Drum Roll Please

Dom da da dom....Maddy is wearing "big girl pants" now lol. I am completely amazed! Her teacher talked to me on Thursday (January 17)  about trying "big girl pants" at school. I will say I was a bit nervous for that step because heaven forbid she have an accident and her teachers have to clean it up...it would completely ruin the progress she has made. I told her morning teacher that I would like to wait until this week to try. Friday night after we got home from the store I put Maddy in her big girl pants. I really expected a big mess from accidents, but I was pleasantly surprised. From 6:30-11:00 p.m. she had no accidents and told me each time she needed to go to the bathroom. I figured Saturday we would definitely have accidents because it would be a longer period of time and she wouldn't want to stop playing. Once again I was wrong. We went all day and even rode around in the car quite a bit and not one time did she have an accident. I know accidents come with potty training. I don't have a problem if she does have an accident, I'm just amazed that she didn't have any and this was one of the first times we have tried big girl pants. She went to church from 8:15 until 11:45 a.m. with no accidents and then came home to play. She had one accident Sunday afternoon, but it was under completely different circumstances. The good thing about her accident is it gave her a chance to see that mommy won't get upset with her if it happens. To celebrate the start of wearing big girl pants we went to Target to buy a couple of packs plus the plastic undercover pants. She chose to get just plain colorful Hanes and a pack of Minnie Mouse and friends. Just in case anybody is wondering, the plastic underpants don't work lol. I decided to let her try wearing big girl pants to bed and she called for me telling me she had used the bathroom. Poor thing was upset and told me she tried to get to the bathroom. I can remember that feeling as a little girl, except I did get in trouble by my dad. Something I tell her when something gets spilled or dropped or in this case didn't get to the bathroom in time, "That's ok, accidents happen sometimes." Once I told her that she had a smile on her face. I know it won't be much longer and we will be completely diaper free. She has always done things on her own time. Her birth was done on her own time lol. There were no signs that I would be going into labor a week before I did. My last doctor's appointment I believe I was a half inch dilated and low and behold I went into labor that night!