Potty Training

Day 1.

I have been putting off this task for a while. I don't know why it seems so daunting but it just does. We have introduced Alyssa to her potty and she is interested, just not too concerned at all. In diapers she was at the point where she would tell us when she was wet and needed a new diaper, and she was getting dryer and dryer during naps and bedtime...so I knew the time was getting close. I also know the kids tend to regress a bit once a new baby comes...so  I was NOT looking forward to that, but I figure, Id rather her know what she was doing and regress, then to start from scratch. So Tuesday started like normal, I have been super crampy and unmotivated (hello week 36!!) but I noticed Alyssa was following me to the bathroom and wasn't putting up a fight sitting on her potty. Nothing would happen once there but she was keeping the diaper dry. So after a couple hours of dry diaper I just put her in undies and said well...lets see how this goes!! She didn't have a problem sitting, but wouldn't go potty. So eventually she had an accident on the floor. Now I was hoping for a traumatic event to scare her into not doing it again, but oh well, it wasn't. So naptime she kept her diaper dry, and had another accident after dad got home, too excited to keep her contained to the living room and keep an eye on her. Then a poop accident when I was in the bath. Not too bad for the first day!!

Day 2.

Alyssa woke up and I went in to get her pretty quick to try and get her before prime pee time...she went to the potty willingly and was excited to put her undies on, but the diaper was warm so I know I missed her first morning pee. Three times she ran to the potty telling me she had to go...such progress!! She had gone a little bit in her undies but not enough to even make it to her pants. So she noticed she was peeing and knew to get to the potty. Still though, no pee while ON the potty. Once I called my mom and was slightly distracted, she had an accident on the floor, but all in all, she is making good progress :)

After Nap...

She had another dry diaper! How is it my kid gets potty trained backwards? Isn't it suppose to happen as naps and bedtimes are the last thing to pick up?? Not my kid I guess. She had one more accident tonight but it was right in front of the bathroom, while I was taking a bath, so not totally her fault. And she kind of went in the potty. She drizzled a bit, not a full bladder release but enough to see, and enough to make the annoying potty chair sing :) Moving right along!

Day 3.

I had a doctors appointment today, and was planning on spending the day in town at Grammys house before cousin dinner, so I knew it was not going to be a perfect training day, but oh well, we cant win them all!! She had a bit of an accident while I was in the shower, but the trail was heading to the bathroom so I guess that's good...knowing where to go. I put her in a pull-up for our trip into town and at the docs office. My appointment went fine and we headed to Jack in the Box for lunch then to Grammys. After she ate all my lunch she said "Come on Momma, lets go potty" so I pulled down her pants and diaper (which was still dry!!) and set her on the potty and left. She came out saying she went peepee and low and behold...She did!! Lots of good yellow pee in the potty :) She got some pez candy from Grammy and was so proud of herself. I put her on the potty again before nap and she said she went and the TP was wet, but not yellow so I cant be sure she did go...but still, PROGRESS!! Lets see if her naptime remains dry...I kinda doubt it, she hasn't pooped today or yesterday so I feel that's coming at naptime. Oh well. She is doing pretty good by my standards.

Day 4.

Super day!! She told me she had to go, and she did!! Full pee too, not just a drizzle. She was so proud of herself. Jason took her into town while I cleaned out her toys so she was in a diaper but after getting home she kept her diaper dry for naptime and then again told me she had to go, and went in the potty! No accidents on the floor today or yesterday! So exciting :)

Day 5.

So far no accidents. She went in the potty again this morning and we shall see how she does for the rest of the day. We are going into town again for a birthday party so she will be in a pull up but still...she is making such good progress.