Being a 'Yes' Mommy

I recognize that parents' first reactions to most questions posed by their children is 'no.' For some reason, it's an inborn thing in parents, and probably humans. So, I'm trying to become more of a 'yes' mommy, only saying no when I have to. I'm not always successful, and still trying harder, but it comes in stages.
The other day, when I was getting Suma ready for bed (2.5 year old), I took off both of her socks. She was talking about something, paused and said, 'Put them back on, so I can take them off." I did, and she proceeded to undress her own socks. It took an extra 30 seconds on my part. And life went on smoothly. Most importantly, inside of me, I wasn't boiling at her for making me do this, I wasn't impatient and trying to hurry her off to bed. I took it all in step, and I was rather proud, alhamdulillah.
So, here's a reminder to myself, 'Be a 'yes' mommy!'

Potty Training My Oldest

I can almost safely say that Suma is potty trained, alhamdulillah. I'm still afraid of dressing her in regular underwear when we're out, but she hasn't had any accidents yet, ALHAMDULILLAH. She's 31 months old now, i.e. 2 years and 7 months. I'm a happy woman. We started our trip over a year ago, and she was half way potty trained in about two months, i.e. she was using #2 in the bathroom, and has been for the past 10 months almost. But I never seriously tried to potty train her past that, until two weeks ago. And now we're in cloth. All praise is to Allah. :)

Updated: 3/21: When I wrote this post, I knew I was speaking too soon. :) Yesterday we had three rather solid accidents. I have to keep it up on my own part for her to keep it up on her part. :)