I promise this isn't going to become a blog where we routinely discuss the underwear needs of everyone in our family. It's really just a coincidence that today's topic, like the day before yesterday's, happens to concern undies. That's the only piece of good news I have for you, since from now we'll be discussing the exciting world of potty training.

Today, for the first time ever, Kate randomly announced that she wanted to use the training potty I got her, oh, six months ago, and then she did it. Before now, her comprehension of what we expected her to do with that thing has been less than stellar. It's not something we've made a big deal out of. I'm not too wound up about her getting potty trained and it really just seemed like something she wasn't ready to do. Still, Dan and I had agreed that the first time she actually sat down and used the potty we would make a big deal out of it in hopes of raising her interest in the whole process. So this morning we loaded up and went to Target to buy big girl panties (Kate picked out Hello Kitty themed undies. Hot pink.) and Gummi Bears to be used as bribes. I am all about bribery in this arena. I've gathered from talking to plenty of moms about this that potty training is more of a process than an event, so I'm prepared for this to take a while. But she was really into it today, and actually stayed dry all day, which was a great start. She is super proud of her new undergarments too, and if you see her soon, there's a good chance she's going to introduce you to Hello Kitty in person.

Now that I think about it, maybe I should have a little chat with her about that before our church Christmas Eve communion service.