Big Boy Potty Update

We have made MAJOR progress since the last time I posted about the potty.

 After Bradys 3-3 1/2 days of rebellion, he gave in and has been doing so well. When we tell  him it is time to potty, he just goes to the bathroom without fussing or fighting and potties.

He is giving more clear signs that he needs to potty. He is having less accidents and going longer between potty breaks. He wants and asks for underwear or a pull-up instead of a diaper.

Thank you Lord!

He still has a ways to go, but I can see the light now!!!

(All I could see for 3 days was a lifetime of diapers!) During one point I was so close to giving up, when Caleb said, "Amber, we potty trained a dog, surely we can potty train a human!"

And he had a point, so we stuck with it. I am so glad we did, because that was about the time things started to turn around.

I am so proud of him and how far he has come in just one week.

Now when we walk by the bathroom, he says I potty in there! Such a big boy!

Since I have to go to work for 3 days, my mother-in-law is picking up with the potty training while I am at work. I have given her the rundown of what we have been doing to try and keep it as consistent as possible. Yesterday, he only had one accident and she said he was very cooperative about it all day. Yay!!!

We hope this second week will be just as successful, before he starts back at daycare after the first of the year.

I might, just might, actually get this kid potty trained!!!

Potty Training! Whew!

We have officially started potty training.

Here is quick recap of how that is going!

The first day went well, Brady thought it was a game. The timer would go off and we would run to potty. If you went to the potty, you got a star. Accidents were minimal and spirits were high.

The second day started much like the first, until about mid-day Brady decided potty training was for the birds and began to rebel. He began yelling," NO POTTY!", he asked for a diaper to potty in (Really?!, If you can ask for that, then you can definitely use the potty, buddy), he cried, kicked, and screamed. I decided we would both benefit from a nice break and Brady took a nap.

After nap time, potty training continued much as it had before the nap.

 Once Caleb got home, Brady calmed down and began to potty once more. Boys and their daddies!

Today has been back and forth. Sometimes he tells me he needs to potty, sometimes he doesn't, Sometimes he doesn't mind going to the potty, sometimes he refuses and throws a fit, and he has asked me once or twice for a diaper.

Conclusion= Potty training is hard, really hard!!!  I am not giving up! It has only been 3 days, but feels like soooo many more.

Potty Talk

Just so you know, I am TERRIFIED of this and related posts.

I spend all day, every day at work counselling and helping mothers with issues related to their children. Weaning from the bottle, increasing vegetables or water, bedtime routines, increasing activity, or getting your child to eat with a fork or spoon- I can handle!

Potty issues, on the other hand, I avoid like the plaque.

Seriously, when a parent starts in on the potty issues, I usually reply with the  well it is hard, hang in there, or every child is different, standard responses.

This also applies to my own family and child.

I am not one who enjoys potty talk in general and the mere thought of having to teach someone how to potty like a big boy makes me want to run away screaming.

However...

It is a MAJOR part of life and a VERY vital life lesson.

So talk about the potty I will do.

Brady will be 2 in December and has started showing minimal interest in the potty.

I decided it was time for Brady to be formally introduced to the potty a few months ago. No pressure, just an introduction.

Brady this is the potty! This is where we pee pee and poo.

That is about how it went.

Then I hyperventilated.

Just Kidding. I survived and so did Brady.

Since then I have started asking Brady would you to use the potty or do you need to go to the potty.  To which he usually replies, No and runs away.

Maybe he hates potty talk, too!

Anyway! While we were in South Carolina, my sister had taken Brady down to the pool. Approximately, 30 seconds later she returned with Brady mumbling something about being stinky and what-not. I said oh and went on.

Then I hear her say something to the effect of oh, you aren't finished. Would you like to use the potty? This is followed by loud footsteps making their way towards the bathroom.

I decided to stick around to see how this played out. After all, Brady has already met potty and so far they have not been friends.

I stayed in a near by room so not to distract from this potty business. When I hear my sister sing something like Yahoo! You used the potty like a big boy! Brady went poo poo in the potty, Wahoo!

At which point I ran in like I was on fire, screaming and yelling something to the effect of What a big boy and I am so proud of you! Poo Poo in the Potty! Yahoo!

Brady looked terrified! Really like he had seen a ghost! If my sister wouldn't have been there, he probably would have fallen off the potty.

He realized we were celebrating something, flushed the toilet, clapped for his success, and headed back to the pool.

No biggie, just used the potty. (Shrug!)

Since then we have gone back to saying No and running at any potty talk.

Nevertheless, I am one proud Momma. Who would have thought a little potty talk could have me so excited.

I hope to have an official full operation potty training plan started closer to his birthday.

Until then we are just going to take it slow with the potty and see how it goes.

Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated.