Potty Fairy - UPDATE

And so I'm finding the thrill of the "Potty Fairy" to be very short lived at this point. We have had no more attempts or even desires to use the potty. She's actually gone to the opposite end of the spectrum in that she seems almost afraid to use it at this point. My thoughts are to back off for awhile and try again in a month or when she seems more interested. I'm not big on pushing kids into something they are not ready to do yet especially at such a young age (she will not be 3 until July). Some people may not agree with me on this but I feel that she is going through a difficult stage right now where we have a lot of "No's" coming from her and defiance - partly I think due to the fact that her young sister (now 9 months) is more active and requires more attention as well as all of the new information she has learned (colors, letters, numbers, etc.) so I think it's a lot for a 2 1/2 year old toddler to deal with right now. I'm hoping by the summer she will be more interested (and have more success) in the Potty Training area. But for now I'm OK with her still being in diapers (as much of a pain as it is at times). She is my first baby and so maybe some milestones will come later than others.

The "Potty Fairy" Has Come

O.K - So I'm trying a new thing for trying to get my 2 1/2 year old to have some interest in using the potty - The Potty Fairy! Hey - I've heard of the Binky Fairy so why not the Potty Fairy? My toddler was just about to get into the tub when she announced that she had to go "poo poo" so I told her to grab a book and sit on her potty to go (she was already in her birthday suit so let's see if it'll work this time?). While I washed up her younger sister, she sat and read her book (her beloved "Good Night Moon" which is now drying out since it ended up in the tub by accident right after), my girl when potty all by herself! We praised her afterward and told her "Great Job" and all. Then, while my husband got her dressed into her PJ's - I snuck downstairs with the baby to write a letter to my toddler from the Potty Fairy saying what a great job she had done and to keep up the good work! I had bought some small items in the dollar section at Target for small prizes for these type of situations so I choose a small book that she could keep by her potty to read next time she went. Hopefully this is the beginning of something good - we'll see! Now my only problem will be how to explain why the Potty Fairy will stop coming around once she is fully potty trained!!!