Potty training DAY 1....WOW!

OH MY WOW!!!! What a day! Well I decided it would be a good idea to post about my experience trying to potty train. Today was crazy! Anna woke up at 7:30 and we ate breakfast and I got a few things done I needed to do before Anna's last diaper came off and we were off to potty training. We threw away any old diapers laying around and then talked about the potty a little bit after that. Well between about 8 and 10:30 Anna had had at least 20 accidents. Seriously I would think she's done for a while and then she would go. The worst was when she would be on the potty, not go, then off the potty and as I'm in the bathroom trying to clean up the mess from the last accident she would pee again...so back onto the toilet and the same thing for like 2 hours. I was cleaning up messes left and right. Oh and this ladies method recommends you don't just let them try to sit on the potty all the time cause then they start to think of it as a time out spot. I had to do laundry in between because I only had 30 pairs of underwear. I had used up all the clean underwear and needed more from the drier so I went outside to get the laundry after putting Anna down for a nap and then the next thing I know she is hitting the door and going pee...so I ran inside and took her to the bathroom. I didn't have any underwear for her to wear so I went outside again and the same thing happened....why didn't she get it all out the 1st time? By this time I'm pretty much laughing...I'm pretty frustrated but I know getting mad won't help...I just tell Anna over and over "Let Mommy know if you need to go potty okay Anna."

Because Anna woke up a little earlier than usually she got to go down for a nap early...about 1030ish. Well she woke up about 12 and didn't take another nap all day. I thought she would go to bed early but she didn't. At 9 she didn't want to be in bed and didn't stay. Well needless to say I'm very tired and wanted her to sleep. Well about 930 she had an accident which I picked her up rushed her to the potty and put her to bed soon after.

Btw she did make it to the potty a few times, sometimes with little dribbles in the underwear but I was still proud of her for making it. When I could get things cleaned up fast enough in between messes, if she went at all in the potty she got a M&M. She kept asking for them but only got them when she went pee in the potty. She hasn't gone poop yet and I'm worried that she will tonight but hopefully she will be okay. Also we will see if she wakes up dry or not?

Oh and Zach hasn't been home since Thursday, he gets back tomorrow afternoon and I am so ready for him to come home. He's been on a scout trip with his young men. I think today would have been a little easier with him home but I'm glad Anna and I could have time to focus together.

Well WISH ME LUCK WITH DAY 2...hope it goes better than DAY 1 but I'm so grateful today is over!