The princess potty

Today we had to get out of the house for a showing.  You were helping us clean up.  While you were doing that, you asked why we had to clean up and leave.  I said because someone was coming to look at the house to possibly buy it.  You said, "Uncle Jeremy is going to buy it?"  Daddy and I busted out laughing.  Is that your way of telling Jeremy that's the only way he'll get his room back?

I had some coupons for Babies R' Us and we had to go to Horrock's too.  At Babies R' Us, we had you pick out your own potty.  At first you wanted the Cars soft seat that sits on the big toilet.  We didn't think that would be best because you're still a bit short (or our toilets are high) to sit comfortably even with a stool under your feet.  Then you saw the princess one and wanted that one.  Then you saw the frog one and wanted that one.  We held up the frog and princess one to choose from and you looked back at the shelf to pick another one.  Eventually you settled on the princess one.  It has a handle that you can "flush" and it makes like a magic wand sound.

We got home, set the potty up (you were very excited about that), and you sat with Daddy to pee.  The first one took some time for you to go, but my guess is you had just gone in your diaper before we had gotten home.  You used the handle to "flush".  It made the wand sound, you looked between your legs into the bowl and said, "Oh, no.  It doesn't work.  We pointed out we'd have to put it into the big potty and then you were happy enough to flush that one.  You went 2 more times after that.  You were standing at the sliding door looking outside when you turned around and said, "Oh no, I have to potty."  When we got to the bathroom you had peed a bit in your underwear, but had realized and stopped yourself, and then we made it to the bathroom.  The rest of the night we had no other issues.  9 total hits today!  You were very excited about your stickers.

While we were eating dinner, you urgently asked for a diaper.  I'm not sure if that was because you wanted to not have to get up and leave your food or because you had to poop.  You didn't poop and we managed to distract you from wanting a diaper.  I asked if you wanted to wear a diaper or underwear at Shawn's house tomorrow, and you said underwear.  I texted Shawn to give her a heads up.  Hopefully it goes well and you don't get distracted and forget while you're playing.  We played in between your bathroom trips and made dinner and watched some television and you still told us, so hopefully you do the same tomorrow (although I think you find Charlie, Colm, Moira, Max, Will, and Nolan much more fun than Daddy and I).

In addition, I'm amazed at all the synapses you're building.  You know nearly all the animals in a very thorough animal book, you help put the silverware away, you finish some of the lines in our books (Where the Wild Things Are, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, some of the Llama Llama books), you know lots of nursery rhymes that we don't say much so that must be from Shawn's.  You seem to know all your colors better now, although you still confuse green and blue sometimes.  Your imagination is amazing, like I had mentioned before.  You named the giraffe Hootie.

You seem very excited about Stella.  Shawn said you announce to everyone who comes to daycare that your baby sister's name is "STELLA!"  Today we picked out some outfits for her at the store too.  I'm excited to see the two of you interact, although I worry you'll be pretty bored with her quickly.  Hopefully we're into the new house by then and that is new enough for you that you won't be too jealous or bored.