The Princess Diaries: Potty training and Rapunzel room

So since we decided to put Ashlan’s bed into a toddler bed, we decided to move her room to the bigger, middle room, and do it in a Rapunzel theme. I am so excited, lol. She probably likes Rapunzel more than any other princess (and so do I), so that was an easy choice, plus I like purple better, lol. So, I made purple flags with the Tangled sun/star on it and glued a gold ribbon to it and we’re going to line two of her walls with that. I also ordered a Rapunzel wall decal and a Tangled light switch cover. I am going to get started on lining the room with painters tape so I can start painting during Ashlan’s naps.

Another big change is that we started potty training! She will be 27 months old on March 3, so we figured she was ready, especially because she stays dry through naps a lot and also throughout the day a lot. I changed her diaper every two hours because it was cloth, and numerous times she wouldn’t have wet herself. So, we started on Fri, the 22^nd, and it wasn’t awful but wasn’t great either. We started with a big toilet and she could never make it there. So we went out and got a small potty chair that can also fit on the toilet once she’s done with the small potty, and also turns into a stool that she can use with the big potty. We got one that clapped and cheered when urine hit it and it scared her so bad the first time so we took it out, lol. She only had one accident on Saturday and one today (probably because I put stretchy pajama shorts on to try her out and she couldn’t make it- too soon, whoops!) when she got caught up playing, but we are very proud of her so far! Pantless works best because she still has a bit of trouble taking off her pants, but hopefully we can move into that soon. We are using two chocolate morsels are prizes for pees, and five for poops, and also have a sticker chart. I went to the Dollar Store and cleaned them out of puzzles, coloring books, markers, playdoh, painting books, stickers, etc. At first I was giving her one of those that she chose. I have so many leftover that I’ll probably end up using them for when she makes it during a shopping trip or something without peeing in her pullup. She will probably wear pullups for a bit during naps (even though she wakes up dry a lot, just in case!) and definitely during night time for awhile. I am anxious for our next trip to Disney in March (a few weeks from now), but I think we’ll just use pullups and hope she doesn’t revert. Of course, we’ll ask her to go a lot too, but at this point, I’m not sure if she can make it very long after she tells me she has to go. That will come over time. We’re just very proud of her for her progress so far. Today, she even wiped herself after a #1 and immediately said, "Eww, gross". Lol! I am thankful we live in FL right now because the weather was so gorgeous, that we could potty train her outside, and when she had an accident those first few times, we could just hose our patio down. It was perfect. Little by little we’ll move the little potty to the big bathroom but I want to make sure she can master pulling her pants up and down first and hold it a little longer, but considering she just started on Friday, I think she’s doing ok. : )

On an unrelated note, her favorite Christmas gift is probably her dinosaurs, oddly enough. She can name a Triceratops, T-Rex, and Stegosaurus. We are going to the zoo when they have their dinosaur exhibit, which starts in a few days. She will be beside herself. We’ve heard there are about 20 there, so way more than last year, so I can’t wait to see her reaction.

Here’s some pics from the last few days…

Playing with playdoh, her first time! Didn't try to eat it once, lol.