Potty Training. Part II

Oh Potty Training. I TOTALLY get why I was putting you off! I pretty much will never complain again about diapers.

That being said, we are 3 days in, yet to have success and have no plans to go back.  Er what?

Since Thursday morning when the over night diaper came off and the first on many, many little girl Panties came on Madison has been doing terrific with Potty Training. She loves the Big Girl Panties and can pull them up and down like shes been doing it for Months. She climbs up and that Potty and will Sit and Sit and Sit and Sit ( etc, etc, etc.) She knows what shes waiting for, but nothing is happening. We've talked about what we are looking for, and once it starts to happen, she takes off for that toilet. BUT, no matter how much I know, and she knows that she has to potty, and no matter how long we wait... its just not happening. It will happen 2 minutes after we sat for 45 minutes, but its not happening on the potty.

That being said, I don't want to go back. She gets sad when Diapers go back on, and asks to take them off right away. Another complication is that tomorrow is Sunday, and we are generally the type that doesn't miss unless we have some shareable disease. So we are debating Stay at home and PT, or risk driving 25 miles on a loaded water gun?

So were debating, reserching and just trying to decide what the best what to handel this is. Got any tips?

POTTY TRAINING!

A few months weeks before I had Ethan, I went to Charlottesville to visit Family. Not 2 minutes after I arrived My Aunt Marilyn said " Now, I don't want to scare you, but we Potty Trained your cousin Molly the week that we brought David home. And they are EXACTLY as far apart as Madison and Ethan will be."

As soon as she said that I felt the urge to Start Madison on the Potty Training TRAIN. If you had asked me, I always said that I didn't want 2 in Diapers, but surprises happen. I did some research (PINTERET!) and thought and daydreamed. Not having 2 diaper bags? AWESOME. Id seen one person say that they replaced large diapers with size 1s and told the big kid that they'd grown to big for diapers. I saw such logic to it. I can do this! I thought. Then my aunt mentioned that my grandmother had done this, as she had been staying with them. Makes so much sense as to why my grandmother kept asking who was coming to stay with us.

Long Story short, my research told me that Madison was indeed not ready in March at 21 months. But here in August, at 26 months, we are pretty close. Here's how she rates on the readiness signs:



Physical signs
Is coordinated enough to walk, and even run, steadily. YES

Urinates a fair amount at one time. YES

Has regular, well-formed bowel movements at relatively predictable times. EH YEAH?

Has "dry" periods of at least two hours or during naps, which shows that his bladder muscles are developed enough to hold urine. YES

Behavioral signs

Can sit down quietly in one position for two to five minutes. YES

Can pull his pants up and down. YES down... working on UP

Dislikes the feeling of wearing a wet or dirty diaper. NOPE, hoping that Panties will help

Shows interest in others' bathroom habits (wants to watch you go to the bathroom or wear underwear). DEAR GOD to much

Gives a physical or verbal sign when he's having a bowel movement such as grunting, squatting, or telling you. YES

Demonstrates a desire for independence. HAHA yes

Takes pride in his accomplishments. SHE HAS AN "I DID IT DANCE"

Isn't resistant to learning to use the toilet. AS LONG AS SHES BRIBED, NO

Is in a generally cooperative stage, not a negative or contrary one. HAVE YOU EVER MET A TODDLER?

Cognitive signs

Understands the physical signals that mean he has to go and can tell you before it happens or even hold it until he has time to get to the potty.
Can follow simple instructions, such as "go get the toy." YES

Understands the value of putting things where they belong. YES

Has words for urine and stool. YES
THANKS BABYCENTER.COM




So yeah. WE think shes ready. Also about 3 weeks back she Started asking POTTY TRAIN?  And so we went ahead and took down the crib and put her into a toddler bed. Today I went and bought 20 pairs of Dora, Princess, and Fairy panties, poster board, stickers, plastic mattress liner and an extra potty seat. I still need Bribes Candy and spare sheet for the bed. The plan is to go Big Girl, or go home.  Come Thursday Ethan Will be going to play with Family, And from the moment she wakes up its GO TIME. So long Diapers till at least Sunday***

I plan to show her how to go potty using a doll, then let her try. For every success we get a sticker on the chart, for every miss a sad face. When she does miss, we will be running back and forth saying " OH no, no, no Potty here!" then to the potty "Oh Yes!! here's where we potty!" I will Also be loading the child up on her favorite forbidden ( not really) beverage. Sweet tea. 

Any tips? Advise?

*** not going the pull ups route, All or nothing from now on.***