Day 2

Today did not get off to a great start. Tegan spent the first couple hours of the day on the potty more than off and we had no pees in the potty. She was watching way too many cartoons, so much so that she didnt want to go play outside she just wanted to sit on her potty and watch more Franklin (thank goodness for netflix!). I do not want my child watching hours of cartoons and just happen to pee in the potty because it is underneath her during all this computer watching!

So during her nap time I went for a run and decided on a new strategy. I would take Tegan to the potty every half-hour and have her sit for 5 minutes. The five minutes can be spent watching Franklin or reading books or playing with a new toy if it will keep her on the potty. At the end of 5 minutes we declare it a good sit on the potty, celebrate any successes, sometimes have a  mini-jelly bean and go back to playing.

I also wanted to be more consistent with what T is wearing so she's less confused. That went well, Tegan was either naked or in panties all day unless napping or out. Tegan seemed to be getting comfortable in her training pants although she often likes to double check that mommy and daddy have panties on too.  I never thought I would hear my husband say "see daddy has panties on too!" (just to be clear he does not wear women's underwear...)

We spent the afternoon out at the beach and then in the backyard with the kiddie pool so I didnt get to try out my new technique till dinner time. The 5 minutes on the potty and 25 minutes of play time works well. Tegan was always interested in coming back to the potty and hasnt gotten bored or annoyed with it. As for peeing in it that's another story. For first 2 hours she peed anywhere but! The kitchen, her highchair, the living room carpet....always immediately pointing out to us "ooh pee!"  It was the last potty-time of the night and I was  reading her her favorite potty book ("Potty" by Leslie Patricelli) when we were successful! We cheered, we high-fived, we shouted "I did it!" (her favorite line of her potty book).  She seemed very pleased with her self and enjoyed the flush, wash hands process. When she saw me reach for the jelly beans she was jumping up and down in excitement. 2 jelly-beans, a bath and good teeth brushing later it was time for bed. It was nice to go out on a high note!