Just dealing with it!

It's been over a week now and I'm not gonna lie.... It's been rough! However, Haley is really being a trooper. To all those parents who will soon be potty training I would like to share some maybe helpful hints: 1. Let them pick the underwear; they will be less likely to mess on a pair they like and chose 2. Be presistant atleast for the first few days. I stayed on Haley for the first 2 days straight and by the third day she seemed to be getting annoyed so I backed off and that's when she would go by herself. 3. Training directly on the potty has been really nice. I haven't tried to use a training seat; however it has bee nice just being able to flush it down with minimal clean up. 4. Teach them to do it themselves. I tried not to coddle Haley with helping her pull the pants down, get on the toilet, wipe (I do however wipe her a little when she is done), and wash her hands. It makes it easier for the times you are unable to drop everything and run to the bathroom with them... like being in the shower. 5. Make it fun! Books, stuffed animals, special cleaning and wipes items are all wonderful tools. It makes them feel special.


I am no expert and by no means is Haley potty trained after one week. She about 75% for number one and still have yet to tackle the number two. I just thought I would makes some suggestions for those who are thinking about doing this in the near future. Oh yeah one more... many of our kids favorite characters have potty movies (elmo, little bear, etc) and read along movies with books. Haley loved Elmo's potty time!

I know I have talked non-stop about potty training but it has consumed my time. Sorry!!!!

Something so amazing has happened since this morning that I had to write about! I was really feeling like a failure today after giving up... it didn't help that Haley wasn't asking to use the potty either. Well at about 6:00 she came in to the kitchen and asked if she could put on underoos. I hesitated and then said ok. We went in once again and had her pick out the pair and then had the talk about not pee-peeing in them. I also told her that I was not going to ask her; that she had to remember all by herself. It happened. She went into the bathroom, turned on the light, pulled her clothes down, sat on the toilet and went #1!!!! Then she got up and wiped herself and her seat off. So amazed. I dont' remember being so proud as a parent. It's still going to be a long road of going #2 but I can deal with one diaper a day for awhile. YAY!!!! I'm probably a little too excited, but I wanted to share the news.

The ice cream to celebrate!

AHHHHHH!!!!

Okay so I have to admit it! I QUIT!!! She is not quite ready to potty train! I have been beating my head into walls trying to get her to not mess her pants and my attempts have been up successful. I woke up sick yesterday morning and I am not in the mood to fight with her from dawn until dusk again! We will try again probably at the beginning of the summer. This is much harder than I expected and I need to work on having a little more patience before our next attempt. Don't mind the picture! I am still learning this blogging thing out so this was my first try at putting a pic on and now I can't figure out how to move it! Anyways, this is a picture of us at Myrlte beach playing around the outlet mall! Haley was completely uninterested in the shops she just wanted to play on the rides! We had fun regardless.

The Potty diaries: Day One

Today is the beginning of a long road for me! I officially began potty training. I could have never imagined what I was in for, neither did Haley. I guess I shouldn't be so negative; Haley was about 50/50 today, which from what I read is great. We went through 6 pairs of underoos. It seems like a lot but really with having to put her on the potty every 15 minutes, only 6 was outstanding. Bribing her with jelly beans worked pretty well. Going number 2 will be our biggest challenge. This just takes so much patients, time, and energy. I have to commit myself to staying home for the next few days, possibly weeks, to make sure she has it down. I don't want any accidents in Wal-Mart or Ukrops. Haley seemed to stay in pretty good spirits. I think she was pretty sick of sitting on the potty. I had to come up with ideas to keep her on the potty for a few minutes so we read some of her favorite books. Needless to say I hope day two goes a little better but I will be sure to keep you updated!