First, welcome to the Blog. I have a few others that I work on, but this one I am intending to be less private than my others.
I'm intending to write about my life as Eleanor's Mom and to share the everyday things that we experience. Judge if you will, it's only natural - or at least that's my belief. The number one thing I have learned about being a Mom so far is that there are MANY different ways to parent and everyone probably thinks they are doing what is best for their baby. The beauty of it is, that each Mom or Dad gets to parent the way they want to! Surely, my way isn't what you would choose... maybe bits and pieces are similar, but surely there are other things you disagree with and I accept that.
While I listen to advice, I don't like to listen to criticism - even though sometimes it's hard to ignore! If you feel like commenting on a post, please be respectful of mine and others' decisions and opinions. You can disagree, but state why - no Debbie Downers for the sake of simply being contrary!
That said, let's start with where we are today... just a few days past 6 months!
Generally, I believe in attachment parenting. For me, that means doing what feels right. Holding her, even when she naps. Wearing her in a Moby wrap or Ergo when possible. Co-sleeping at night. Not scheduling naps. And my most recent fascination is Elimination Communication or as some like to call it Natural Infant Hygiene. I had only VAGUELY heard of the concept of trying to potty train by going sans diaper. I saw this book at the library and wanted to learn more and now I am really looking forward to trying it.
I started observing when I started reading, but since I was on a work project, I was unable to really focus on her cues until yesterday (7/27). Already, I'm feeling a bit more in tune with her cues. I think I'm going to continue to observe for the next couple of days and if I think she has to go, I undo her diaper and put her over the toilet.
I was on a call for work this morning when I thought she was making signals that she needed to poop, I was right. I made the sounds - click, click, click while she was going and then went and put her over the potty for a few seconds (she had already gone in her diaper, but I was trying to associate that clicking sound with the toilet).
This afternoon while out on our errands, she fell asleep, when we got home I took her pants off, took her diaper off and held her over the sink - nothing. I thought she probably already went and that I missed the "after nap" opportunity, so I let her go without her diaper for a bit - not too long after this, I felt a warm sensation on my leg - yep, time to wash those jeans! :)
I'm not brave enough to go sans diaper yet in public, but I'm hoping that I eventually will be able to do that and to astound people when she is potty trained by the age of 1 1/2 instead of STARTING at 2!
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Sabrina
