There should be some type of parenting class that prepares parents for this phase in our child's life! We started potty training yesterday. Kierra for several months has been taking off her diaper and saying she needs to pee or poop. One day last week she actually took her diaper off and did pee in the potty! Articles have said that when kids start doing that they are ready for potty training. They've also stated they aren't ready until they wake up dry from bed time. That is not something we are at yet, but we are using pull ups at nap time and night time. She did wake up dry after her nap yesterday! I gave her lots of praise for that.
She loves wearing her big girl panties! She will look down and say, " awww cute pan-e's" However, she doesn't quite understand the concept yet of you're not supposed to wet your panties. She did say "uh-oh" today when she pee'd in them so maybe she is catching on. This is day 2 of PT and I feel a lot better about it than yesterday. Yesterday completely wore me out. I definitely needed some "me" time ( which included a trip to walmart...yipee!) when tyler got home for work. After 2 hours of being home he was completely exhausted from potty training! 2 HOURS!!! How in the world do us moms do it?!?
She loves wearing her big girl panties! She will look down and say, " awww cute pan-e's" However, she doesn't quite understand the concept yet of you're not supposed to wet your panties. She did say "uh-oh" today when she pee'd in them so maybe she is catching on. This is day 2 of PT and I feel a lot better about it than yesterday. Yesterday completely wore me out. I definitely needed some "me" time ( which included a trip to walmart...yipee!) when tyler got home for work. After 2 hours of being home he was completely exhausted from potty training! 2 HOURS!!! How in the world do us moms do it?!?
Regarding yesterday, we had no success. Well, she sat on the potty after her nap time so that was a step in the right direction. Before nap time she wanted nothing to do with the toilet, which is weird because last week she loved sitting on the toilet, of course she would do that the day we actually started potty training. She would arch her back and scream every time I sat her on the potty. Today she isn't doing that at all so that's a bonus! I've learned so far that this potty training business is rough....it takes LOTS of patience, staying strong, being positive when you want to scream your head off and loving your child through it all!! Whenever I feel completely overwhelmed I think to myself that pretty much everyone has gone through this and they lived through it, so we will too!
There's no turning back now! Pray for us all. :)
Here is a picture from yesterday right before bed time. Can't get much cuter than this!
We (Kiki and I) are blessed to have such an awesome mommy and wife! I get exhausted after 2 hours as you pointed out, but you have to keep it together for over 8 hours by yourself!! You are amazing, and I love you!
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