We hit up my favorite kids consignment store late last week and picked up a 2nd little potty (which is identical to the first one we had... except this one is pink) for upstairs. That was the first thing we did to start getting her excited. The second thing was to pull back out the little girlie undies (complete with all her favorite colors and princesses) that she had picked out a few months ago. One more thing to get her to buy-in to the potty training thing. The third thing was to have an immediate reward that she could have when she put her "Pee-Pees" in the potty - I put together Dora The Explorer cups of her favorite lollipops and strategically placed them in eyesight in each bathroom. He-he! Yes, I am all about the bribery!
We kicked things off on Thursday afternoon when Abbigail woke up from nap time. I tucked the diapers away & out of sight (because we are only using them for naptime & bedtime). I pulled out the Pull-Ups (with Princesses all over them) so we could use them when we left the house. And I set the timer on my iPhone to go off every hour... and for added buy-in I let Abby pick the sound. With all of these preparations in place FINALLY, we started to officially potty train Abby.
OMG... do you know it took a lot of tears (from Abby), a lot of patience from both Mommy & Daddy, a lot of wet undies and pants, a lot of read books sitting on the potty, and a LOT of cheering and encouragement to finally get some Pee-Pees in the potty today? Can we get an Amen? A Hallelujah? Yes, our little girl put her Pee-Pees in the potty and we celebrated. The first time (yes there was a 2nd time too even by lunchtime) it was just a few drops, but by the next trip to the potty she gave a hefty amount and then proudly stood and said "Done!" Seconds later she was requesting her prized lollipop that she ohhhhh so earned.
Wow! Potty training is an exhausting business but it feels oh so good to see Abbigail doing it. Way to go little girl!
No comments:
Post a Comment