A New Adventure

Yesterday after talking with the Daycare Center about some issues my husband and I have been having the director and I came to the conclusion that Adysen will move up into the the Toddler 2 class. Most of the children are 2 or older in that classroom and are potty training. The other classroom does not have a toilet thus doesn't even address the issue. After asking the teacher if she thought Ady was ready I felt better about moving her up, she said if she had to move a kid up it would be her, she is a great listener, works well with the other kids and is big enough to not allow herself to get knocked around. (Although I suppose that does not include getting bit, which is what happened yesterday.)
So our newest adventure will be POTTY TRAINING. She is very good at knowing when she has wet and pooped in her diaper and now wants it gone as soon as possible. We are working with her on pulling her pants up and down and are showing her where to go potty and what we do with our excrement. I am very happy we switched to cloth because it gives her a better idea of when she is wet (although some do not because they are just really good at wicking the moisture away) and bonus(!) allows us to dump her poop in the toilet and explain that this is where we should really put our poop and then we wave goodbye as we flush it away!
Now my mom, who is the most qualified person to go to for early childhood situations in my opinion, is not too thrilled about our potty training endeavors. So you know that mom is not just a mom, the following are her credentials. She is a mother of five, got into the home daycare business when she was on child number 2, began schooling and working for a preschool, earned more than enough credits to have a masters in Early Childhood Development, but avoided the basics (math, science, history) and as a result is now working towards her degrees. She has directed (ran) multiple child development centers and has taught Early Childhood Development classes at the college level. So when my mom says something about children, I perk up and listen.
Now studies have shown that if you potty train too early or too late or in the wrong way for the specific child you could leave them with a lot of unaddressed stress that will manifest in their older childhood years, ages 5-9-ish. Mom has seen this happen many times so she is worried that I am going to stress poor Ady waddy out.
So I guess we will have to see. Lord willing we do right by Ady and let her start using the toilet on her own time. But for now I have to do all the research I can to make sure I am knowledgeable on the different situations that may arise over or next adventure.
Oh and if you want some interesting good for cloth facts try getantsy.com, right there on the front page is some great information on cloth and potty training. And they sell a pull up cloth trainer. (If you decided to venture out on this road with us)