So I decided to try potty training T again as it had been a couple months and I had 4 days off work. I was hesitant because I was pretty burnt out and didnt think I had the energy. We got up yesterday morning and I hid her diapers in the top of her closet. I told her we had no more diapers as previously she would run into her room and insist on putting one on. She picked out a pair of panties and I told her if she had to pee to let me know and she would get smarties for peeing on the potty. Well about 45 minutes later she jumped up off the couch and said "pee! I go pee! need help." She ran and got her potty dragged it in to the living room and peed! We danced, we clapped, we ate smarties...it was glorious!
All day long this continued. I stopped even having to ask because if I wasnt paying attention she would still use the potty! I put her in a pull-up for nap-time as she still sleeps 3 hours and I am not prepared to give up that sleep time just yet! She had one accident in the evening when she was playing excitedly with Daddy and jumping in crib and forgot, but other than that she did perfect. But she insisted on being in her underwear or no bottoms at all and while that is fine for home it wont work for daycare or anywhere else! We put her in a diaper for night time (insisting they were just for nights) and prided ourselves on a job well done!
Day 2
We got up this morning crossing our fingers that yesterday wasnt a fluke. She was excited again this morning to not have a diaper "like a big girl!" and then she listed all the big girls she knows (these include Daddy and Uncle E!). All day was filled with successes. She peed, we celebrated and she ate smarties (purple are her favorite...Lucy you'd be so proud). Any time we left the house though she was in a pull-up and as soon as those go on its like a diaper and she just pees without a care. Every once in a while she runs to the potty sits on it for a while and then announces "pee gone" (false alarm). She uses her potties or the toilet ring on her big toilet interchangeably although she sometimes hops between the three of them trying to pick which one to go on. She had one accident today as well but over all it has been a very successful day!
So tomorrows plan...introduce the concept of pants! She actually had a pair on once tonight for her New Years photo and managed to get the potty and pee with only getting them a tiny bit wet, but I think that will definitely be the challenge. Since she does need to go back to daycare next week and I cant send her nude! So here's hoping that tomorrow goes as well as the last 2 days have!
