Potty Training, Day 2: we are on our way!
Day 2, 9:00am: Emily woke up with a huge smile on her face, crying out for mommy and when I went in to get her out of her bed, she asked me to let her pick out her pink kitty panties for today. :) So, I let her grab the panties, and together we went in the bathroom where she got out of her PJs, tore off her Pull-up and peed on the potty!!!
David was there to share in the excitement this time and we both really made a big production out of her potty success; jumping up and down, clapping, praising her for being such a big girl. What a great way to start the morning! She drew a harmonica from the Goodie Bag.
We got dressed, had breakfast and I reminded her that she was a big girl and that her job was to keep her panties dry. I told her we were going to wear our panties to My Play Place today (a 2-hour play group, designed like preschool) and she needed to tell me if she needed to use the bathroom.
9:35am - We drove the 1/2 mile to the school and she remained dry. I continued to remind her to keep her panties dry about every 1/2 hour and near the end of the 2-hours I told her we needed to use the potty before getting in the car to go home. She willingly got in the bathroom and on the potty but after 8 minutes, nothing happened so, after asking her if she needed to pee or poop and getting a "no", I let her get up and we got our things ready to go home. Then, she peed in her pants. *sigh* I didn't make a big deal out of it, just ushered her into the bathroom, changed her clothes and reminded her that she is a big girl now and needs to pee in the potty not in her panties. And we went home.
1:20pm - She stayed dry through lunch and playing outside for an hour. Just before her nap time, I told her to try to use the potty but after 15 minutes of nothing happening, I put her in a Pull-up and put her down for her nap.
3:15pm - She didn't nap so, I got her up. Her pull-up was FULL (go figure) so, I dressed her in panties and again reminded her that she was now wearing big girl panties and needed to keep them clean & dry and to tell me when she needed to pee or poop.
4:40pm - I asked her if her panties were clean & dry and she said; "yes" so, I told her to try to use the potty before we got in the car to go get Chloe. Nothing happened after 11 minutes and she asked to get up. I let her and I swear, 3 seconds later she peed all over the living room floor (thank the Lord for hardwoods!). Ugh. Without completely losing my cool, I got paper towels and a Clorox wipe and made her help me clean up the mess, pointing out that she was a big girl now and needs to pee & poop in the potty NOT in her big girl panties and on the floor. I changed her clothes and off we went to Chloe's school.
5:50pm - We were back home and Emily was still dry. I let her and Chloe play and soon after Chloe's dad picked her up, I smelled poop. Emily was hiding in the corner of the hallway saying; "it was just an accident". Yuck. I took her to the potty, again pointing out that she was a big girl now and needs to pee & poop in the potty NOT in her big girl panties. I dumped the poop in the potty and made her sit to "finish up" and heard her pee. She started squealing; "mama, I pee peed in the potty!" and of course, the last two accident clean-ups quickly faded into the back of my mind and I was overjoyed at her accomplishment. I dressed her in panties again and fed her dinner.
7:00pm - It was time for bed. I told Emily how proud I was of her for using the potty today and that she was such a big girl. I asked her if she would like to use the potty one last time before bedtime. She said no. Ok. I put her in a pull-up and snuggled her extra tight while reading books before it was lights out. I gave her a goodnight kiss & hug and told her how great it was that she was using the potty and that we would try again tomorrow. She said ok. :)
P.S. When she doesn't nap, she goes to bed a few hours earlier than normal.
Not so much pee laundry today, I can that progress!
David was there to share in the excitement this time and we both really made a big production out of her potty success; jumping up and down, clapping, praising her for being such a big girl. What a great way to start the morning! She drew a harmonica from the Goodie Bag.
We got dressed, had breakfast and I reminded her that she was a big girl and that her job was to keep her panties dry. I told her we were going to wear our panties to My Play Place today (a 2-hour play group, designed like preschool) and she needed to tell me if she needed to use the bathroom.
9:35am - We drove the 1/2 mile to the school and she remained dry. I continued to remind her to keep her panties dry about every 1/2 hour and near the end of the 2-hours I told her we needed to use the potty before getting in the car to go home. She willingly got in the bathroom and on the potty but after 8 minutes, nothing happened so, after asking her if she needed to pee or poop and getting a "no", I let her get up and we got our things ready to go home. Then, she peed in her pants. *sigh* I didn't make a big deal out of it, just ushered her into the bathroom, changed her clothes and reminded her that she is a big girl now and needs to pee in the potty not in her panties. And we went home.
1:20pm - She stayed dry through lunch and playing outside for an hour. Just before her nap time, I told her to try to use the potty but after 15 minutes of nothing happening, I put her in a Pull-up and put her down for her nap.
3:15pm - She didn't nap so, I got her up. Her pull-up was FULL (go figure) so, I dressed her in panties and again reminded her that she was now wearing big girl panties and needed to keep them clean & dry and to tell me when she needed to pee or poop.
4:40pm - I asked her if her panties were clean & dry and she said; "yes" so, I told her to try to use the potty before we got in the car to go get Chloe. Nothing happened after 11 minutes and she asked to get up. I let her and I swear, 3 seconds later she peed all over the living room floor (thank the Lord for hardwoods!). Ugh. Without completely losing my cool, I got paper towels and a Clorox wipe and made her help me clean up the mess, pointing out that she was a big girl now and needs to pee & poop in the potty NOT in her big girl panties and on the floor. I changed her clothes and off we went to Chloe's school.
5:50pm - We were back home and Emily was still dry. I let her and Chloe play and soon after Chloe's dad picked her up, I smelled poop. Emily was hiding in the corner of the hallway saying; "it was just an accident". Yuck. I took her to the potty, again pointing out that she was a big girl now and needs to pee & poop in the potty NOT in her big girl panties. I dumped the poop in the potty and made her sit to "finish up" and heard her pee. She started squealing; "mama, I pee peed in the potty!" and of course, the last two accident clean-ups quickly faded into the back of my mind and I was overjoyed at her accomplishment. I dressed her in panties again and fed her dinner.
7:00pm - It was time for bed. I told Emily how proud I was of her for using the potty today and that she was such a big girl. I asked her if she would like to use the potty one last time before bedtime. She said no. Ok. I put her in a pull-up and snuggled her extra tight while reading books before it was lights out. I gave her a goodnight kiss & hug and told her how great it was that she was using the potty and that we would try again tomorrow. She said ok. :)
P.S. When she doesn't nap, she goes to bed a few hours earlier than normal.
Not so much pee laundry today, I can that progress!
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