I've braided Ella's hair the past two days and surprisingly not only have they held, they don't look too bad. Ella's come down with a little cold, runny nose and mild cough. She's been super grumpy all day even though she napped for a couple of hours. We spent the afternoon outside playing in the sprinkler and finger painting. 
She was without a diaper playing in the back yard and pooped in her bathing suit. I was tired, frustrated and ended up putting her in the bathtub and very sternly told her she is not to poop in her clothes. I was so stern, she looked at me and said "Yes, Ma'am, I sorry, Mommy." Of course I melted but managed to keep my stern face and told her big girls use the potty.
Whatever it was, it seemed to work. Ron was laying down in Ella's room while she played and I was napping on the couch. Ella, on her own, used the potty, wiped her bottom and went back to playing (naked having not put on another diaper). We found the diaper, dry, in the garbage can, her potty full of pee. She just looked at us and said, "Ella did it." She's been dry ever since and used the potty again before bed. Could I possibly hope?????
