During the winter Raegan started showing a lot of interest in potty training. She would always tell us before she pooped and would want to be changed immediately. I went and got two pottys, a 3-1 chair for her bathroom and just a ring for downstairs. When we first started she loved to sit on the potty and push and try to poo but nothing would come out. So I just had to watch for her signs that she was going to poo. And she pretty much poo's at the same time everyday so that helps. She is doing very well with pooping on the potty.
Just in the last month she has started peeing on the potty. Now the real adventures have begun. I am by no means pushing her to potty train though. I can not imagine driving in the car or being in the middle of the grocery store with a cart full of food and hearing that precious little voice saying "mommy pee pee" Diapers are just easier and really I only spend $20 a month on diapers so they aren't even a huge expense.
My grandma is making me blog this story about Bug because she thinks she will just love hearing it when shes older. Oh grams! A couple of weeks ago I put Bug down for her nap and a few minutes later I hear "Mommy poopy. Yucky! Mommy! Ewwww!" I run into her room and see her standing there with her pants and diaper off, and poopy diaper in hand. LUCKILY, there was not poop smeared all over her room.
I changed her and put her back to bed. Couple minutes of later, "Mommy, pee. Mommy, Daddy yucky!" I go back in there and she had her pants and diaper off and was standing there naked. These types of games went on at bedtime for like a week. Even if we zipped her up in her jammies she would unzip it and take her diaper off. But never made any messes. Just let us know, no matter what time day or night that she went potty.
My best trick right now for potty training Bug is that I found Minnie Mouse panties at TJ Maxx and I just keep reminding her to keep Minnie Mouse dry and clean. Every morning from when she wakes up until she takes her nap after lunch she wears just her panties and a shirt (when we are home.) And then again from after dinner until bedtime she is just in her panties. It is working really well. And she has definitely mastered her potty dance!
I have read the 3 Day Potty Training Manuel but that terrified me and I am NOT that hard core. I will not stay in my house for 3 days straight without my phone or tv or computer and never leave my childs side for 3 days to potty train her. I hope to have her potty trained by her second birthday but I am in no rush and will not go to crazy extreems to train her. She's doing it everyday and one day it will click to do it everytime she needs to go.
She loves playing on the iPad and going potty! She is totally her fathers child!
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