Emilia started potty training about a week ago. She has been sitting on the potty for a while now, though she never actually peed. I guess she just liked imitating what some of the older kids at the daycare were doing in the bathroom. At home she would follow me into the bathroom and do exactly what I was doing, on her own potty. When she was moved up to the Preschool class, the first thing the teacher wanted to do was potty train Emilia, because 1) she was refusing diapers, 2) she loved sitting on the toilet, and 3) she was able to put her pants down and pull them up by herself. I was reluctant to do it because I thought it would be too overwhelming for her: a new sibling, then moving to Preschool, and then having to use a potty for real pee-pee.
Any way, she finally is able to pee on a toilet. She understands the urge to pee and she knows that when she gets that urge, she has to either run to the potty or alert a grown-up that she needs to go to potty. Over the past week there was lots of progress, though she stills gets an accident here and there. The daycare was right, she was ready. I am glad I didn't give up after trying for only 2 days. She is a big girl now, for sure...
Emilia was born on May 31, 2011, at 25 weeks and 5 days in gestational age. She came home on October 21, 2011 after spending 143 days in the hospital. Today she's a thriving, happy baby who continues to amaze us every single day. This blog records the journey of our miracle baby.
