Potty Time!

Drop trou'!

It's Potty Time!

I was so afraid of potty training when Will first started because I felt totally clueless. In most aspects of parenting, I at least felt prepared with a goal in mind of how I planned to handle it. But when it came to toilet training, I was going in blind.

So I put it off and put it off... and one day he initiated. He was excited and then he lost interest... and then he was excited and then he lost interest. I didn't really push because I knew it would be a losing battle, but at some point I did just make him wear underwear so that he could recognize when he'd have an accident. Surprisingly, there really weren't that many. And for quite awhile now, he's been accident free and handles his potty time independently. He actually asks for privacy on occasion. We are still wiping him after a poo and he occasionally tries to pee standing up and is almost always unsuccessful. Grr. But in general, it is SO NICE to have a toilet trained kid. He has also been dry at all naps and night time for quite a long time and we have recently switched to sleeping in underwear. YES! No more pull ups!

Now, having been seasoned a little bit in this department, we are totally tired of the little potty and are encouraging both kids to go exclusively on the big potty. (Dumping and washing out the potty basin is no fun! Not to mention, totally unsanitary.) In fact, the only reason Sophie is on the little potty here is because Will was already seated to go #2 and Sophie was just doing her usual pee before bath time. Normally, that's super quick while I hold her up on the big potty. But if ever she gets a chance to sit on the little potty, she always grabs one of the books that we keep on that black stand. It seems BOTH my kids need reading material to do their business.

So Sophie's current routine is one pee in the morning when she wakes and one pee in the evening before bath. Other than that, we may try just one or two more on weekends if she seems willing. It's a good start at least.

We just ordered this toilet trainer seat from Amazon after reading a bunch of parent reviews on various seats. This seems to be a great choice for boys because of the adequate shield in front and Craig didn't want anything with hinges or fancy music-playing devices. We both appreciate the simple look and adequate features on the Bjorn and we have the little potty and non-slip stool to match. So we will just train Sophie on the toilet trainer seat instead of the little potty unless she does drastically better on the little potty or prefers it for some reason.

Oh my gosh. I cannot wait to be done with diapers all together.
I really hope girls are easier like they say. Sophie seems surprisingly aware of herself without me even trying so far. Fingers crossed!