Transition #3 Potty Training

This has been by far the hardest transition so far! I was told Potty Training was hard but I guess I was still not prepared. We are now at the end of our 2nd day of potty training and we have had lots of success but lots of messes too.

Yesterday, E was the champ at this potty training stuff with no accidents. By the end of the day we did not even worry about asking her because she would just tell us if she had to go and then she would pull her out pants down and go. Last night when it was time to go to bed we were putting pull ups on all of the kids. E threw a fit about having to wear a pull up and went to bed hugging her underware. We thought that she was trained. Then when she got out of bed this morning she refused to sit on the potty chair and then at breakfast she wet all over the place. It has been a struggle with her all day.

A on the other hand has been slow to grasp the concept of potty training. She has gone on the potty but then she will forget and wet all over the place. Poor thing hates to be dirty. When she does have a success she gets really excited about it and it is really cute.

K had a slow start with the potty training. I think at first he simply just did not get it. However, today he has completely turned around with it and tells us when he needs to go. He has had the most success today on the potty chair with no accidents!!

The rules are that if you go potty on the potty chair then you get a sticker and a treat from the treat bucket. The treat bucket contains things like fruit snacks, suckers, M&M's and some crackers. If you go poopy on the potty chair then you get a sticker and a gummy worm (I should say snake because that is what K calls it). K has the most stickers but I think that is because he is the king of a little piddle here and there.

So wish us luck on many more successes and less messes! This has been a draining few days and I just hope that this potty thing clicks with them really soon! We got Elmo goes on the potty DVD tonight and they were really into that so hopefully they will continue to have some interest.