Sarah is Potty-Trained!

Sarah is potty-trained! Well, kinda. No, she still can't talk and tell us when she needs to go. Good heavens, she's only 4 months old! But what she can do is give us signals that she needs to do her #2... after that, we quickly bring her to the bathroom, release her diapers, hold her legs up in a sitting position and then she just does her thing! The best part is that there is no messy clean-up to do. We just wash and dry her bottom & put on a new diaper. Simple as that. No more sniffing and no more guessing. No messy butt to clean and no diaper rash. All of this mean we have one happy and clean baby! Absolutely awesome!! So I think you might have 2 questions for me:

(1) How did we do it?
We have to attribute all the credit to our friend's mom, who took care of Sarah while I was in the hospital. She potty-trained Sarah and after weeks of the same routine, Sarah knew the drill. I'm certain that it took a lot of work, not to mention A LOT of patience. But the hard work paid off, and we, the parents, got to reap the rewards! Thank you Mrs. Ha!!

(2) What "signals" does Sarah give?
Basics on how the body works - every time we eat, our bowels move. Babies work the same way. So 10 out of 10 times, Sarah does #2 during feeding time. Sometimes her signal is as simple as a fart. Sometimes she gets fidgety and refuses to eat. This will be the time I bring her to the bathroom and let her go. Unless she is constipated, Sarah usually poops once a day in the early morning. If she is not quite done, she will poop again mid morning (never on the diaper - she actually just waits for the next feeding). When I know she's done pooping for the day, I will still take this break during her feed to change her diaper & and let her rest a little bit. It's a lot for her little stomach to take in 6 ounces all at once!

I know we are absolutely blessed to have Sarah pseudo potty-trained. I just hope that when she is ready for the real potty-training, she would be just as easy! *fingers crossed*

P.S. She still pees on her diapies...