So I've been holding off on this post for a while, but I think it's finally time to say it. Mac is almost potty-trained! You have no idea how much I hate diapers, and how excited I am to have Mackensie finally out of them. When I went for her parent-teacher conference 2 weeks ago, her teacher asked why she was still in diapers, since she always uses the potty at school. At that point, we were averaging about 20% on the potty, 80% in diapers. But when her teacher said she always went at school, I realized that it wasn't that Mac didn't know how to control pottying, but rather that she just didn't feel like stopping and going at home. So I waited for the weekend, put some underpants on her, and didn't look back.
We've averaged 1-2 accidents a day for the last week, and yesterday we finally had an accident free day! I'm so excited, but my mom pointed out that potty training is all good until you are out and your child has to go to the bathroom constantly. Well, we went out to lunch today, and she went on the potty 5 times. What?! It was a long lunch, but I had no idea how often she had to go. It was a really colorful bathroom and I think she just liked going in it. Then we went to the mall. She didn't quite make it to the bathroom, and we had a poop situation. What a mess -- I almost missed the diapers. Not to mention the fact that I kind of skeeve on bathroom germs, and I have to crouch down on the floor, cover the seat for her, and then convince her not to touch the seat/toilet paper roll/stall garbage while we wipe and flush. It's a lot of gross work, but I'm still flush with the excitement of no diapers.
