...at least for today! We had a great day and Max did a wonderful job doing his business in the potty! We are VERY excited here in the Nelson household tonight!
I know tomorrow he could totally go back to nothing but accidents, but for today, Max is the king of the potty!
Here he is a video of him getting his energy out before bed!
2.12.2010
63%
Well, over the course of the last week Max has managed to potty in the toilet 63% of the time. It isn't the most impressive grade. It is a D. Not exactly the grade you want your child to have.
Max isn't making it easy (he cries almost every time he sits on the potty) and he has a lot to say about the process:
1)After being put in a pull-up to go run some errands, Max declared with a huge smile, "I pee and the diaper catches it!"
2)"I don't want to make pee pee in the potty, I'm all done" Then he gets up and pees on the floor within minutes.
3)While dancing the potty dance, "Nope, I don't need to pee pee". Then he proceeds to pee on the floor.
4)After pooping the most horrific poop ever "What's that on your foot? You have yucky poopie on your foot Mommy". He said that with a smile.
5)"I don't want to pee pee in the potty, I want to go pee pee on the floor".
Those sound like the words of a D Student. Uncooperative, a little lazy, and some what sarcastic. Hopefully, we will see more improvement over the next week. I'm pretty sure that this process will eventually be over (hey, a month ago Max was using the potty 0%, so that's a huge improvement). But for now I try not to think about the future, I just take it one accident at a time and thank God daily that we don't have carpet in our house!
Max isn't making it easy (he cries almost every time he sits on the potty) and he has a lot to say about the process:
1)After being put in a pull-up to go run some errands, Max declared with a huge smile, "I pee and the diaper catches it!"
2)"I don't want to make pee pee in the potty, I'm all done" Then he gets up and pees on the floor within minutes.
3)While dancing the potty dance, "Nope, I don't need to pee pee". Then he proceeds to pee on the floor.
4)After pooping the most horrific poop ever "What's that on your foot? You have yucky poopie on your foot Mommy". He said that with a smile.
5)"I don't want to pee pee in the potty, I want to go pee pee on the floor".
Those sound like the words of a D Student. Uncooperative, a little lazy, and some what sarcastic. Hopefully, we will see more improvement over the next week. I'm pretty sure that this process will eventually be over (hey, a month ago Max was using the potty 0%, so that's a huge improvement). But for now I try not to think about the future, I just take it one accident at a time and thank God daily that we don't have carpet in our house!
2.08.2010
Potty Training...
Stinks. It is not going well. I will spare you all the gory details, believe me, you really don't want to know. I wish I didn't have to know.
We haven't given up though. I feel like at this point we can't give up. Eventually he'll get it. Right?
Lord, I hope so.
We haven't given up though. I feel like at this point we can't give up. Eventually he'll get it. Right?
Lord, I hope so.
2.05.2010
Day 2 Confidence is Building
Well, Day 2 was a minor success. It started a little worrisome because he woke up and immediately peed his bed but the day only improved from there. Max has actually requested several times to go to the potty and has even made it there on time once. We had accidents and number 2's are going to take a lot longer than 3 days to get under control, but we're doing it.
Max loves his big boys underwear and requests to change them several times a day just because he wants to first wear The Hulk, then he is in a Wolverine mood, and then he feels like being pals with Nemo. I give in, because frankly, it is pretty cute!
Day 3 has begun and we started with dry sheets which was exciting. Of course, we started the day at 5:45am, not the greatest time to wake up. It is going as well as it could be expected and while I know we have a LOT of work left, I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Max loves his big boys underwear and requests to change them several times a day just because he wants to first wear The Hulk, then he is in a Wolverine mood, and then he feels like being pals with Nemo. I give in, because frankly, it is pretty cute!
Day 3 has begun and we started with dry sheets which was exciting. Of course, we started the day at 5:45am, not the greatest time to wake up. It is going as well as it could be expected and while I know we have a LOT of work left, I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
2.03.2010
Day 1 of Operation Quit Crapping Your Pants
Before having an almost 3 year old boy, I sat upon my high and mighty pedestal of inexperience and I swore up and down that I wouldn't have a preschooler who was still hanging onto the diaper lifestyle. I talked down about parents who didn't have their kids potty trained by this age. I was completely judgmental of this whole process and would snidely proclaim that I would never be THAT mom.
Well, I have been firmly knocked off my pedestal and my own judgments have been hitting me in the head for months now. My son will be 3 at the end of the month and he is NOT potty trained. But, I'm hoping to change that.
I downloaded a highly recommended e-book. http://www.3daypottytraining.com/
I have fully committed to this program, which meant this morning Max and I threw away the rest of our diapers (I only had like 6 left, so I didn't feel like I was flushing a ton of money down the drain). We had a good day in terms of attitude but we had absolutely no success. Supposedly that is common and I am trying not to get discouraged.
Hopefully, by the end of this weekend, we will have a little boy who is fully potty trained (including night time, right now he is in his bed with no diaper, eeekkk!). I'll let you know tomorrow how we are faring, right now I am going to go shower, I smell like little boy pee.
Well, I have been firmly knocked off my pedestal and my own judgments have been hitting me in the head for months now. My son will be 3 at the end of the month and he is NOT potty trained. But, I'm hoping to change that.
I downloaded a highly recommended e-book. http://www.3daypottytraining.com/
I have fully committed to this program, which meant this morning Max and I threw away the rest of our diapers (I only had like 6 left, so I didn't feel like I was flushing a ton of money down the drain). We had a good day in terms of attitude but we had absolutely no success. Supposedly that is common and I am trying not to get discouraged.
Hopefully, by the end of this weekend, we will have a little boy who is fully potty trained (including night time, right now he is in his bed with no diaper, eeekkk!). I'll let you know tomorrow how we are faring, right now I am going to go shower, I smell like little boy pee.
1.22.2010
In just 1 month...
I will officially have a kid. 3 really signifies the end of babyhood. And truly, other than the fact that Max is still in diapers (sad, but true fact) I really do have a kid. It is amazing how quickly the time between infant and kid flew. He really is a wonderful little boy; fun to be around, has a great imagination and a very sweet and kind heart. He is also a challenge to be around; very stubborn, very aggressive, and known for being just a tad dramatic. He's my miracle, my very own Max and I plan to enjoy this last month with my baby and look forward to all the adventures I will have with my kid!
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