2.5, going on 16 - except for peeing in a diaper

My daughter is amazing sometimes.  She is also going to grow up to be the kid of person who always gets what she wants.  Case in point, below is an actual conversation she had with her grandmother tonight:

Grandma:  Come on Jocelyn, let's go back to the living room.  Mommy and Daddy want to see you.  They miss you.
Jocelyn:  They don't miss me.
G:  Sure they do.  Come on.
J:  No they don't.  They go to work all the time.

She said it completely matter-of-factly.  Like, it wasn't a problem, it was just reality.  We don't miss her.  We ditch her for work all the time.

Yesterday we went shopping.  First we went to a store for me so I could get vacation clothes.  She was super helpful, and picked out all sorts of cute stuff for me to try.  She was amazing at picking out colors for me.  It was adorable!  At one point I came out of the fitting room in a purple shirt (that I did not like, and thus did not get), and she yelled, "Oh mommy!  Look at your purple!"  I nearly died.  She also picked out a bra that she wanted (yes, my 2.5 year old wants a bra).  It was pink and leopard print.  So, not only does my 2.5 year old want a bra... she wants a stripper bra!  She put it on - put the cups on her tushie a wrapped the band around her body.  I cracked up!

When we went to Baby/Kids Gap, she had a ball!  She picked out all sorts of new clothes - including adorable socks and underwear!  She picked out a few outfits, a new swimsuit, some Disney Princess pajamas, and also some fun stuff for Donovan.  They will be the best-dressed kids on vacation.

Speaking of underwear.... potty training has taken a halt.  It's very frustrating.  She can do it.  She can hold it.  She will hold it all day.  But she refuses to use the potty.  She will ask for a diaper to pee in.  For a while we fought it, which is one book said to do.  But then I read some more stuff, and it seemed like there was more advice for letting it go and revisiting it later.  It said to not even mention the potty, and that they will come around on their own.

We have actually decided to take a hybrid approach.  We are not mentioning the potty much, but we did tell her that when she turns 3 that there will be no more diapers for her, and that she will have to pee in the potty.  She seems good with this.  She knows she is 2.5, and she knows that she is not 3 yet - she reminds us every time we invite her to use the potty (I'm not 3 yet!).  We invite her to practice all she wants, but tell her that it's up to her.

She has been excited to show off to her Grandma how she likes to wear underwear.  But she is very quick to tell grandma that it's time for a diaper when she has to pee.  Since she *can* do it, I have to imagine that soon she will actually start doing it.