Rylee wasn't too bad, though at the time I thought she was. The first time I tried with her, it was just too early; she wasn't even 2 yet. I realized pretty quickly that she wasn't ready. Then I tried a second time a few months later, and while she did much better than the first time, it still didn't feel like she was ready. The third time we tried, she got it immediately and we were completely done with diapers for her after a month! She even had the night time thing down.
Wyatt. My
A couple of weeks ago, I decided to get serious about this. He'll be 3 in June and I'd love to have him done training (at least day time) by then. He has showed us enough in the past few months that he understands peeing in the potty. I bought him fun underwear I knew he would love. The first few days went about as well as I had expected...quite a few accidents, but he did pee in the toilet too. He wanted me to hold his "weiner" down for him every time. Oh boy. I agreed for the first couple of days so he could focus on the rest of it. I had enough of that pretty quickly though and started encouraging him to do it himself. Now, I realize this is all new for him, but....seriously....WHY IS IT SO HARD to aim into the toilet?!?!? I have to make sure I go into the bathroom with him every time so I can clean up the pee right away. I know he can do it though...he has had successful trips many times...but for some reason, he just isn't consistent! Every time I clean the floor, I think to myself, "I guess diapers aren't so bad!" He can pee a long ways....walls, doors, vent covers... Even though I clean it right away, I sometimes feel like my house just smells like urine everywhere!!
Pooping is an entire different ball game. I think it is for most kids. He will sit on the toilet when he has to go, and he'll cry and tell me he's done and wants down....without actually having done anything. He figured out that he just needs to poop in his diaper quick in the morning before he puts his underwear on for the day. I guess that isn't terrible.....as long as tells me first....I've been finding diapers placed upside down on top of the poop turds that fell out of the diaper when he took it off. Awesome! Great way to start my day!! Boys!!
And the turds in the washing machine...yeah...found another one today...after his clothes had already run through the wash...of course! I even checked his clothes this time before I put them into the washer, but obviously, I didn't check close enough. I opened the door and the smell of not-so-clean clothes about made me cry.....I knew exactly what I was going to find. UGH! It didn't help that at this same time Wyatt happened to be standing in the middle of my kitchen in soaking wet pants,socks and shoes because he peed himself during a tantrum and I made him stand there while I made his sister some lunch and took care of my laundry. THIS KID!!! They say you shouldn't yell at a child who has an accident, but.....really??? I lose my cool when I feel he does it on purpose (he can easily go 3 days withOUT an accident)...and then he cries and then my blood is boiling because he's crying and all of a sudden we are having a "who can be louder?!" screaming/yelling/crying match. It's so joyful!
A friend of mine said she didn't have to do much training of her boys, because daycare took care of it. I'm jealous. I already spend my days wishing this kid was at daycare more (he's insanely whiney), having someone else potty-train him sounds delightful :) Wait...what?? This is part of what I signed up for??? Ugh...okay...fine....but, I don't have to like it..... Can we just skip ages 2 and 3?!?! Love you, Wyatt.
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