BACKGROUND: Zoe is currently potty training herself. Essentially, this whole thing is her Idea and I am merely an assistant in the process. There is absolutely no doubt she is the one in charge. She no longer needs my help - much. She decides she has to pee, gets herself to the potty, pulls down her panties, sits down on her own, and pulls them up again. She even puts her panties on herself. I am only allowed to interfere when things go horribly wrong - like when she puts both legs in one hole and then it hurts when she gets them up to her thighs. It doesn't happen as often as you might think.
She has her potty rituals. We suggested the sing-along princess book, and now she insists on getting the book and all her mega-block princesses in order before sitting down to business.
This morning she couldn't find her Ariel princess and I was tasked with finding it for her while she was busy peeing. I looked everywhere but I couldn't find her. Zoe was done, but not ready to leave the potty, so she jumped up, ran across the room, grabbed a toy phone, ran back to the potty and proceded to have the following conversation (as best as I can remember):
Hello
Hello, Ariel?
Ariel, we lookin for you.
Where are you Ariel?
we lookin for you, Ariel.
Ok
Bye bye
Did Ariel tell you where she was? - I asked her
No, Mommy
All done, Mommy
