operation potty training...a go!

i am pleased to say that operation potty training is going very well. we are going on day 3 in big girl princess panties and no accidents! she's doing really well. i've noticed lots of positivity and encouragement work way better than bribes most of the time. not all the time though....bribes seem to be the only way to get her to go #2 on the potty. we'll have to work on that. i've also noticed that little games like, 'who's going to pee pee first?!' or 'pee pee before i'm done singing this song!' work really well. it gets her in that fun/game type attitude so she's excited about going pee pee. any kind of distraction has worked really well too, coloring, singing, reading, etc. she seems most excited when we get excited. little things like "awesome! you went pee pee!" or "we are sooo proud of you! you're getting so big!" or "that makes mommy and daddy so happy when you go pee pee in the potty!". praise and encouragement have worked better for our daughter than any trick we've tried so far. it makes her happy to know she's making mommy and daddy happy. it's an awesome feeling! i really could see her being completely out of diapers in about 2 weeks. i'll be sure to update.