We have been trying to introduce the idea of pottying on the potty for some time now. We started by putting her on the potty every night before her bath. It was basically coincidence if she actually pottied but we clapped and jumped up and down anyway. Well, after Matt saw how much she loved jelly beans at Easter, he went for a new tactic. He told her she could get 2 jelly beans for pee pee and 4 jelly beans if she pooped on the potty. In theory, it was a really good idea and she really went for it at first. However, when you asked her if she wanted to potty and reminded her about the jelly beans she would say no, no jelly beans.
She has several of her friends at school that are being potty trained. The school has a whole different prize system. They have sticker charts. Ella Catherine wants a sticker chart soooo bad! Well, I think it has pushed her over the edge, peer pressure is not always a bad thing! For the past two nights, she has told Matt or I that she has to potty and has pee peed on the potty. YAY!!! She is now the proud recipient of a total of 2 stickers and 4 jelly beans. This morning she told us twice she needed to potty. I spoke with her school teacher Miss Kristin this morning and she is going to get the covetted sticker chart today. Let's hope it isn't empty at the end of the day. Either way, Matt and I are very proud of her!
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