Our Potty Training Journey

     When Alexandria was about 14 months old, she became very interested in the potty. We would always take her in with us when we had to go. She was to scared to sit on the big girl potty, so we got her her own. It was the pink Fisher Price Royal Potty, and it played a little tune when she would go. She did great within the first couple weeks, but then we moved. That threw her off again. It took a while to get back on track. She would always poop in the potty, and would pee when we sat her there after waking up because she always woke up dry.
     On March 2, 2014, we decided to really go for completely potty training. She was 2 years and 4 months old. I made her a potty chart and she got a sticker every time she went potty. We threw away all the diapers and switched her exclusively to panties. Yes, she had a few accidents the first couple days but got the hang of it very quickly. She was down to about 3 accidents a week by the 24th.
     Now here it is a month later, and she rarely has accidents. She is always dry at night and even tells us she has to go when we are not at home. We got her a portable potty ring so she didn't fall into the big potty.
     The biggest thing to remember is to never discipline them when they have an accident. You have to remember that this is something new to them and it is very confusing. We let them go 2 years thinking it is okay to just go in their diaper and then we expect them to turn around and stop doing it suddenly.
     Good luck in your potty training journey! Let me know if our way worked for you.