Poop and Pee-Pee

What's the new BIG topic at our house! Poop and Pee!! Little Magnolia has had a few interesting days. She continues to use the potty when I sit her on it, although I don't actually sit her on it on any sort of regular schedule. Today she even took a big poop in Aunt Sara's potty. I've let her play around quite a bit this week without a diaper on, so that she can start to become a little more aware of when she has to go. Yesterday she wore some new underwear that I bought her around the house (I believe pull-ups confuse children during the toilet training process, so Maggie will be going straight to underwear when she's ready). I figured I'd just pick up a few training underpants, and let her determine when she wanted to try them on and wear them. I had her go pee-pee first on the potty (which she allowed---everything is completely on Maggie's terms lately), and she did amazingly well--no accidents. Tonight she stripped again in the backyard, so I told her could play outside naked, but she'd have to tell me if she had to go potty. Well...first she told me "Maggie, pee-pee!" She then preceded to pee in the grass. I reminded her that she could tell me when she had to go pee or poop, and we could go in and sit on the potty. Then she yelled at me across the lawn "MOMMY, Maggie tooted! This was my clue to take her in and sit her on the potty, but silly Mommy said, "okay Maggie, let Mommy know if you have to go inside and poop in the potty."

A few minutes later..."Mommy?"

"Yes Maggie."

"I pooped!" (insert big Maggie smile here)

And sure enough Magnolia pooped right in the middle of the backyard!

Well not too big a deal I guess. Zac had just picked up Boston's poop, so what's one more poop to pick up, right??

During a portion of the naked outdoor play Magnolia requested that we make her a diaper out of a plastic bag...see pic above!