Not me, you. You're potty trained!! What a big boy!!
You are only 20 months old and officially potty trained. We are THRILLED! We used the book "Toilet Training in Less Than a Day" and it totally worked! My mom, your grandma Jill, actually used this method on us... and it worked. We were 2 when potty trained, my siblings and I. I would have waited, but since we're expecting twin girls this summer I had to get you out of diapers so that I didn't feel like my life was consumed by changing diapers. :) Plus, I needed time for you to get used to it... Grandma says I was very ambitious potty training you so early.
I have to say, the ONLY hard thing about potty training you this young is that you don't like pulling underwear or pants down because it's hard and you get frustrated.
We started potty training Monday morning... closely following the method of this book... and you did not seem to like it. We're supposed to do 10 positive practice trials, and you were bawling by the third one... so I stopped. You peed on the floor once, we did a couple practices and you helped clean it up. The next time you started to pee on the floor, I caught you a second into it and we ran to the potty for you to finish.
After that, every time I asked you if you needed to go pee pee on the potty you would clearly answer "yes" or "no" and if the answer was yes, then we'd go to the potty and you'd pee and it was simple as that. I let you nap in your diaper, you're too young to go without diapers for naps and at night.
After you woke up, you were potty trained. You went to the potty without any prompting. You just ran in there whenever you needed to go. You go pee in your potty, dump the pee in the toilet, put the seat back in place, then flush the toilet. It is sooooo cute. Side note: you were naked from the waist down that first day.
Tuesday: Day 2. I decided let's put on underwear, you mastered the first part so quickly, pulling down underwear and understanding wet and dry can't be that hard. After the first couple trips to the potty, you decided pulling down underwear was too hard. You don't tell me when you have to pee, so I have to watch you closely because you silently run to the potty and go. You couldn't get the underwear down one time so you just sat down to pee and peed in the underwear. The next time you had to pee, I asked if you needed to and you said, "no" and stared at me as you peed your pants. Ugh!! I was so frustrated!! You were frustrated! But, we did all the positive practices and I explained your underwear were wet and that was disappointing to mommy. The next time, you peed in your underwear again! Nothing I did had made any difference. So, I took off the underwear... and suddenly you were trained again. No accidents. Well, sometimes you stand up mid-pee to watch it and it ends up on the bathroom floor... but that's ok. I get that watching your pee is pretty cool.
Wednesday: Day 3. I tried underwear again, I felt like I couldn't go back once I started it. You would get so mad at me for asking if you had to go pee pee, I almost untrained you. You made it through playgroup without an accident. But you cried when I made you go pee before we left. So, we came home and I decided to just let you go naked and let you get used to the potty for awhile. You were perfectly trained again. You must like being naked. :P
Thursday: Day 4. Naked Day. Success. Maybe one accident out of over 10 bathroom trips. Pretty good. I never once asked you if you had to go. But I gave you treats for being dry.
Friday: Day 5. First outing. Dadda's law buddies were going to dinner at The Library, delicious. We showed you where the potty was. We packed 2 extra pairs of pants just in case and we brought along your potty seat (the kind that goes on top of the toilet). Half way through dinner you announced you had to pee pee and it was great. Accident free. Success. That felt so good. Then we went bowling. We ended up asking you to go after awhile because we were so paranoid. But, you happily went. We could not believe when we came home after being out for over 3 hours that we had made it accident free!
It's nice to not be super terrified of going in public. I'm still not sure how to swing it at the park if you have to pee... there's no potty there. Walmart makes me nervous too since the toilet is so far away from shopping. Oh well. Baby steps. We're almost there! You are such a big boy and we are so proud of how fast you picked up on potty training. Once you get the dexterity to easily pull down your underwear it will be even better. :)
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
20 Months
Happy 20 months my child! You are so big! It's hard sometimes at the park because people expect you to be older than you are. So, when you go up the big tall slide, which is your favorite... and kids climb up behind you and you stop just to turn around and look at them for a minute before continuing up... people ask, "How old is he?" Because it is not until that moment that they realize you must be younger than you look... as the line of 4 kids piles up behind you anxious to get up to the slide and you just want to turn around and look at them and say hi. haha. You're so funny!
You say "weeeeeee" when you go down slides or do something that you think is fun.
We've finally had some nice weather in Laramie this week so we've gone to the park a lot, sometimes even twice a day. We have yet to leave without a lovely fit thrown by you. You just love the park and hate leaving all the fun. You're favorite are the slides. You made me go down the tall slide with you the first couple days, but now you go all by yourself over and over. (mind you, this is Laramie, the slide is not that safe going up, steep stairs and pretty easy to fall off). You don't like the swings very much, you last for a few minutes then you're done.
We went to Mt. Rushmore this week for dadda's spring break. You loved it. The car ride was fine as you just watched your cartoon songs the whole time, you're getting really good at the letters and making their sounds with it. We visited a Mammoth sink hole and saw tons of mammoth bones and you loved that part of the trip.
You love books.
You love sand, rocks, grass, pennies, quarters, anything little that can be put into a container and dumped out again.
You love music and just started "conducting" in our pew at church. You bob your head to the music and sway back and forth as you try to sing.
You love animals. You say all the sounds of all the animals. You pound your chest for the gorilla, make a fishy face, quack, hiss, etc. It's so cute, you make the noises all day. In the morning when you wake up you wake up making monkey noises and lion growls because you see animals all over your room. We can't get you to not growl during sacrament at church, and people think it's hilarious every time you do it.
You enjoy somersaults. If you do it yourself, you put your head down, then roll on your side. haha. You even do somersaults at the grocery store.
You love to help at the grocery store, you have to walk and push the cart and sometimes I'm not allowed to touch the cart if you're pushing it... even though you can't see. You love running around the store and find treats everywhere that you try to sneak in the cart. You understand very well that what goes in the cart, comes home.
Since you're allergic to milk and eggs, your snacks are usually fruity ones. This works out well for me because I don't eat many fruity candies, so I don't try to eat all your treats. :) You love starbursts, skittles, airheads, suckers, and oreos (no, that's not a fruity treat).
Your favorite dinner is spaghetti with meat sauce. You devour it.
You love cuddles and sitting in our lap. You always have to be in a room where someone else is. You do not like being alone.
You love friends, nursery, playgroup. You cried leaving church today because you were sick you couldn't go to nursery. It was sad.
Your hair is long and curly again.
You're wearing 2T clothes and size 6 shoes, and have been for about a month now.
You're a sponge and love to learn. You want to know what everything is. Everything that you know, you point out a million times a day. Hair, nose, eyes, cheeks, knees, toes, animals, books, dinosaurs, blankies, doggies, grass, rocks, cars, teeth, choo choo train, apple, etc. etc. etc.
You love to color.
When you drop something you say, "woop" which is what I say. haha. You little copycat. You still mimic all sounds you hear.
Your big into fake falling "woooooooee" and making a loud crashing sound when you hit the ground. Your cars also fly all over and get crashing sound effects when they hit the ground.
You carry 3 cars with you everywhere. You grab one, put the next in the crook of that arm, then grab the third car. When you set them down, you line them up in a row.
You're currently learning colors, I think you have a few down pretty well. You also surprise us when you'll bring in a "B" block and say "Beee!" It's amazing what you know.
You're still a momma's boy. You always want to be with momma, luckily, you're starting to loosen up a bit and will go to daddy even if mommy's in the room. I think spring break really helped having him around a lot more.
You love the outdoors and want to get outside anytime we can... this is why we're hoping to find a job in a warmer climate than wyoming... well, we like warm too. You get mad and throw a fit every time I make you come inside after we're outside.
You still get over your fits pretty fast, but you still throw yourself on the floor, tears come pouring, and your face looks soooo sad!
You love smiles, tickles, giggling, cuddles, kisses, hugs. You're such a little sweetheart. We love you so much. You are such a light in our home and we're so grateful to have you.
Love,
Mommy & Daddy
You say "weeeeeee" when you go down slides or do something that you think is fun.
We've finally had some nice weather in Laramie this week so we've gone to the park a lot, sometimes even twice a day. We have yet to leave without a lovely fit thrown by you. You just love the park and hate leaving all the fun. You're favorite are the slides. You made me go down the tall slide with you the first couple days, but now you go all by yourself over and over. (mind you, this is Laramie, the slide is not that safe going up, steep stairs and pretty easy to fall off). You don't like the swings very much, you last for a few minutes then you're done.
We went to Mt. Rushmore this week for dadda's spring break. You loved it. The car ride was fine as you just watched your cartoon songs the whole time, you're getting really good at the letters and making their sounds with it. We visited a Mammoth sink hole and saw tons of mammoth bones and you loved that part of the trip.
You love books.
You love sand, rocks, grass, pennies, quarters, anything little that can be put into a container and dumped out again.
You love music and just started "conducting" in our pew at church. You bob your head to the music and sway back and forth as you try to sing.
You love animals. You say all the sounds of all the animals. You pound your chest for the gorilla, make a fishy face, quack, hiss, etc. It's so cute, you make the noises all day. In the morning when you wake up you wake up making monkey noises and lion growls because you see animals all over your room. We can't get you to not growl during sacrament at church, and people think it's hilarious every time you do it.
You enjoy somersaults. If you do it yourself, you put your head down, then roll on your side. haha. You even do somersaults at the grocery store.
You love to help at the grocery store, you have to walk and push the cart and sometimes I'm not allowed to touch the cart if you're pushing it... even though you can't see. You love running around the store and find treats everywhere that you try to sneak in the cart. You understand very well that what goes in the cart, comes home.
Since you're allergic to milk and eggs, your snacks are usually fruity ones. This works out well for me because I don't eat many fruity candies, so I don't try to eat all your treats. :) You love starbursts, skittles, airheads, suckers, and oreos (no, that's not a fruity treat).
Your favorite dinner is spaghetti with meat sauce. You devour it.
You love cuddles and sitting in our lap. You always have to be in a room where someone else is. You do not like being alone.
You love friends, nursery, playgroup. You cried leaving church today because you were sick you couldn't go to nursery. It was sad.
Your hair is long and curly again.
You're wearing 2T clothes and size 6 shoes, and have been for about a month now.
You're a sponge and love to learn. You want to know what everything is. Everything that you know, you point out a million times a day. Hair, nose, eyes, cheeks, knees, toes, animals, books, dinosaurs, blankies, doggies, grass, rocks, cars, teeth, choo choo train, apple, etc. etc. etc.
You love to color.
When you drop something you say, "woop" which is what I say. haha. You little copycat. You still mimic all sounds you hear.
Your big into fake falling "woooooooee" and making a loud crashing sound when you hit the ground. Your cars also fly all over and get crashing sound effects when they hit the ground.
You carry 3 cars with you everywhere. You grab one, put the next in the crook of that arm, then grab the third car. When you set them down, you line them up in a row.
You're currently learning colors, I think you have a few down pretty well. You also surprise us when you'll bring in a "B" block and say "Beee!" It's amazing what you know.
You're still a momma's boy. You always want to be with momma, luckily, you're starting to loosen up a bit and will go to daddy even if mommy's in the room. I think spring break really helped having him around a lot more.
You love the outdoors and want to get outside anytime we can... this is why we're hoping to find a job in a warmer climate than wyoming... well, we like warm too. You get mad and throw a fit every time I make you come inside after we're outside.
You still get over your fits pretty fast, but you still throw yourself on the floor, tears come pouring, and your face looks soooo sad!
You love smiles, tickles, giggling, cuddles, kisses, hugs. You're such a little sweetheart. We love you so much. You are such a light in our home and we're so grateful to have you.
Love,
Mommy & Daddy
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