Parenting & Potty Training

I wanted to share a pic of my youngest, Brittany, during one of her first sessions of potty training. She LOVES her pink potty and she decided that she would like to take the comfy seat for awhile and read a book. LOL! I bought the pink potty at Walmart for $17, the cheapest one they had. Doesn't have any fancy bells or whistles but let me tell you it does the trick, its durable, easy to clean and has a nice padded seat and will convert to be placed on the regular sized toilet when she is ready to tackle that project. One of my friends bought a more expensive type that plays music and sings when you tinkle in it. It was fun for awhile but then the thing started playing music and singing at 3AM when no one was even in the bathroom and her little girl liked it so much she would find very clever ways to get water into the thing so the music went off - including taking water out of the regular toilet. I'm old fashioned I guess, I want to keep the entertainment out of the bathroom - no butts about it. LOL!

Give me your feedback though - did the fancier potties work for your kids? My boys didn't even use a little potty, they were climbers from the start so they loved hoisting themselves up to the regular toilet from the get go. Now they are 3 & 4 yrs old and I caught them both in the bathroom one day standing side-by-side doing a #1 and they were racing, I heard Noah say "Ok, 1-2-3, Ready, Set, Go!" How fun it would be to remember those times as you grow up to give yourself a giggle - I know I busted a gut when I heard them in there!