For nearly a year, I've had a little potty out for Andrew to try to spark his interest. It hasn't been there...until a few weeks ago he started going pee pee on his little potty each night before his bath. We had M & M's and stickers ready. Last Friday we stayed home all day to give Andrew a real shot at catching on. I got him out of his bed and took him to the potty. He put on his McQueen undies and was tickled. Our day was not without accident. I was washing the 3 pairs of undies before 9:30 that morning. Overall he had a great first day. Saturday and Sunday we were away from home most of the days so we gave him a break. Monday morning we hit the ground running. He has had no pee pee accidents! We still have a big mountain to climb with #2 but I am so excited with Andrew's progress at this point.
Things I've learned:
You need more than 3 pairs of undies on day 1.
A kid can go 12 times in a day when given the opportunity to earn a prize so put LOTS of #s on the sticker chart.
Make sure to have enough M&Ms to share with lil sis.
Next week will be a new chapter as he has school and other activities but I know we'll learn how to cope with these as well. As crazy as it sounds, potty training is a bittersweet. It just reminds me that we are shifting from baby to little boy daily.
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I know what you mean about potty training being bittersweet. Just another reminder that you're baby isn't a baby anymore! Sarah is potty training and leaving her crib in the same week! I really have no baby anymore!!!
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