So if you happen to run into our not quite two-year old daughter, Sophia, this is something she will probably say: “Hey buddies! How’s your day?”  We’re not sure where she gets this from, but we think it’s awesome.

I just picked up Sophia from preschool and as we are driving home, she asks me: “How’s your day?”  I turn off the radio and say, “My day was good.  I spent a lot of time working on the computer.  How was your day? What did you do?”  She says to me, “Colored. Poo-poo potty.”

Backtrack:

Last week was spring break for her school (she goes 5 hours a day twice a week) and one of the last free weeks I had on the calendar for a while, so I decided it was time to potty train.  I found a method I felt good about: 3 Day Potty Training, by Laura Jensen. And on Monday, we began.  We quit diapers cold turkey.  She had 14 accidents on Monday, 10 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday.  Those were a yucky couple of days.  There wasn’t a whole lot of successes.  By day three she was not potty trained.  I was frustrated, discouraged, and covered in pee.  But I had planned on sticking with it all week.  If there was absolutely no progress by Saturday I was going to go buy some pull-ups and just work on that for the next few months.  One of the great things about Laura Jensen’s plan is that she offers mentoring along with the e-book.  After a hell of a first day, I took advantage of this daily. Her help was so amazing.  All sorts of problems arose and everyday was a new challenge and she gave me the advice I needed to handle each one appropriately and effectively.  On Thursday things started to click and we gradually got down to 1-3 accidents a day.  I was worried all day about how it was going with her training at school.  I packed 2 backup pairs of clothes for the teachers and asked them not to put a diaper on her.  I told them Sophia should tell them when she needs to go, but they may  need to remind her to tell them.  I worried.

When I get her bag, this is inside (think I may frame it):

And that brings me to this question, “mommy, how’s your day?”

Super!  I’m so proud of her!