I am trying to get closer to Jesus, so that my son can see my relationship with Him, and have one as well. I think that is my biggest responsibility in this crazy world we live in.
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| Potty training at its finest! He actually stacked all of these blocks by himself :D |
***Side Note: I had bought the potty a couple months prior, so he understood that it was where he should go when he needed to. So that was already familiar. ***
So we started on a Saturday morning, allowing him to walk around completely nude. We chose a Saturday because that was when Conrad was home so that he could help me. That day he had one "accident". What I call an accident, is when he starts to go pee and catches himself...stops and runs to the potty! He did this the first and second day...just once!
The third day I put underwear on him, and he went in his underwear. I wanted to go for a walk, and I didn't want him to be completely nude...and he went in his stroller! He didn't even tell me or anything! So I felt like I had taken a step back, and decided the next day (Tuesday) we would stay home nude again ALL DAY! Those days get so long. We are used to getting out of the house once or twice a day. It is definitely worth it though.
The next day (Wednesday) I had to attend Mass with my Religious Ed students. Conrad met me at the church, and I thought I had to put Micah in his briefs. I tried to take him to the bathroom right when we got there, but he wouldn't go. Conrad picked him up, then took him to the park. He asked him if he needed to go and he said "no." On the way home he went in the carseat! So there was the second accident that he had with his briefs on! Thursday we stayed home again! And he ended up peeing on the floor! Then he finished on his potty...saying ugh oh!
Friday we went on a walk (naked) and he was fine. I realized that he probably wasn't comfortable going on his Potette. I wanted to get him comfortable with it so I decided to try to use it more often. I decided to bring it on the walk, stopping every 10 minutes to see if he had to go. Finally, the fifth time he went in his potty! That was a big accomplishment, in my opinion. That night, we went to Dion's for dinner and he didn't go potty. Then we went to the park and had him sit down to go. Finally, he went! On Saturday, we went for a hike in the morning and NO accidents! He went on his potty at the end of the hike! He didn't have an accident Sunday (at mass) or (at breakfast), but we stopped at the house in between for a potty break! We stayed
home for the remainder of that day. So Saturday and Sunday were accident free days!
When we got after the zoo he took a nap. When he wakes up, I went into his room, and took off his diaper. He isn't always too happy about that, but it gets him thinking of the potty immediately. He was happy to pee on the potty, after his nap. An hour or so later he exclaimed, "Poopy, Mama!" I took him to his potty and he went poop immediately.
When it comes to poop, sometimes he sits on the toilet and gets discouraged and gets back up, then he gets back on it again...and he does this a few times. Sometimes he wants me to hold or hug him while he goes because he gets kind of nervous, but this last time he went right away while holding my hand :) Boy, will he be thrilled I documented his life in such detail. ;)
Today is Tuesday, and so we were accident free again on Monday- three days in a row! While I am aware that he will still have accidents, I am happy with how things have been progressing. I think I timed it just right! So far today we have been accident free while running errands and whatnot.
***Another side note: We don't put underwear on him, only his pants! This has helped him not to have accidents. So after a few weeks I will start putting briefs on him :)***
Anyway, potty training is a success as of right now! The last week I haven't had to put a pull-up on him while in the car or in the stroller, and I don't plan on doing so...yet!
Running lately isn't what it used to be. My back goes out every once in a while, and I have to quit running, which is discouraging. I am trying to do other things, which isn't as fun...but I will protect my back while we try to have baby number 2! We are still trying to conceive. It has been about five months now. So we are praying it will happen before Micah is three! But you know, this is all in God's time, and I have to let Him do his thing.
Talk to you all later ;)
***Potty training was successful. After a few days we left the house and put underwear on him. This was our first mistake. He didn't know what underwear were so it confused him. He peed in his pants right away. So, I stopped putting underwear on him for a couple of weeks and that did the trick. Eventually I had to explain to him that underwear aren't meant to be peed in. It was very helpful to have his little potty when we were out and about! The leaving him naked method really works. I would say he was "completely" potty trained in about a week. He still had accidents, but he still does even now. He hasn't used training pants, pull-ups, or anything else during the day. I still put him in diapers at night though!
