The Nellie Spot

It's that time! Potty Training time for Emma! Allison is taking the brunt of the training since she's at home with Emma during the day. We are going down the "Train in 1 Day" path. How is that possible, you ask? Even if you didn't, I'm getting ready to tell you:

• Throw 1 giant kick-off party:
• Decorated the house in a "beach" theme. Balloons, streamers, beach balls, etc.
• Potty achievement posterboards to track her successes: stickers's & treats
• Achievement rewards for multiple successes: Chuck E. Cheese / Movies / etc
  
• Big girl panties (that word bothers me...)
• Toys to play with while sitting on the potty waiting to go
  
• Cake!!
• Trainer / Trainee
• Emma starts by teaching her doll how to potty over and over again
• After several hours, she starts to mimmick.
• Lots of VHS movies from the library on how to potty train. They're awful

So, after 1 1/2 days of training, Emma's doing great! Yesterday, she had about 5 successful attempts, and 3 not-so-great attempts. As of today, she's had like 7 successes and 0 accidents! Pretty amazing stuff! Allison mentioned that today, Emma actually went to the potty without being coaxed, which is a big step! We're so proud of our little potty-er!

I'll post some pics of the decorations...it was a pretty fun time!