Luke and I have been discussing going on the potty like a big boy for quite some time now. Now that he is on the mend from being sick, I thought this would be a good time to try and tackle this before some other obstacle pops up. So yesterday, we went to the store and he picked out a new potty and some big boy underwear, Thomas and Cars. I also got some Gerber training pants which have some extra absorbency so they can wet a little without it soaking their pants.
We get home with our new purchases and Luke wants to wear Thomas right away. Off comes the diaper, on go the underwear. I get him some lunch and milk, so I know after lunch, he is going to need to use the potty. So I start asking him every 15 minutes, "DO you have to go pee pee?" He keeps telling me NO, and then he wets his pants. I get him changed and he wets himself again 15 minutes later. Then it is time for a nap, so I put him in a pull-up and tell him he wears these when he is in his bed, but when he gets up from nap, we will put Thomas underwear back on.
When Luke gets up from his nap, I tell him that this is his last pair of Thomas underwear, and if he pees in them, there are no more. 45 minutes later, he pees his pants. Time for the Gerber training pants. He pees in these also. It is now 6pm, and I decide I have had enough of this for one day. So I get him into the tub, put a Pull-Up on and tell him we will try again tomorrow.
Today has been going great. He wanted to wear Thomas, but I told him that he has to make it one whole day without wetting his pants and then he can wear his Thomas underwear, but for today, we are wearing the training pants. I got him some juice and let him watch TV. As soon as it was over I said, Luke do you have to go potty. He said no, but he sat on the potty anyway, and he peed!!! I was very excited told him how proud I was of him and gave kisses and hugs. We flushed the pee pee, washed hands and had breakfast. After breakfast, I was cleaning up and it got very quiet in the living room. Then I hear, "No Gavin No!" Luke had done pee pee in the potty all by himself and Gavin was now playing in it. Again we did the celebration dance and got everyone washed up.
I'm thinking,"This is great, maybe this will be easier than I thought." Then Luke peed his pants. OH well, this is still pretty good I think. Fast forward a little bit and Luke started to go in his pants, caught himself and then went on the potty. So now it is almost noon, we have had one accident and 3 successful trips to the potty. I hope he handles going poop ok. I have a feeling he will be going in his pants, or constipate himself by holding it in. I'll keep you posted on the poop progress, I know you're all dying to know.
Monday, February 1, 2010
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Anxiously awaiting future stories, because I know they will be happening to me soon :) Cameron has tried underwear one time, peed himself and asked for his diaper back. We'll re-attempt the next he shows interest...
We're in the exact same boat! We got Finn the Elmo potty video, which helps him to know when they FEEL like they have to go. Finn couldn't tell the difference a month ago. But now he goes in the potty almost every time, and knows the feeling of needing to go. We also just went bare bottomed for a few days to ensure that he wouldn't want to pee in his pants. He did that at first, too, but now it's rare. OH and BRIBES!!! Swedish Fish ensure Finn pees in the potty almost every time. It's #2 that will be a whole other story...and venturing out in public.
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