The Potty Chair

A month or so ago, my father and step-mother purchased us a potty chair for Madeline.
At first she did not want anything to do with sitting on it, she just wanted to play with the parts. So I left it alone for awhile, and didn't try again for a couple of weeks. But since she almost always stays dry at night and during naps, last thursday, after her nap, I thought I would give it a try and put her on her potty as soon as she woke up.
She stayed on, and after about a minute she went!! I was so proud of her and praised her for it. Then friday I tried again after nap time, and again she went on her potty!
Saturday, I got up and got her on first thing in the morning and she went, then she never really napped and we were gone most of the day, so no naptime to try it at. But yesterday she went on her potty when she woke in the morning, and from her afternoon nap!!! Today she went first thing this morning, and when she was going she started clapping, because she knew I was proud of her, for going. When she has gone, I have gotten very excited and told her what a big girl she was and how proud I was of her. So this is day 5, that she has used her potty chair!
She is napping now, so we will try again as soon as she wakes. Then once we have that routine down, I will start putting her on every so often during the day.
So we still have a long ways to go, but we are on our way to becoming potty trained! YAY!!!

In thru the Dog door

So the weekend before this last one we were at some friends house, so that David could help him fix his pool.
They have a dog, and a doggie door as well. So do you see where this is going, lol!
Well, Madeline discovered the doggie door! She saw the dog go thru, and I suppose she thought hey that looks like fun, because down on the ground she was, and thru the door!
She had so much fun going in and out of that thing!
Here are a few photos of her adventure:

we had to go back the next day, and first thing she did when we got there was head to that doggie door.

Madelines first trick or treating adventure

So, we never ended up getting our pumkins carved. David had to work late, so when he got home, we basically just had time for dinner, and then off to the mall for trick or treating!!
Madeline had soooo much fun!!

here we are about to start our adventure:

Then we were off to start trick or treating!

Madeline had so much fun running around the mall, stopping to have people drop candy into her bucket! She loved seeing all of the other children there too!

here she is walking thru the mall with her bucket

and stopping to check out her loot!!

She did not want to give up that bucket when we got to the car!
So as soon as we got home I gave it back so I could get a few more photos!

going thru her bucket again:

and one more!