Today, I heard some suspicious noises coming from the bathroom so I went to investigate.  There, I saw Ellie holding the little bowl from her potty over the bathtub.  Her pants were pulled back up and I saw little drops of pee on the toilet seat.

I’ve been trying to teach her the following routine when she needs to use the potty.  Particularly, I’m trying to teach her to do this routine in the same order every time (to prevent, among other things, streaking in the house.)

1. Pull down pants and panties (but don’t take them all the way off).
2. Pee or poop.
3. Wipe.
4. Stand up and pull up pants and panties.
5. Use two hands to pick up the bowl and pour the stuff into the toilet.
6. Use the bathtub to rinse the bowl out.
7. Put the bowl back into the potty the correct way.
8. Put down the toilet lid and flush.
9. Wash hands.

That’s a lot to remember, right?  Well, she’d had gotten all the way to #6 on her own, in the correct order, and was probably well on her way to completing through #8.  #9 she can’t do on her own because we have a really tall sink so even with a stool, she can’t reach the faucet to turn on the water.

Wow, oh wow, I was so proud of her.  But wow, oh wow, she feels almost unbearably grown up and self sufficient now.  Does she even need me for anything?  🙂