More Ava Art...and Katelyn Potty Success!

Ava is absolutely loving her art class! Below are the two most recent things they put together...a crab and a lizard. I'm taking pics instead of hanging onto everything (as much as I would like to). I'm such a sucker and hate throwing stuff away so pics are the next best thing.

AND...in BIG news tonight...Katelyn went potty on the big girl potty for the very first time!!!!!! Right before bath time and with a little encouragement from her big sis...we had success!!! She was SO proud of herself that she sat on that potty for about 10 minutes, clapping for herself and doing a little dance (while sitting on the potty) to the music that plays when she goes!!!! It was hilarious. Doug and I were making fun of ourselves for how excited we got. She's still a little young so we're not getting our hopes up for complete potty training, but it is at least a start. And we are SOOO proud of our Katie-Kate! Ava was also proud of herself for encouraging her sis. She said to me..."I showed Kate how cuz I'm bigger". And so we gave her high fives too because learning to encourage siblings is a great thing as well!

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B-Mama said…
Way to go, Kate! We are holding out for T, who turns 3 in August. He's done a bunch of separate potty ventures, but we haven't seen any consistency yet. I think it's going to take more commitment on our part first!! Blessings to you all.
May 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM
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