potty training boot camp weekend

tomorrow, we embark on a new journey. going where tons of people have gone before. saying hello to big girl underwear and goodbye to diapers. well, kinda. still going to use diapers at night and at naptime, but tomorrow will be day 1 of potty training. i think we have prepared as much as we possibly could with a potty poster board, stickers, m&m's, prizes, candy, tatoos and toys. auntie jean is helping out by making some iron on transfers to put on her new underwear. cookie monster, elmo and some yo gabba stuff. she is excited to help make them. she seems to understand what is getting ready to happen, but only time will tell. our plan is to stay home w/ her for 3 days in a row and not go anywhere! we will ask her if she needs to go about every 45 mins to 1 hour. reward her when necessary and fingers crossed she doesn't make a mess anywhere. i think i might use the doggie pee pee pads on the couch or wherever she sits. we have a feeling she may pick it up quickly because she hates the feeling of being wet. once, she was getting ready for a bath and she accidenta1ly peed on herself on the way to the bathtub. she had no idea what happened and it freaked her out. h didn't like it at all. maybe that will be the same concept for her this weekend. pretty sure that poop and pee in your underwear isn't very much fun. she will be back at daycare on monday and we have let the teacher know what we have been doing. she is on board and plans to stick to the game plan as much as she can. after all, she has lots of kids to watch over and i am sure it will be hard to keep up with everyone. mental note to bring lots of underwear and pants to school on monday.

what a different world it will be when she is trained. no more dirty diapers or hoping the bathroom has a changing station and no more diaper bag! but then it will change into asking her every min if she needs to go to the potty when we are at the grocery store, restaurant or just running errands. oh well. over the past 2 and 1/2 years there has always been so many different stages that you go thru...i guess this is just another one to look back on.