Three or four weeks ago, we finally made that magical trip to Wally-World. We wandered through the clothing section, and back to the children’s area. I had a list in my hands with a half dozen necessities on it, a very excited toddler in the cart, and a husband who was tagging along for the ride.
We had scouted out the chair we wanted a week before. It was pink, and could be used as an insert for the regular toilet, or as a chair on its own. I pointed to it, and Becca let out an excited squeal. “Potty!”We also picked up some Pull-Ups and a step stool to make it easier to reach the sink. Then we navigated over to the party supplies. Two packages of Mickey Mouse stickers for decorations.
We got home, and Becca and I immediately ran into the bathroom to set everything up. Mark took care of the last of the groceries, and then he joined us. We all sat down and started applying stickers. Now decorated, the potty was ready for it’s maiden voyage. Off came the diaper, and Becca sat down. We sang, we played games and we waited. After a few minutes, she had her first success. I don’t know who was more excited– her or us. We called all of the grandparents, and a few of the aunts. Our adventures in potty training had officially begun.
Fast forward a few weeks. Becca does very well with BMs. She very rarely misses one, partially because poopy=two hearts on the reward chart and a small piece of chocolate.
She does still have a lot of wet pull-ups, though. I think we’re picking up some “big girl panties” this weekend, to try to speed that part of the process along. She doesn’t make much of an effort to get to the potty on time, and we’ve been going through a ton of pull-ups and diapers (still used at nights). We’ll also get one of the purse-sized portable potty seats, so we can start training away from home, too. I’ll be getting a bigger bag, to hold everything while we’re out and about.
The only thing I’m concerned about is choosing to train away from home too soon. I’ll probably give it a week or two after we start with the actual panties, just so she can really get used to it. I’m okay with this taking a while, as long as we get there eventually. Becca’s doing really, really well with all of it, so I don’t think it will take too much longer. She’s very excited about no more diapers, and more than ready to do the work to give them up.
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Yay! I’ve been waiting for this update (despite the fact I’ve been getting regular updates). Next time you need to share the story where she tried to add her own star to the chart. That one is amusing.