Big Girl Underpants

We have fully taken on the battle of potty training.    There have been successes, such as the great #2 of 12/27/2010, and a few unsuccessful events.  

We use Psyops (psychological operations) nightly.  Detailing the story of Ashley and Prudence over and over again, to the point where we refer to them as real people during the day.  These are stories about girls who come to know and love using the potty. 

Ultimately, the greatest motivation for Lily has been the big girl underpants.   I even have come to expect her answer to the interactive part of the book about Ashley.  "Ashley wears diapers, do you wear diapers?".  The response comes quickly - "No!  big girl underpants". 

It's still gambling to put her in underpants anywhere outside of the home or daycare, but it has given her a much better sense of what's going on than a diaper.    I don't think we'd have had any of the progress we have had by keeping her in diapers.