Big Girl Panties, Makeup and a Fish

I am officially claiming Ella is potty trained. There are no more diapers and we have had no accidents this week. We are still wearing a Pull-up at night, but many mornings Ella wakes up dry and just asks to go to the potty right away.

How did we do this you may ask? First, big girl panties were very enticing. She has a wide assortment of Dora, Elmo and Hello Kitty ones that she loves to wear. Second trick was makeup-- Ella really likes to play with my makeup so I bought some little kid stuff for her. It makes a complete mess, but it is worth it.

Next, we promised her if she had no accidents that she would get a fish. She wanted to name it Dorothy, just like Elmo's. We figured this was a cheap pet that could easily be replaced. Since they were only 29 cents, we let her get 2.

Introducing Dorothy (the solid gold) and her boyfriend Tiger...