Growing Up

This person...




is a very big girl!

Elsie pottied for the very first time tonight. In true Elsie fashion, she overcame the more difficult obstacle first: she POOPED in the potty! She's been wanting to sit on the potty and wear panties (which we've been putting over her diaper) for the last several weeks. Up to now, she's just been taking off her own diapers, putting them in the trash, sitting on the potty for a couple of seconds, the getting up and flushing the toilet; nothing's been coming out.
Tonight, she told me that she had to go to the bathroom. As usual, I just said, "Okay". Off she went. I went in to check on her a few minutes later and she made me leave and "cose de doh-ah". I did and when I went back a few minutes later, she had pooped in the potty. She had already wiped herself and was standing beside the toilet.
She was very proud of herself so we had to call the grandparents and make a big deal out of the whole thing. I don't know how soon we'll be out of diapers but I'm just so proud of her right now!