The Pee Pee Dance

I am amazed by how excited I got when Courtney first peed in her potty. It was a couple of weeks ago and she was soooo darned proud. Of course it was sort of a fluke that it happened but we jumped up and down and did the pee pee dance for a good five minutes. My eyes actually teared up. Then we had to call all her grandparents to break the exciting news. After all the hoopla, she turned to me and said "Mommy, I'm so prouded!". Mommy's so prouded of you too baby.

Since then, it's been a bit hit or miss. It's hard to efficiently potty train when you're a working mom. She won't attempt it with the babysitter right now, so I just have to do my best on evenings and weekends until she gets the hang of it. I'll have to take some time off from work soon to really drive the point home, but I'm still so afraid to force it. Last night was a milestone, though, because while she was in the bath, she told me she had to pee. So, I took her out and put her on the potty and she dribbled a little bit. Again, we did the pee pee dance and she ran down the hall naked and wet to tell her daddy. It was downright adorable.

Latest Courtneyisms:

"Hey, what did I just tell you?" She says this when we do something that's against her wishes. She gets that from me because I say that all the time when she disobeys me.

"You did that on purpose". Again, it's the drama queen in her.

"Ladies and Gentleman, Courtney Rose Houtz..." She has to announce herself when she walks into a room.

She loves, loves, loves Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel. Whenever it's on, she says, "mommy, I have to get up and dance!" You go girl. Then, she makes me say "Go, Courtney, Go, Courtney" for like 5 minutes while she does her "routine".