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Hope I don't jinx it!

A few days ago I got a bill in the mail for Caitlin's preschool tuition. She's scheduled to start in September and ever since that bill showed up I have been a little tense about the whole potty training situation. That's a little misleading because that makes it sound like I was relaxed about it before. I have been tense about it for months now but once I pay the money I want to make sure she's really going and until she's potty trained they won't let her in. I know, September is still a month and a half away but the kid is over 3 1/2 and still showing no sign of making up her mind on her own. Every time someone would say,"Don't worry, she won't go to college in diapers" I thought my head might explode. When I was in 1st grade I had a friend 2 years older than me who still peed in her pants. I assume she wore some kind of diaper but she smelled like urine. So every time I got that "it's going to be fine, relax!" advice I pictured that girl. No, Caitlin most likely won't go to college in a diaper and I'll be damned if she goes to preschool in one either!

So yesterday I decided I'd waited long enough and told Caitlin we were done with diapers and pull ups. Then I packed a little plastic bag with a change of clothes for her, baby wipes, disinfecting wipes, a ton of paper towels and a ziploc bag. Then we went about our day as usual. In the afternoon Ken took the kids out to enjoy the sunshine while I went to the dentist. Caitlin was out of the house about 4 hours and stayed dry! Ken took her to lots of public restrooms and she did great! Today I left the kids with a friend who swears she doesn't care if Caitlin has an accident and so far there's been no phone call....

I don't want to count my chickens before they, you know, stay dry for 2 full days, but I have a good feeling. Send us dry thoughts!
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Faith said…
Maybe this stubbornness is on the Jennings gene...we bought E a potty chair and he has yet to go pee on it. It takes a bribe of jelly beans just to get him to sit on it and try and sometimes he won't do even that.
July 21, 2010 at 6:52 PM
Faith said…
Anyway, keeping my fingers crossed for you!
July 21, 2010 at 6:52 PM
gwyn said…
Way to bit the bullet! Good luck!
July 22, 2010 at 1:09 PM
Summer Spillane Jordan said…
so great! a clean break...that's what they always recommend right?
July 22, 2010 at 6:55 PM
Ken said…
Think dry thoughts. And if you live in Utah STOP PRAYING FOR MOISTURE!
July 22, 2010 at 8:22 PM
myrna said…
Oh such great news. You must all be so pleased. Okay, notwithstanding the FUN event at Costco, but still! Have they barred you from the premises, or will you have to start wearing a disguise and borrowing a friend's membership card? Not fun, but maybe it was a pivotal moment for Kate. Oh by the way, sorry about the "college" comment. ')
July 23, 2010 at 8:21 AM
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