Pooping on a toilet!

Mary Grace has been a little vixen. She's handled William's arrival and the loss of 100% of our attention in stride, but now there's something new.

She gets a bath every other night, unless she gets really dirty like she did today. Last bath I noticed that she would squatt and pee after she was undressed, but before she was in the bath. She left several small puddles on the bathroom floor. Then she peed again in the crib after her bath. So I formulated a plan...

After undressing her, I let her squatt once, then I put her on the toilet. She sat patiently for a while then I called in the big guns. I ran the water in the sink. She seemed to dribble a few drops in the toilet but still sat patiently. So I tried something else. I asked if she wanted to poop, then showed her a big cleansing exhale. She did it too and made a splash!

Yes, today is the first day that Mary Grace used the toilet and she both peed and pooped! Needless to say, Anne and I are both very proud and gave her lots of praise and a sticker for a reward and a reminder. Time will tell if this is reproducable, but we have high hopes for our little over-achiever.

William is still doing well. He's an eating and sleeping machine. Anne and I are still trying to figure out our schedule and how we will handle the night feedings this week and once I go to work. But we know that regardless, everything will work out because we continue to be blessed by St. Anthony and St. Anne.