Sitting on the potty

It's been about a year of me asking Savannah if she wants to sit on the big girl potty and her faithfully answering "No thanks." A couple of times I've just said to her it's potty time and had her actually sit down but she hasn't done anything besides unroll enormous amounts of TP. So I must admit that I have kind of just backed off and figured that we can take potty-training seriously as soon as we return from our Kenya trip. After all she isn't even 2.5 yet and I certainly don't want to force the issue! So imagine my surprise when getting ready for bedtime she asked to use the potty. I was helping Lexi brush her teeth so I quickly got to a happy pause moment (Lexi could chew happily on her toothbrush forever if I let her) and helped Savannah to sit on the toilet. At which point she did her proper thing and then announced excitedly, "Mommy I go potty!" There was much celebration and praise for the big girl. Since that evening she is wanting to 'try' and wear her big girl panties. So we are going with the flow. Considering that I have no expectations and am still not forcing the issue, I think that she is doing excellent. She likes sitting on the toilet and doing her business, so to me that is success. Today she even asked to go poop on the potty and promptly did her proper thing. Daddy wasn't so excited to have to see it before it got flushed but he quickly put a smile on his face and joined in the celebration. We're lucky to have him work from home so that he can enjoy these fun moments too. Heehee.