Potty Time, Perhaps?

The other night I put Punky to bed on schedule and performed our usual routine.  Once she got quiet, I tip-toed in to remove the blanket from her head (where it always is when she falls asleep) and cover her legs so she wouldn't get chilly through the night.  I reached in the crib to grab the blanket and touched bare hiney.  She took off her diaper and stuffed it in the corner.  And so it starts...

Her nightgowns have been moved to the bottom of the drawer and onsies are back in fashion for sleeping.  I know it's a normal phase, but I really don't want her peeing all over her crib every night.  I do enough laundry the way it is.  But maybe it's a sign she's ready to let go of the diaper...

I've spent the last few months faithfully reading the potty book to Punky a few times per week.  It's one of her favorites now; she loves pushing the button to make the flush sound.

I've gotten her to tell me fairly regularly when she's doing/done something in her diaper and needs to be changed.  Sometimes she mixes up exactly which one she's doing, but she certainly gets the gist of it.

I bought a pink, Dora the Explorer, big girl potty seat for the toilet and we're more than ready to say ta-ta to diapers in this house.  "We" being the parents, of course.

Now what?

The concept eludes me.  I have no clue what to do next.  Exactly how do you go about making the transition?  

She's sat on the potty a handful of times so far.  Without success, of course.  The biggest problem I'm facing is that my child simply doesn't...sit.  Ever.  About ten seconds is her limit.  For anything.  Except car commercials on TV; she lasts the full thirty seconds for those.

So how pray tell do I get her to actually sit on the damn seat long enough to even stand a chance at doing something productive?  Velcro?  Duct tape?  Super glue?  

All kidding aside, I think this is going to be a real challenge with her.  All the other milestones came so easily but this one has me worried.  She learns very quickly so I'm hoping that if I can get her to do it just one time, she'll be well on her way to big girl undies.

Part of me thinks she's ready; part of me doesn't.  I don't want to push her because I read it could ultimately cause setbacks and take longer to train her in the long run.  I'm trying to be patient and let her take the lead, but the thought of no more diapers is so enticing.  It's a tough call...

For now, I guess I just need to sit back and wait.  She has some interest, but probably not enough yet to conquer that first time hurdle.  Plus, I need to figure out a legal method to get her to sit there for more than a few seconds at a time.  Last I knew, my previously mentioned ideas would be frowned upon by the general public and punishable by law enforcement.