Just an update on this whole potty training adventure. Yesterday, Peyton woke up from a 2 hour nap, and we let her just lay in her crib talking to herself and playing. She did this for about 10 minutes before I heard her quietly saying "potty, potty". I ran back to her room, picked her up and asked "Do you need to go potty?" She repeated and said "potty, potty." So I sat her on the toilet..sure enough...EUREKA!! We had pee pee!! TJ happened to be home, so I'm really glad he was here to witness it. We both got so proud of her we were in tears! Yes, even TJ is a huge softy, especially when it comes to his babies!
So we celebrated, gave her a special potty treat (a little toddler cookie). We proceeded to eat lunch, and she got the look on her face that says "I'm about to poop." So again, I asked if she had to go, she said "yes". So off to the bathroom we rushed...about 10 minutes of playing and reading books later, she went #2 in the potty! It was such an extremely exciting day here!
I know all I talk about lately is bodily functions of a toddler...but hey...you'll know that too when you start potty training, it's literally all you think about and do!
This morning has been another success so far as she has pee pee'd in the potty twice! (and it's only 9:20am!)
So mommas, I encourage you to be patient in whatever you are doing with your little one. I have no patience. I was ready to give up on Peyton b/c I thought she was too young to understand. Out of no where it clicked for her! I'm glad I didn't give up just yet!
By the way...news on the other baby (since I don't talk about poor him/her hardly at all). This baby has been moving a grooving the past few days! It's amazing to feel this precious life inside you once again. I had forgotten what it was like! This baby rolls around a lot... back and forth, back and forth! He/she gets more active at night when I'm trying to go to sleep, or if I'm sitting still. It's just cool to have this feeling back again! We find out in 2 weeks what we're having...everyone has their own opinion of course, except for me. I don't have a clue what this baby is, other than human!
And some of you may be proud of me...I've been doing lots of extensive research on cloth diapers. I'm really considering them for this baby! But I'm still researching and getting opinions of my fellow mommies. On top of that I've been researching potty training techniques...I feel like my life is consumed with these things, but that's ok with me! ;)
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Potty training...
So yes, we've been potty training Peyton since the beginning of February. It's been a huge challenge to say the least. Last Tuesday, on Feb 22 Peyton pee pee'd in the potty! I thought..."yay! Maybe now I can get her excited about it...and now she will know what pee pee is, and what it means to go potty." Wrong, wrong, wrong. I should've known better than to think it would only take one pee pee for it to sink into a toddler's brain.
Anyhow, the following Friday, Feb 25, Peyton did #2 in the potty. Let me just say, she was much more excited about that! I think b/c I got her off the toilet, showed her what she did, let her "pretend" wipe, throw the TP in the toilet and say "bye bye" to her "potty". Then she got to flush...so the whole process was fun for her. Believe me when I say, while she was going, she had no idea what she was doing.
Today, March 1st, she did another #2 in the potty. I was really thrilled this time for her, as she had an audience! I was babysitting Harley at the time, who clapped for her and tried to flush the toilet for her, but I let Peyton do the honors. :)
So, the question remains...how do I get her to pee pee in the potty again? She only did that once, and acted so nonchalant about it. The past 2 days she will actually say "potty" but only AFTER she pees in her diaper. So I am glad she is recognizing WHAT it is. We were sitting at the dinner table, and she start to say "potty" which honestly sounded like she was saying "bite, bite" - she never says that. So I kept trying to give her a bite of food, and she'd say "NO" and shake her head. When it finally hit me what she was telling me, it was too late. She went pee pee in her diaper. (sigh)
Soon we'll try the whole wearing nothing but training pants...NOT pullups. I refuse pullups b/c they are so much like diapers, I think it would confuse her young mind. My mom had bought us cotton training pants when we were little, and (being the pack rat that she is) saved them all and gave them to me! Of course, there's only a couple of white ones...so I'll be purchasing more white training pants soon (so I can just bleach them in case something BAD happens!) I really didn't know places still made cotton training pants...but looks like I'll have to order them. No stores carry them...which is bullcrap!
Trust me, I'll blog and tell you all about the messes I'll be cleaning up around the house when we start this craziness...TJ is on night work and I think I'm going to wait until his next off day to start...which means this FRIDAY! I'm a little nervous, but I really think if she can feel the wetness, she will know every single time she goes potty...and hopefully that will probe her to use the potty rather than being messy. We'll see.
Anyhow, the following Friday, Feb 25, Peyton did #2 in the potty. Let me just say, she was much more excited about that! I think b/c I got her off the toilet, showed her what she did, let her "pretend" wipe, throw the TP in the toilet and say "bye bye" to her "potty". Then she got to flush...so the whole process was fun for her. Believe me when I say, while she was going, she had no idea what she was doing.
Today, March 1st, she did another #2 in the potty. I was really thrilled this time for her, as she had an audience! I was babysitting Harley at the time, who clapped for her and tried to flush the toilet for her, but I let Peyton do the honors. :)
So, the question remains...how do I get her to pee pee in the potty again? She only did that once, and acted so nonchalant about it. The past 2 days she will actually say "potty" but only AFTER she pees in her diaper. So I am glad she is recognizing WHAT it is. We were sitting at the dinner table, and she start to say "potty" which honestly sounded like she was saying "bite, bite" - she never says that. So I kept trying to give her a bite of food, and she'd say "NO" and shake her head. When it finally hit me what she was telling me, it was too late. She went pee pee in her diaper. (sigh)
Soon we'll try the whole wearing nothing but training pants...NOT pullups. I refuse pullups b/c they are so much like diapers, I think it would confuse her young mind. My mom had bought us cotton training pants when we were little, and (being the pack rat that she is) saved them all and gave them to me! Of course, there's only a couple of white ones...so I'll be purchasing more white training pants soon (so I can just bleach them in case something BAD happens!) I really didn't know places still made cotton training pants...but looks like I'll have to order them. No stores carry them...which is bullcrap!
Trust me, I'll blog and tell you all about the messes I'll be cleaning up around the house when we start this craziness...TJ is on night work and I think I'm going to wait until his next off day to start...which means this FRIDAY! I'm a little nervous, but I really think if she can feel the wetness, she will know every single time she goes potty...and hopefully that will probe her to use the potty rather than being messy. We'll see.
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