Self Potty Trainer

So, Mr. Stannix and I have been tossing around the idea of potty training Camilla for a while now. I wanted to put it off until after the baby came and we had some routine/schedule. Now that the baby is here, we still haven't started. She likes to sit on her potty fully clothed and make peeing noises, and sometimes she'll even sit on it naked and toot, but we've never been able to get her to pee, so I haven't pushed it. Yesterday she told me three times that she had to pee, and I just didn't want to go through all of the effort of undressing and taking off her diaper just for a little toot, so I ignored it. One of the times was first thing in the morning. I was upstairs feeding Hyrum and Camilla was playing with the bathroom door handle saying "Have to pee". Daddy was in the shower, so we waited. She came up a few seconds later and she was totally naked! She now knows how to take her own diaper off! This morning while I was showering, Mr. Stannix and Camilla stormed into the bathroom. Camilla was totally naked. I asked what was up and Mr. Stannix told me she had to pee. I guess she started stripping down in the living room and then told Daddy "Have to pee...potty?" and so they came in to give it a shot! Seconds after she sat on her potty, I heard, "Addie, she peed!" I thought to myself yeah right. 

Ladies and Gents, I am pleased to announce that Camilla DID indeed pee in the potty for her very first time! It was just a few tinkles, but I was so excited! She scored herself a jelly bean for a job well done. We called Gramma and Camilla excitedly told her "Peed potty!! Peed inna potty! Jelly beans...tastes NUmmmy." Now that she has smartened Momma up, I'm sure she will be getting a few more jelly beans today. I am excited that she is ready and looking forward to no more diapers with her!

I do, however, still have to diaper this little man's cute bottom. He is a peeing/pooping machine and goes through WAY more diapers than Camilla ever did! I am falling in love with his chubby little cheeks (the one's on his face of course) which are getting chubbier each day. He is getting to be a very big boy and I love how content he is (except for his fussy time). This morning he was awake in his crib for a good half hour at least, and when I went in to get him his eyes were bright and there was a tiny grin on his little face. He is more alert and absolutely loves when you interact and talk with him. Yesterday I decided it was time to bring out the "baby" toys. Down came some rattles and the baby einstein play mat. Today is another rainy day, but I plan to just play with the kids all day long! Maybe, I'll wash the dishes, but mostly I just want to play with them today...