potty time

potty time has been FULL of funny quotes...and before i forget them or they no longer seem adorable i'm going to jot them down...

-i always know when she has to go because she uses the same voice and says the same thing each time. it starts with a surprise face and "oh!", and then is usually followed by, "mom! i gotta go potty!" if she is really into some activity and she doesn't want to go she still says, "oh!" with a surprise face, realizing she has to go, but then she'll say something else if she doesn't want to be interrupted, like "oh! [pause], i like this show!" then i know she has to go, she just doesn't want to.
-"it's hard to pee like a princess"...while wearing her new super full skirt princess dress up costume
-"i peed sideways!" while half hanging off of the toilet to watch the business in real time
-describing her deposit..."i made a shoe!", "i made a family!", "i made ariel's thing! [i think she meant her mermaid fin?] but it broke [sounding sad & dejected]", "i made just you, mommy", "i made a gus!", "i made a banana!", "i made a burger!", "i made a seesaw!", "i made a whale!"
-"something is wrong!" when she didn't sit back far enough & pee went everywhere despite "making it in time"
-"i just peed all over everything" when she doesn't get there in time

and clay is going to give me heck for this, but she saw him peeing once and then proceeded to try to stand-up to pee the next time she had to go. i wasn't here but i heard there was quite a meltdown when he explained that standing up just wasn't going to work for her.

she also quickly realized that if she's in time-out & says, "oh! i gotta go potty!" a reprieve is granted. funny how she has to pee every.single.time. she's in time-out.

she seems to be able to hold it most of the time if a potty is not within sight (ex: in the car) and really only has an accident if she's tired (usually the end of the day) and really into a show or activity. but overall she's done a great job with potty training and we are VERY proud of her!

and some non-related photos just for kicks...

laying out her swim suit before we hit the 'beach'

i told her to stand behind her princess line so i could take a photo and she promptly ran to get a pillow (so she had something to stand on) and then put herself in the line. this kid cracks me up.

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