Ready for Potty Training?

Do you think Eleanor's trying to tell me she's ready for potty training?


Nope. Probably not.
She's been trying to say the word, potty, for about a month now. She would even say it repeatedly while trying to pull down her pants. To humor her, I would strip her down to a bare bottom and hold her over our toilet. She would immediately protest the situation and we would be done. So, I finally dragged this potty out of the garage; it's one we got as a hand-me-down from someone at Grant's work. I made sure it was cleaned thoroughly before bringing it near her. For a while, I kept it out where she plays so she could go sit on it whenever she wanted. She mostly played with it, taking it apart, putting it back together, and filling it with small toys. I recently moved it into the bathroom since I was tired of having a most of the time dismantled potty in my living room. She has been sitting on it more now. She sits on it whenever I go to the bathroom, and yesterday, she was taking little pieces of toilet paper and holding them to herself. So, I guess we'll see if we ever get to the point where she sits there with no pants on. I'm not going to push it. I think I'm less ready for potty training than she is.

I'd actually like to get a new potty. Besides the fact that this is a hand me down, (which makes me feel a little squeamish inside, but I suppose I can handle it) it's a rather large potty, and our bathroom doesn't have much space to spare. I'd like to look for a smaller one. The baby bjorn potties look nice and small; I might like to have one of those. I'm appealing to all moms who read this to give me potty feedback. I want a potty that is as small as possible and functional, too. I don't want one she'll have a hard time sitting on, and I don't want things sloshing around while I try to access the bowl and dump it- if you know what I mean- no sloshing! So give me your opinions, please.