Potty Princess / Water Baby

It was a big weekend this weekend! Eleda finally decided she was ready to start using the potty every time! We have been working on potty training for what seems like forever, with limited success. She would go from time to time, but it was a struggle and I wasn't really willing to put forth too much effort when she wasn't willing to co-operate, and I didn't want to push it until she was really ready. Well, she's ready! Eleda has been going on the potty consistently and no accidents so far. She's even staying dry at night! I'm very glad that she's trained before her third birthday... I don't know why, but that was important to me. I don't know how to appropriately commemorate her potty training photographically, so let's just skip that.



Next big achievement this weekend was swimming. Eleda was a little timid in the water this year. Since I am on my own with 2 kids during the day, I got them both the kind of floatie that you sit in, since it's easier to wrangle the 2 of them that way. Eleda always wanted to be in her floatie, and basically always wanted to hang out on the pool stairs. I had also gotten her a Puddle Jumper which is like foam water wings that are attached to a foam chest panel, so it keeps her upright and her head out of the water, but she resisted that level of freedom. Well this weekend I told her she had to wear the puddle jumper if she wanted to go in the pool, and next thing I know she was swimming the width of the pool without death-gripping a grown up!



Ready, set...
GO!

Daddy takes the lead...

Eleda is starting to catch up!

She passes him...

I think I can, I think I can...

Victory!

Earlier in the day there was an unfortunate incident involving Eleda taking off down our driveway and taking a face plant into the ground. Thank God she fell, because there was a car coming down the street. No teeth were damaged, just a little facial trauma.

Enjoying a nice post-swimming snack.

And because he was being left out: