when you have a grandchild around, there's never a dull moment. the little girl surprised us all yesterday by announcing she wanted to use the toilet - and she did, three times! she wants to put stickers on her "potty chart", she says, because she did it. i try to explain that the potty chart is not here, it's at her house. but she used the toilet and she wants her stickers! so we improvise and use labels from fruit - bananas, apples, pears - placing them on the refrigerator calendar. works for me and works fine for a two and a half year old who's learning to be a big girl!
15 February 2010
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when you have a grandchild around, there's never a dull moment. the little girl surprised us all yesterday by announcing she wanted to use the toilet - and she did, three times! she wants to put stickers on her "potty chart", she says, because she did it. i try to explain that the potty chart is not here, it's at her house. but she used the toilet and she wants her stickers! so we improvise and use labels from fruit - bananas, apples, pears - placing them on the refrigerator calendar. works for me and works fine for a two and a half year old who's learning to be a big girl!
Oh, how sweet! I love being an auntie for precious moments like these.
ReplyDeleteThat is precious.
ReplyDeleteHow precious of a story and a time with your little girl.
ReplyDeleteWe are still enjoying the everyday new things our little grandlove can do. He's learning to express himself with subtle signs for what he wants. I can't wait for the oral expression to catch up with his active brain.
There are few milestones bigger than the first time you can walk by the diapers at the store and say "Don't need em now."
ReplyDeleteMy list of child-milestones in chronological order (Not necessarily order of importance, mind you!) are as follows:
1 - Sleep through the night
2 - Hold your own bottle
3 - Feed yourself
4 - Done with Formula
5 - First word
6 - Done with diapers
I am a recent follower, so I went back to read a bit more about your "little girl". You truly are the grandmother that I dream of being in the future! My oldest is only 13, so I have (hopefully) many years to go until that happens, but I'm taking notes.
ReplyDeleteP.S. How do you force paper white narcissus? I'm a city girl, but that seems like something I might be able to do.
I understand the grandma thing AND the potty thing. Hooray for both of you!!!!
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea! :D Why use expensive stickers when fruit labels will do?!
ReplyDeleteSo Sweet...love the innocence of children...
ReplyDeleteLove it! Smart girl with motivation!
ReplyDeleteOoh, good point. We need to have stickers on hand for when the grandkids finally decide to use the potty, which shouldn't be long now. I love how you improvised!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is adorable!!! You gotta do what you gotta do to make the kids happy :]
ReplyDeleteJust the begining of the many milestones she's gonna accomplish...
ReplyDeleteLove for your little one...
aww to cute!!!
ReplyDeletecute!!
ReplyDeleteThat's gorgeous
ReplyDeleteLOVE the idea! Great improvising, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet! We passed the milestone with our youngest about 6 months ago. It's been great!
ReplyDeletewhy can't more adults be as accomodating as a 2 year old?
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is two and a half and has just finished potty training it's so wonderful watching them learn and grow!
ReplyDeleteMakes me giggle to remember how demanding a 2 year old can be. Makes me miss my babies, and love my grandson even more. (He's 9 months)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that tidbit. It's so sweet.
I love it! I have a two year old Grand Daughter learning to potty train too and I love this! I am new to the blogging world and love your site!
ReplyDeleteall you grandmothers: don't you love it when your improvisations work?? when you can make your little one happy with things you think will never work? i do need to lay in a supply of stickers, tho. there are only so many fruit labels here and i refuse to use postage stamps!
ReplyDeletemattconlon: love the list-the little girl is almost through it! interesting to revisit those milestones, tho. seems not so long ago...
lowermainlandmom: forcing paperwhite narcissus is pretty easy. gravel or aquarium rocks in a shallow pan, paperwhite bulbs on top, then keep the bottoms of the bulbs in water. they root around the rocks and bloom in about 3-4 weeks. btw, being a grandmother is the BEST!
How cute! Those are the perfect stickers!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute, I love the banana sticker!
ReplyDeleteIsn't being a Grandmother one of life's most rewarding adventures?
ReplyDeleteYou gotta love the grandma that can improvise so cleverishly,
ReplyDeleteAw, how cute. I may sound mean, but the best moments I have with kids is when I outsmart them and they like it ...
ReplyDeletenomadcraftsetc & Vanessa: this weekend i was in a store and had stickers in my hand. then i thought, nah - i'd just come from the supermarket and had bananas, oranges, grapefruit. i'm good for over a dozen potty successes!
ReplyDeleteYvonne: being a grandmother is the BEST! people tried to tell me but i had no idea!
Anonymously Obscure: ha! you made me laugh - and i know exactly what you mean!
You GO Grandma!! Love it!! My oldest granddaughter is coming upon 2... so I am going to bookmark your blog!! I am going to need all the help and humor I can get!!
ReplyDeletemeg in mo... p.s. I too like to take pictures!!
so simple....yet it worked....(the fruit sticky labels).....she was happy and so were the granparents :-)
ReplyDeletehow cute. My twins love stickers on fruit and ask for banannas and apples just to get the stickers - yeah for stickers on fruit!!!
ReplyDeleteAwww my son only poops in the potty but we're getting there. I might use your idea. That is so sweet.
ReplyDeleteAdorable!
ReplyDeleteMy little grandson is forever making it known that 'I did it!' or he uses his name 'D***** did it!!' He is 17 months and wanting to 'do' everthing. When he doesnt know what something is he will grab my finger and point it at the object so that I will name it. Amazing what you notice with grandchildren because you have time to truly pay attention.
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