New milestones

 

It’s official – after 3 years, 11 months and 7 days of continual use we’re out of diapers!  Luke didn’t potty train until Evelyn was about 6 months old, so given the overlap is has been a long time of diaper use in our house.  Evelyn is fully potty trained almost a year earlier than Luke was.  When it got really hot in early July, she started getting terrible rashes because of her diapers.  So I was leaving her diaper-free more and more of the time, and with Zhu Ayi’s help, she learned very quickly how to use the potty.  We definitely went through 3-4 days of puddles on the floor, but she got the hang of it and now rarely has an accident.  Unfortunately public bathrooms are still a big issue – they are all squat toilets in China, and Evelyn’s used to sitting down to pee.  I try to hold her, but it just doesn’t seem to work, so that is still a challenge.  She has been wearing diapers at night but has woken up dry for a complete week now, so I think it’s time to give that up.  All in all – success!  And doing it at only 20/21 months old, we’re so proud of our big girl.  Time to put away the change table, and give away the remaining 3 boxes of diapers and pull-ups I shipped over here.  We’re done!  — At least until the next baby.

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