Ladybug has never been the trial and error type.  She refused to even attempt a step until she had figured out in her head how to walk.  As soon as she physically tried it, she was off and running right away.  She barely uttered a word until she could speak in sentences.  She never wanted to try to count to three; the first time I ever finally heard her count it was all the way to 15.
    Potty training has been no different.  She has been interested in the potty for quite some time, but virtually no success with the exception of when I take her first thing in the morning when she is too sleepy and full of urine to disagree with me.  When I put a diaper on her after that, she wets it without so much as a word.  Pull-ups?  Pees them two minutes after we try to use the toilet.  Naked training?  She spreads her legs when she goes on my floor so she doesn't get wet!  I was really starting to panic that she was just going to be resistant to the idea until kindergarten.  She seemed so ready in so many ways, though, that I thought I might try just one more technique.  I went to the store and bought some panties for her.  Maybe having actual wet underpants would be uncomfortable enough for her to decide on her own to use the toilet.  I had a five days off in a row starting today, so this morning was the day I was going to start working with her.  That way I could be consistent with her for long enough to make it habit.  I started her off this morning by taking her to go potty as usual, but then I put panties on her instead of a diaper.  I explained that we didn't want to potty in them.  So she didn't.  NOT ONCE.  No accidents at all today.  I even ran two 15-20 minute errands today with her in her panties!  When I took Baby Duck to Tae-Kwon Do, I put a Pull-Up on over Ladybug's panties for 'just-in-case' purposes.  We managed to even make it to the restroom while we were there!  I still put a diaper on her for bed, and I am not so crazy as to think we will never have any accidents or setbacks.  I just became more and more amazed as the day went on... until I finally just started to laugh when I thought about the way she has approached everything else in her life.  That girl is one of a kind!

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