"it's not working!"

 our little lady peed in the potty! 

                                it happened almost two weeks ago now....and she has used the potty everyday since then :) :) :) 

                                                      

i noticed that she was getting irritated with her diapers - always wanting it off or changed...saying "poopy diaper mama."  while trying to take it off. so I finally asked her if she wanted to check the potty out. 

she had been showing zero interest in it and i wasn't gonna push it. but as soon as she gave me a sign she might be ready, i asked!... and she quickly said "yeah!" 

so I took her diaper off and we went to her little potty that was sitting in our bathroom. 

she peed almost immediately!

 oh goodness was i excited! i could hardly believe it.

 we had decided a long time ago to follow her lead and not try to force it but she had been showing such little interest i found myself occasionally thinking "what if she never wants to use the potty?!" 

yep. she's not even two and i was starting to worry that my child would never learn to use the toilet. 

classic.

so when she was suddenly excited about trying the toilet and peed RIGHT AWAY, i was ecstatic. 

I think I even teared up. but that's not unusual for me these days. she's growing so fast. 

the next day she sat on the potty again and after just a few seconds of not peeing,

 she very concernedly looks down at her vagina and says, "not working mama...no working." 

oh it was so hard for me not to laugh. she is sweeter than words.

and then lo and behold it worked and she peed. 

which brought a giant grin from both of us. 

We don't give her any treats for going on the potty. 

it makes my heart so light to see how proud of herself she is

and we let her see that joy. 

she brings us so much joy -- no matter where she pees. 

i love that my life has brought me to this place that i am excited about someone peeing in the toilet :)