Potty Training Weekend

Chip has been on me about when we were going to potty train Karlee. I kept telling him as soon as we are home for several days in a row then we will start. Well, that time was this weekend. Since I'm off work on Fridays and Mondays and no vacations are planned for any time soon, we thought it was a good time to try.

I have the Potty Training in 3 Days Manual and have read it over several times prior to this weekend to make sure I had everything I need. Several friends had great success with it so I thought I would start with this method. We told Karlee Thursday night that she would say bye bye to her diapers and she would get big girl panties when she woke up Friday morning.

Friday morning came and I was actually dreading it. Was Karlee really ready for this? She sat on the potty first thing and did nothing. She just kept saying "eat breakfast mommy." So, the panties went on and breakfast was eaten. I took her to the potty again and.... SHE WENT!!! I made a fool of myself jumping up and down and clapping and cheering. She just smiled and stood up to look at it. I told her she would get a special prize and we called daddy to tell him. The prize she chose, Cheetos! That's my child.





We spent the rest of the day and weekend playing and watching movies. Karlee didn't quite know what to think with me on her heels everywhere she went. The first day was long and I tried to show calmness when she would start to tee tee while telling me she had to go. I would pick her up, sit her on the potty, and tell her this is where she goes tee tee from now on. We went through several pairs of panties. I think Karlee actually liked changing into different ones so she could pick them out. I even left her naked some of the time so she could feel it run down her leg. To my surprise, she went and sat on the potty by herself successfully while pantyless.

No outside activities means the play room looks like a hurricane came through it!





Saturday was the same routine and Karlee only had 3 accidents. Sunday was better with one accident and a successful trip to Walmart. She picked out panties to keep at grandmomma's house and a potty for the car. Several friends have told me that keeping a little potty in the car is great in the beginning stages of potty training. That way I always have a potty handy when she needs to go while driving down the road or before going into a store. Karlee was excited about the car potty. She would not go to the bathroom when we came home from Walmart. She kept saying she wanted to go in the car. So, to get her to go, we headed to the car! Whatever works right.



Today we are getting out of the house for a birthday party so this will be the real test of her telling me when she has to go rather than me following her around all day. All in all, it wasn't a bad start to potty training. And, Karlee seems to really like it when the potty sings to her when she goes!