Monday, January 5, 2009

$5200

What could you do with $5200?  


New hardwood floors for downstairs?
Take a great vacation?
Personal trainer and gym membership for a year?

Why $5200?

That is how much we have spent (conservatively) over the last 4.5 years for diapers! 

We are in the midst of Addison self potty training.  She has done the deed in the right place a couple times a day for the past several days.  At times, it is initiated by myself (Addie, let's go potty.) or by Reece (if she goes, Addie goes) or by Addison, herself (Potty!Potty!Potty! Mommy! Potty!).  It is happening and that is all that matters.  I know that we are FAR from being diaper and accident free but we are making some progress.  

She is quite funny about the whole process.  She takes off everything below the waist on her own 80% of the time.  She can sit on a regular toilet, without hands or a small seat.  She gets her own TP, always too much.  She wipes herself, not in the right place.  The whole experience is very independent.  

She does one thing that I am not proud of.  Once on the potty, she looks at me as says, "Alone! Alone Mommy!" 

 That's my line.  

1 comments:

Sara Blackburn White said...

Can she come teach Jackie Pooh?? He is super scared. Although- he is making progress...last week after seeing yall- he did ask to sit on the potty- which before was off limits and very sca-wee...
and he talks about it alot- so im hoping that means by 3 we will be trained-ha! ha! I dont even want to know what our diaper/milk/formula bill is and will be in 3 months- yikes!!