we did a 3 day boot camp potty training weekend, preparing as much as we could for this new stage in our lives. 3 days, staying home, focusing on her and the potty. lots of talk up to the big day. we told harper about the poster, prizes, stamps and chocolate. oh and the big girl underwear. auntie jean even helped me make some special iron on underwear with yo gabba, cookie and elmo on it. h was excited about all of it. but did she have any clue of what we were talking about?
friday morning we got her up and immediately sat her on the potty after taking her diaper off. she sat there, but said she didn't need to go. a little nerve racking for day one, but we went along with it. we sat in the bad as usual watching martha (not stewart, but the cartoon dog) and she drank her milk. i tried to talk to her about the day and what we had planned. she nodded and agreed and seemed to understand what was going on. the morning continued as we went downstairs for breakfast and start the day. amy left for work. the plan was to check with her every 45 mins initailly to see if she needed to go. turns out i ended up asking her about every 20 mins, probably because i was so nervous. we had the potty upstairs in her bathroom and downstairs in the living room to begin with. amy made a bright and colorful potty chart for her that she could put stamps and stickers on it to see how well she was doing. h was aware that she would get m&m's if she peed in the potty and a temporary tatoo if she pooped. the first time she went, she was scared. she started crying and i had to comfort her as she sat on the potty. i guess that feeling is strange and new without the diaper to soak it all up. for the first few times she made me hold her hand, but as soon as the sensor went off on the potty we both started laughing and singing the song. high fives all around.
she went easily on the potty on the first try (minus the scared crying), but then she had 2 accidents back to back. it scared her and i tried to comfort her as much as i could. we cleaned it all up and it just tried to explain to her that she needs to tell me when she felt like she needed to go. got a little worried that we would both have a busy day. after that, we were essentially accident free all weekend long. i set the alarm for every 25 mins and asked every 10. h even helped with setting the alarm and turning it off. she eventually started telling me when she needed to go very quickly, it was great! now the poop on the other hand is a different story. she pooped in her pants friday afternoon, which was to be expected. then on sat she held it the entire day and night. i was a little worried because this child goes 1-2 times a day. guess it was too scary for her. on sunday we put a diaper on her for naptime and 5 mins later i heard her crying, calling for me. i had a feeling she pooped and sure enough, she did. tried to tell her that it is ok to do it in the potty, but only time will tell. sunday was a success as well, with her asking and going on her own. she likes for us to sit near her, but i think that was just her being silly.
come monday we were ready to send h off to school in her big girl underwear. i was so nervous and excited at the same time. the entire morning routine is different now. as soon as we get her up, she sits on the potty. so far she doesn't really need to go since she has a diaper on during the night and it is pretty full when she wakes up. she was excited to tell everyone at school about the new change. it was her first car ride without a diaper too. we made sure she didn't need to go before we left and made it to school without any problems. i gave the teacher the scoop of the weekend and left her in the hands of daycare. oh and plus 5 pairs of underwear, 5 pairs of pants, socks and extra shoes. just in case. turns out she didn't need any of it! amy called on her way home after picking h up and told me she was still in her original outfit! i couldn't believe it and am still shocked by it. we were so proud of her. turns out she told her teacher eveytime she needed to go and didn't have any problems. the teacher said she told everyone about her underwear that had a pulse and walked by. monday evening went well again and she even kinda pooped in the potty. we put her to bed with her diaper and then she started crying and calling for us. we figured it was poop again. she had some poop in her diaper but didn't seem to be finished. everyone rushed to the potty and she finished! she was so scared, but we had to let her know it was ok. hopefully, this will be helpful for the upcoming days.
i really can't express how proud i am of her. she is so smart and funny and amazing. i am the nervous one...hope she doesnt get that from me! she is growing up so fast.
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