POTTY Time!

Why NOT?  We decided, while Kyle had one more week of Christmas break and the big kids were back at school we would go for potty training Ainsley.  Kyle's never potty trained a kid, he was definitely due for this experience.  We can't wait to not buy diapers (or at least as many) anymore!  She's been holding it alot and taking her diaper off when she gets wet, so we thought it wouldn't hurt to try- not to mention she's as independent as they come and if she wants something she usually finds a way.  It was a bit messy at first, very frustrating but the little victories over the first couple days made us decide we were NOT going back.  After just a few days she was on her own, going on the little potty and usually without being told.  I was surprised at how similar she was to Avalyn, when it came to potty training- hated being asked to go, hated the pull-up and after a week sleeping dry (most nights).  Way to go Ainsley!!!!  Now onto Cambria...

  I had NO intentions on starting Cambria, till later- or at least till her teachers thought she was read (I thought I was at least 6 months away from that).  I had no desire to potty train both at the same time, well I was wrong. The week we started Ainsley I got a call from her teacher.  They decided to give it a try at school and then let me know how it went. She did pretty well and after just a few days was able to go to school without a diaper! After a week they told me to give it a go at home, party of me was not ready, but we are doing it! She will now pee on the potty, sometimes she even asks to do it, but for the most part if we ask her and she doesn't fight us it's time- we definitly have to stay on top of her or we'll be cleaning up another mess! Now #2 is a whole other story (she has never gone #2, even while in a diaper, at school), she has no desire to do it in the potty.  Hoping she holds it till bed time is our way of dealing with it for now, she just will not do it when she is on that potty.  We are sticking to it and it might take a while, but we are very proud of her!