Be Careful what you wish for...

I try really hard to be a great mom.  To think of my daughter first and think of her future growth and possibilities.  This being said I work full time and my husband is home with her during the day.  So I face many obstacles in my track to be a great mom.  I have horrible Mommy guilt from being away so long. I am insanely anal so I tend to get upset quickly when things don't work out the way I want.  I have learned, especially in the last 18 months, there is beauty in the messiness of life.  

I am on a quest to potty train my now 18 month.  I want her out of diapers. She shows all the signs.  She indicates when she is peeing, she poops regularly.  She doesn't talk much but she does learn signing quickly.  I have set the date this is to begin so I have been reading.  And everyone said incorporate videos into her daily routine.  Videos which focus on Potty training.  So I did just this yesterday .  

Enter ELMO!!! We LOVE Elmo.

 

Now my date isn't for a couple weeks and I know I am pushing it with her.  But she has hated diapers for quite some time so I figured I should start.  Some how I don't think I communicated well with my little munchkin.  Because....

 She Woke up Naked.  No diaper, no pajamas.  Apparently she got she is a big girl and diapers are for babies.  

And Since She sleeps with ELMO

 lets just say Take that ELMO!!

 And so my day progressed to finding this in her play room.  Never done to not capture the moment I took her to the potty and sat with her.  And sat.  Then she got up and ran into the play room and peed all over the floor.

That is when I realized I should have talked to her about it.  So I sat her down and said we will be peeing on a potty on in your diaper.  When you are ready to pee on the potty you tell Mama but the diaper stays on until then.  And thankful this was the last time I had to mop up my floor for the day.

There is still time for potty training and we will get there hopefully this is the start of a good potty training and not a pee fest all over my home.

So I have gone back to what I do know.  Making her yummy healthy food.  And teaching her signs and animals and their sounds.  My dreams are not dashed but I have learned to be very careful what I wish for.