I've been working with Erika on potty training for the past couple weeks. She is doing surprisingly well....I am so proud of her! If her mom wasn't so inconsistent, she would probably be completely trained by now. Like I said, I am working on the potty training just as much as she is. Whenever she is in big girl panties, she won't pee in them. At all. I was pretty impressed that after only 3 or 4 times of peeing a little in her panties, she now knows that she has to run to the bathroom if she has to go. My inconsistency lies in the fact that we are busy and are out of the house a lot so I will put her in diapers before we leave. I am not brave enough yet to let her wear panties out of the house. And, I need to get over my dislike of public bathrooms!
Erika's potty training involves a treat (gummy bears) if she goes potty on the toilet. This morning, she ran to the bathroom yelling, "potty!" so I followed her in. She went potty, then started asking for her treat. I gave her the gummy bears and she happily ate them. About 90 seconds after she finished eating her treat, she ran back into the bathroom yelling, "potty!" I thought for sure she was joking, but sure enough, when I walked in, she was on the toilet going potty! So, is she smart enough to hold back on going to the bathroom to get extra treats? Probably. I explained to her that when we sit on the potty, we don't get up until we are all done, but I don't think much of what I said sank in...she was too busy telling me that she needed her treats. Silly girl!
Here are the token pictures of Erika on the potty.
*Be prepared for some fun potty related updates. Although I hope not to have experiences like my friend, Katrina, I did get to pick up poop off the floor for the first time this weekend. Good times.
Laurel is not potty training, but she is cute!
1 comment:
I'm sure Erika, being the generous and obliging soul she is, will gift you with lots of hilarious material for your blog throughout this whole potty training adventure. :)
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