Day 7...really!? It's been a week since we started potty training our baby girl!! I can't believe I'm actually writing about this day already. I have bittersweet feelings...just to be honest! I love that she is to this stage in her life, however I'm missing her baby stage. I guess her "let me depend on mommy and daddy more" stage. She's always been independent, but now it's a different kind of independent!
The first couple of days during this process she would need my help with everything. From undressing her, putting her on the potty, cleaning her up, and putting her clothes back on. It sure isn't like that anymore! Now she takes her clothes off herself, puts her step stool up next to the potty, tries to get on the potty (she's not quite tall enough yet..we need a taller step stool!) pee's or poop's right away and then wipes (pee only).....all by herself! Sometimes during the day she won't even tell me she has to go, she will just go into the bathroom, I'll check on her and she is struggling to get on the potty!
Right before bed she was going to the potty for the last time and after she got done peeing I bent down to give her a kiss. She grabbed my shoulder, put her face next to mine, and gave me a big hug. She did this several times. It was definitely a "thank you mommy for helping me learn how to pee and poop in the potty" type of moment. Talk about mommy having a melted heart. *tear*
Today was yet another great day. I was unsure of how she would do during her sunday school class and thought about her all during service. I kept waiting for her number to show up on the screen, which meant she would've had an accident. Her number never popped up and I was anxious to pick her up to see how it went! The teachers said she did fantastic. She told them she had to go potty once and she went, and the other time they took her during their diaper changing time. They said she didn't have to do anything then, but they wanted to take her just in case. They were all amazed at her being potty trained!! :) As you know, I'm soooooooooo so so so so very proud of her! She's made this process amazing( after the first day that is), and now I am wishing we could go back and do it all over again! (HAH- which we will when baby #2 is ready for it!) :) I forgot to mention that she has woken up 2 mornings in a row now completely dry! Even during nap time! Also, not one accident on day 7!
I'll keep everyone updated on how she does this week. However, I don't think I'll write everyday about it, because that would get kind of boring reading the same thing over and over! I have some requests to continue writing, so stay tuned to see what's happening with the Bonney's! Also, I just want to encourage you if you're during the PT stage or about to be to not give up!!!!! Seriously, it takes a lot of commitment to do this thing! Being consistent, staying home (I know it was tough!), have an enormous amount of patience at all times (I did get frustrated once, but apologized and vowed to not do that again!), give lots and lots of praise, hugs, kisses, high fives, and be prepared for ongoing minutes of clapping and saying, "yay!!!!" (kiki absolutely loved that part!! she preferred the clapping and praise over candy treats..but every kid is different!) be loving and understanding, accept pee and poop accidents not as a failure, but as a learning process. Kind of like when your child's learning to walk. You don't get angry at them for falling, you encourage them to try again and give them lots of praise. That's exactly how it should be during the PT process. Remember, you're not alone and this has been done with pretty much everyone in the world, so you can definitely do it! :)
Until next time,
A mommy with currently a melted heart!! :)
Ty happened to capture this moment... <3
it is happy and sad to see her growing up so fast! You have done an incredible job in training her! I could not have handled it by myself if the roles were reversed!
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