Hello ladies,

I am looking for thoughts since many of you have much more experience with this potty training business than I.

My daughter is 22months, she's been sitting on the potty for about 4 months just for the sake of being used to it. In the last 2 weeks she has been very keen to sit on it and asks and gets really excited when her little friend here goes on the potty as she gets to go sit too. She also started waking dry most mornings (12-13hr nights) and after many naps (3hrs) and some days can go 4hr stretches dry.

So, I figured with the increased bladder control and the sudden interest now might be her 'prime' training window. Yesterday I put her in panties (the gerber lined ones that absorb a bit). While she had many 'accidents' yesterday everytime she peed she stopped what she was doing, yelled potty and made a run for it (obviously too late). Prior to wearing panties she would sometimes tell me, but would just keep playing and didn't care if she had pooped.

The thick panties have been great as the panties (and her pants and socks) have absorbed everything, she gets soaked but there has yet to be a puddle so I oddly haven't had to wash any floors or furniture (just laundry).

Do I count this as progress and give her a few more days to see if it all clicks?

I ask because despite loving to sit on the potty she totally sees potty time as 'social time' and sits there singing, chatting, laughing and not peeing. It's like she hasn't yet figured out how to tell her body to pee while on the potty and I am not sure how to teach her how to do that. She will ask to go on the potty, sit for 5 min with nothing then go off to play to pee a short time later.

I only have her and a 26 month old so can give more attention to this process if it's worthwhile. The 26month old is fully trained now as well.

Thoughts? I figured it was worthwhile to give her a couple days to see if she progresses, if not then we can wait another month or so and try again.