Adventures in Potty Training

Okay, so my little girl E is almost 3 and with my baby boy M in diapers, I was so ready to be done with changing two sets of diapers all day long!

I started off reading everything I could find on potty training and how to potty train girls. I had asked almost every mom I know that has potty trained kids for advise. I was ready or at least I thought I was. 

So it began. I had a few extra days off for Thanksgiving Break and figured what the heck I will make it my mission to get E trained before Christmas! I decided that for the short amount of time I had that we were going to go cold turkey. (Yes I do realize the irony of going cold "turkey" on Thanksgiving Break)

Day 1:The first morning was by far the worst and a true test of my patients. I knew from all my research that it would be "hard" but my heavens was that an understatement! We had 4 accidents just in the first two hours and I almost gave up. I got my hubby on board with it and that yes we were actually going to do it over the break and stick with it. Between the two of us things finally started to click and E was going in the potty. We still had accidents when mommy and daddy forgot to ask her every ten minutes if she had to go but they became fewer and farther between. 

Day 2: "Alright we can do this" had become our motto for the day. We started the day with an accident but stayed dry for two whole hours after that! It was Thanksgiving Day and we were planning on going over to my mom and dads that afternoon for dinner and then to my grandmas house for games with the extended family. Boy was I nervous about taking her out of the house! We put a towel and and bag under her bum in the car seat and prayed that we could make the drives without an accident. I really shouldn't have been that worried, E was amazing and made all the drives dry and even started to ask to go potty! There was light at the end of the tunnel.

Day 3: E woke up asking to go potty and did it! She was really starting to be proud of herself every time she went in the potty. Hubby and I kept up with asking her every ten minutes and she stayed dry for hours and hours, almost the whole day.

Days 4-7: E was amazing and even got to the point on day seven that she took herself to the potty without having to be asked or helped! 

Yes accidents still happen and they are bound to for a while, but we are going to make it. Moms and Dads out there you can do it too. I know not every child is just like my E and that schedules can be hard to work around, but YOU CAN DO IT!!! Every parent needs to know and be told that they can and I am here as proof and to tell you that it can be done. 

Happy Potty Training,
Jenna