First off, thank you for all the birthday wishes. We had a great day! Did I mention that I have a great husband who loves to spoil me? I love it!
On a different subject, I could use a little encouragement right now. I am hoping that positive comments will help me to stay positive today. We are starting to potty train. And by noon, we had already had 3 accidents and no sucess in the potty. :( So I think by tonight I am going to be exhausted. Really any suggestions would be great. What did you do? What worked and what didn't?
With all of this I am realizing that my kids are growing up. Cami just turned 11 months old and she has decided she is done nursing. (Which is nice for me since she was biting). But I also feel a bit nostalgic. If I am done nursing then I don't have a baby anymore. As cliche as it sounds, kids really do grow up too fast.
Wish me luck on this new phase of life!
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this time tomorrow you will think yesterday was hard - today is much better. Hang in there - the first day is always the day you think you want to quit - you can do it, she will make huge strides in a short amount of time if you keep with it.
Check out this website. http://www.mycharmingkids.net
a couple of days ago she had some potty training advice. How old is Emma? Malachi was almost three when it finally came easy to him. I thought this chick had some good ideas and it's really close to what we did - only her kids were younger.
It seems like forever when you are in it and when they are done you think - that wasn't so bad.
The best I can tell you is what worked for me. Find a reward system, for Jonathon it was stickers and he liked to read on the toilet. I would also put food coloring in after he went so he could watch the colors change during the flush. I also took him to the bathroom and had him sit on the toilet every 30-45 minutes and towards the end of the day closer to an hour. I did that for a few days and then he started saying things like "my belly hurts" instead of I need to pee. Good luck and be patient.
Yeah... I don't have any advice. I'll call you when I'm having problems, but even though your kids are getting older, they are still really cute!
hey Jen you could always try what kate of Jon and Kate pulse eight did. She would have the kids sit on the potty and have them drink juice or water until they went pee so that they could tell what it feels like have to pee. Just a thought and good luck.
Did you check out the site? How's it going. I know it is difficult for a few days. REally, really, difficult but I promise it gets better!
Ok, so we're on day 2 of potty training, and it is going well. I put her in panties- shirt and socks, and we've spent all day drinking yummy drinks of all types and salty snacks, and every 10 min I ask anna if she's ready to go to the potty. it does help that we got a princess potty and princess panties ( i really hate that word) from target, and as an insentive we paint nails and give stickers when she uses the potty. It is working so far, but we have not ventured out for more than 15 min at a time yet so... good luck! Happy birthday!!!
The first few days are the toughest, but it gets easier as you go! Here are some things we did with Anna:
As was said before, offer Emma a lot of yummy drinks, it allows them lots of opportunity to have to go pee. After you offer a drink, 15 minutes later have her sit on the potty and explain that the pee has to go in the potty. Even if she goes, or doesn't go, offer her a "reward" for sitting on the potty, wiping, and flushing....you could even do a "potty dance"! Then, come back to the potty 15 minutes again, and repeat the process. Eventually she will actually go in the potty, and make it as exciting as you can!
We checked out children's books from the library about potty training, and even checked out a video Anna could watch.
I used Huggies.com often, they have great articles and fun ways to help your child potty train.
I used role play a lot too. We would be playing with Anna's dolls or animals and I would say something like, "Oh, baby has to go pee! Anna, what should we do?" and then see what Anna would suggest. It helps them learn the process and remember what to do. Then we take baby "potty" and give baby a reward. Then you can go further and ask Emma to show baby how to go potty.
Doon't get frustrated with accidents, they have to happen in order for Emma to learn. Our first week with Anna, she had so many accidents and we would always say things like, "Oh no, you peed in your big girl panties! You can't let the pee come out and get your panties wet! You have to keep your panties dry! We don't like wet panties! When you have to go pee, you have to run to the potty(take her to the potty, and go through the steps)as fast as you can, and let the pee go in the potty! See, then your panties stay dry! That is very good! Let's get you some dry panties and try again, okay?
I also tried setting a timer for every 15 minutes, and made it a game that when she heard the bell ring, that meant it was time to go potty.
We tried Pull-ups too, which helped Anna in the beginning to recognize when she went pee. There would be a cool sensation when she peed in the pull-up, and she would notice, and I would confirm by saying, "Oh, Anna, do you have to go pee? Oh, you went pee in your princess panties...now they are wet!" then explain what to do when she has to go. The pull-ups just helped her recongnize the feeling and then we didn't have to sop up so much pee in the carpet!
Just remain positive with Emma and excited, and talk about it a lot, find as many opportunities as you can to talk about potty training with her, and give her lots of priase and encouragement for her efforts. You will be fine and in no time she will be a "big girl" now!
Good Luck, I wish you more luck than we have had! It is frustating, so good luck. I wish I had advise, but I can only offer you empathy!
Happy Late Birthday, by the way!!
I'm reading all of your comments on here trying to get some advice too! Ellee's not really into it. I'm glad your birthday was great.
Good luck with that, I wish I had advice to offer, but you'll have to send me some a little later when I get to that fun phase. I love the family pics, too cute! So, is it this weekend you're in poky? I'm such a slacker...if so and you get this call me, or maybe I'll try to call you tomorrow. Hugs!
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