Anna in her big girl panties!
This time around has been much better! Anna actually is liking it, I think. I mean she has her moments of not liking it but overall I think she is doing great! So the day started off with getting her big girl panties on and then explaining that there are NO more diapers. We actually put them in a box last night and Zach taped them up and stuck them outside. We then told her that they were going away forever. She wasn't so sure about all this but she did pretty good. So she wouldn't go for like 3 hours after she woke up and I'd given her 3 sippy's with juice, a popcile, and a juice box. So finally she got really nervous and started shaking her hands. She kept saying that it hurt so we would ask if she needed to go. Of course she did but she was holding it and didn't want to. Every time I would take her she would just say it's okay it's okay...over and over again right in front of the bathroom because she didn't want to go. She has this thing about being brave about not going potty. I don't know what it is but oh well. She would also go to her room and try to get a diaper every time she needed to go. She kept saying I want a diaper Mom. Well I would tell her that we threw them all away and she was like NO Mom. She really didn't like that. But I tried to get her busy doing something else and that usually helped. She is loving all the attention that I'm giving her right now and I hope that I can continue to give her the attention she needs so that we can succeed at this. She did go in the potty a few times though! Yay! Usually after I told her I was going to go potty and brought her in there with me. This may sound weird but every time I went she almost always would start going so I would put her on the potty and she would go. She also got a small reward for going like a skittle or starburst. She is so cute wearing panties though! Potty training is hard work man! I hope tomorrow brings about good results as well. We usually go to the park on Tuesdays but tomorrow we will be staying here potty training. I hope in the end all this is worth it. Right now our biggest problem is bedtime. Hopefully overtime it will get better.
Side note-lately I've really been thinking a lot about all the changes in life that happen. Specially when kids are young. It's crazy to take a step into the dark on a new faze of life. Sometimes it can be a little intimidating and scary. Yes I try to look at it as a blessing of moving forward with faith but it is also one of sadness to think my little girl is growing up. I can't believe that she is going to be 3 in November. She is so smart and she amazes me everyday. I'm sure blessed to have her as my daughter!
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