Graduates

Since May is the time for graduations, it seems appropriate that Rachel graduated to panties this May! All I can say is that we are so thrilled that her potty-training happened so EASILY and so QUICKLY. I tried potty-training her about four months ago, and I was so frustrated and stressed. I'm glad I followed my gut instinct, waited a few more months, and then tried again last month (even though she's two-and-three-quarters.)

This time it was a piece of cake! We went straight to panties all day. No potty parties. No timers. She was simply ready. I never felt stressed about the process, and she hardly had any accidents! She was peeing like a pro by the end of the first day, and pooping in the potty every time within a few days. I'm still impressed with those of you who are able to potty-train your kids right at age two, but this was definitely the right approach for me and my sanity. Rachel is very proud of her new accomplishment, and we're proud of her, too. I did read a few potty-training books that were somewhat helpful, but I think our little potty program was a sampling of things I'd learned from others as well as bits and pieces of the books. (Feel free to see the bookshelf on my sidebar, if you're interested in any of the book titles.)

Also, my lovely and talented little sister graduated from high school in May! I was able to make a quick trip to Utah to watch her commencement. We're so impressed with all that she's done in the last eighteeen years. She's an awesome debater, is musically gifted, gets good grades...you get the picture. We look forward to seeing what she does in the future. Yay, Steph! It was crazy for me to think that I graduated from the same high school ten years ago. Yikes!