It occured to me this morning that I have not updated on anything regarding Little Bear in quite a bit of time. Tisk, Tisk.....Well, here's one for you....
We had decided almost four weeks ago that it was time to start potty training Little Bear. She was getting to the point that every time she went to the bathroom she tried to pull her diaper off. She was DONE. Then she started to try to take them off. Oh no! We certainly couldn't have that. Then, of course, came the time when she went to the Diaper Caddy station and would get out the Changing Cloth, wipes and a fresh diaper all laid out on the floor ready to get changed. Yup, she's ready!
We were going to start Thanksgiving weekend but Mother-In-Law wasn't ready yet due to her knee injury. We would start the following week - but alas, that was Little Bear's birthday party and it would be pointless to start then. The following weekend we began. And wouldn't you believe that's when she got S I C K! Needless to say, what would normally catch on fast for her (I just KNOW she would have caught on fast, not a slow learner just because of how she was acting prior to) took a little bit longer than expected.
When she finally felt better (that blastid sickness took almost three weeks to go away completely), she would go in the potty 1x a day at least. Then 2x a day. Then 3x a day and now.......We are going one week with almost going potty in the potty all day long with no accidents!!!! All in a matter of a week!!! I think it also helped that we tried the "reward" idea....we went with peppermint tic tacs for pee and a Lifesaver or M&M for poo. Man, we started that and BAM! Instant potty progress. (Funny story-The first time she went "poo" in the potty and saw it, she cried. Didn't know what to make of it. I read stories that some children are so scared of it. I thought she might be but after that, she was fine! Guess it was because we didnt make a big deal of it and just praised her like WHOA! But it was rather funny(and not at the same time) how she reacted.) That is, until yesterday. I'm sure it was an accident and I know we'll have set backs here and there but yesterday she apparently had four accidents. One of which was when she was home with me last night and I know that's because she was so into her playing that she just simply forgot to tell me when she had to go. We were right back on track this morning tho and she had went right away. If she continues going the way she is now, in another week I will tackle the next step --- removing the over night diaper. I am so new to this tho (being a first time Mommy and all) that I do not even know if that's the next step right to try or if that part of the potty training process takes longer.
Right now, we've been training her the old fashioned way - big girl panties the minute she wakes up but a diaper for nap time, commuting (or when we go out to the stores) and bed time. It was just this week that we decided to drop the diapers during the commutes to and from Mother-in-Law's house (she watches Little Bear during the day while we work) to home and have put her in Huggies Pull-Ups. Now, the only diaper that touches her is her overnight and nap time.
I know each child is different but I can't help but wonder "is it time to try to remove the over night diaper and try regular or is it too early?" As I am writing this out, I am thinking maybe we should hold off on the overnight and test out the nap time one first then the overnight. Ahh, this makes it sound like it will be a longer more drawn out process but Little Bear is already doing soooo well compared to other children's potty training experiences are going.
Little Bear really is doing super fantastic during this process tho! I mean, a whole week, where she went every single time in the potty! That's FANTASTIC!!
I have such mixed emotions with this whole potty training business tho. In a way, I so cannot wait to be rid of diapers. They can be such a pain. However, at the same time, I'm saddened. This means it's one more step closer out of babyville. Okay, I know she's a Toodler now but she only has two things left that keep her near the babyville border --- sleeping in her crib and diapers. We actually thought we'd have to put her in a "big girl bed" back in October when she climbed out but she hasn't done it since. I'm going to try to hold out on this for a little bit longer if I can. I know this one transition is going to be a little hard on me. :0( They really do grow up oh so fast!
We had decided almost four weeks ago that it was time to start potty training Little Bear. She was getting to the point that every time she went to the bathroom she tried to pull her diaper off. She was DONE. Then she started to try to take them off. Oh no! We certainly couldn't have that. Then, of course, came the time when she went to the Diaper Caddy station and would get out the Changing Cloth, wipes and a fresh diaper all laid out on the floor ready to get changed. Yup, she's ready!
We were going to start Thanksgiving weekend but Mother-In-Law wasn't ready yet due to her knee injury. We would start the following week - but alas, that was Little Bear's birthday party and it would be pointless to start then. The following weekend we began. And wouldn't you believe that's when she got S I C K! Needless to say, what would normally catch on fast for her (I just KNOW she would have caught on fast, not a slow learner just because of how she was acting prior to) took a little bit longer than expected.
When she finally felt better (that blastid sickness took almost three weeks to go away completely), she would go in the potty 1x a day at least. Then 2x a day. Then 3x a day and now.......We are going one week with almost going potty in the potty all day long with no accidents!!!! All in a matter of a week!!! I think it also helped that we tried the "reward" idea....we went with peppermint tic tacs for pee and a Lifesaver or M&M for poo. Man, we started that and BAM! Instant potty progress. (Funny story-The first time she went "poo" in the potty and saw it, she cried. Didn't know what to make of it. I read stories that some children are so scared of it. I thought she might be but after that, she was fine! Guess it was because we didnt make a big deal of it and just praised her like WHOA! But it was rather funny(and not at the same time) how she reacted.) That is, until yesterday. I'm sure it was an accident and I know we'll have set backs here and there but yesterday she apparently had four accidents. One of which was when she was home with me last night and I know that's because she was so into her playing that she just simply forgot to tell me when she had to go. We were right back on track this morning tho and she had went right away. If she continues going the way she is now, in another week I will tackle the next step --- removing the over night diaper. I am so new to this tho (being a first time Mommy and all) that I do not even know if that's the next step right to try or if that part of the potty training process takes longer.
Right now, we've been training her the old fashioned way - big girl panties the minute she wakes up but a diaper for nap time, commuting (or when we go out to the stores) and bed time. It was just this week that we decided to drop the diapers during the commutes to and from Mother-in-Law's house (she watches Little Bear during the day while we work) to home and have put her in Huggies Pull-Ups. Now, the only diaper that touches her is her overnight and nap time.
I know each child is different but I can't help but wonder "is it time to try to remove the over night diaper and try regular or is it too early?" As I am writing this out, I am thinking maybe we should hold off on the overnight and test out the nap time one first then the overnight. Ahh, this makes it sound like it will be a longer more drawn out process but Little Bear is already doing soooo well compared to other children's potty training experiences are going.
Little Bear really is doing super fantastic during this process tho! I mean, a whole week, where she went every single time in the potty! That's FANTASTIC!!
I have such mixed emotions with this whole potty training business tho. In a way, I so cannot wait to be rid of diapers. They can be such a pain. However, at the same time, I'm saddened. This means it's one more step closer out of babyville. Okay, I know she's a Toodler now but she only has two things left that keep her near the babyville border --- sleeping in her crib and diapers. We actually thought we'd have to put her in a "big girl bed" back in October when she climbed out but she hasn't done it since. I'm going to try to hold out on this for a little bit longer if I can. I know this one transition is going to be a little hard on me. :0( They really do grow up oh so fast!
