Taylor is 23 months old.... so it's that time. I have been dreading this and haven't wanted any part of it. We've been introducing the potty for several months now. Sometimes she is ok with sitting on it and other times will hand me the potty and say, "NO!" That is why I was dreading this. So today it began. I am exhausted but yet encouraged. The first part of the day did not go so well. I am opting to have her completely bottomless so she can feel the pee and I figured it would save on some of the laundry. I think I scrubbed our entire living room today from pee - I mean the couch, the floor, toys, books oh and Addison (poor thing) I think that is the hardest part of this is that Addison is fussing cause she isn't getting that much attention - and I feel just awful, poor baby! After naps - things went a little better. Taylor actually made it to the potty 3 times (still had dribbles or puddles on the floor) I call her my pee pot b/c the girl pees ALOT! lol Taylor got TONS of praising, which of course helped and she loved. She gets a sticker for her chart, a sticker for her and a smartie (candy). Addison also has to get a sticker from her loving big sister, which she ended up eating and I had to dig that out of her mouth and then she screamed.
I think what has helped the most - is I knew that I needed God's grace through this. I'm tired (7 months pregnant and constantly cramping and having pressure and all the pains that go along with having your 3rd baby!) trying to keep poor Addison out of the potty and away from all the pee and keeping Taylor on the potty to pee! lol It's an adventure for sure!
Hopefully tomorrow will have better results - from the wisdom of my mother.... "this isn't going to happen in just a day be patient and know that it takes time and give it about a week"
gotta love mamas!
1 comment:
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh my goodness!!! Hang in there momma! The scene you are describing is EXACTLY why I opted to not potty train till my kids were begging me to put them on the potty! Then it actually WAS done in a day!! haha And I was thinking...exactly WHERE on the bathroom floor in Target should I plop my baby while I help my toddler learn to pee in a public restroom?? No thanks. That's why I let them potty train themselves! (Both did it at exactly 2.5 yrs but I would've waited even longer if I had to!) Good luck! I hear girls are easier--maybe it won't be so bad!
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