Potty Training Saga

What a nightmare.  After trying like 3 times with many accidents etc. Claire is finally.... (well I don't want to say "POTTY TRAINED" because I'm afraid she'll regress and I'll jinx myself actually, but you can think the words in your head for this post's sake) you-know-what!!!!  (I hope...)

For a while now, she's been obsessed with her panties.  I bought her like 4 different kinds (Fairies, Princesses, Hello Kitty, and Dora) hoping it would motivate her to go in the potty.  Then I bought a thing of Pull-Ups, hoping (even though everyone said they were dumb except for as a diaper for bed) I could train her with them, and then I just waited til she was a bit more ready I guess.  It's all a blur, really.

Here she is sleeping with her panties (and lip gloss, of COURSE).  Ps. Claire's four favorite things in life are:

1. Panties
2. Lip Gloss
3. Clippies (barrettes) 
4. Band-aids

For a while she would carry her panties around with her everywhere she went, like in this picture.

Then, Grandma Nor (Taylor) got her this purse and she started carrying them in there.  EVERYWHERE SHE GOES.  And that's how it still is.

Remember this shot from Siena's birthday party?

Yep, that's the "Purse of Panties" right there....

But she also likes to carry other things, like "Baby Jaguar," all kinds of dolls, shoes, lip gloss, band-aids, you name it.  She doesn't like to be empty-handed.

And now, she goes on the potty. It's pretty awesome!