. Yesterday we were out for 3 hours and she did great. She didn't have an accident and she used the public restroom twice. Today she wore her panties to church. I consider that quite the feat since church is 3 hours long and we are not with her for 2 of the hours. She's still wearing a pull-up for her nap and overnight, but that will come with time.

Now that her mom isn't holding her back, Kaylin is truly a potty training champ. She will even use the potty by herself if I'm feeding Lauren or in the shower. She won't wash her hands if I'm not helping, but at least she's not peeing on my floor.

And sometimes she does nap without a pull-up. But not during official nap time.


In case you're wondering, yes, she did pee all over the pillows. And that cute furry pink one isn't machine washable. Lovely. Also, yes, she still sleeps with a pacifier. Don't judge. She loves it so much and I couldn't bear to take it from her before Lauren was born. Maybe next month...