Well, Tuesday I brought out the underwear... We had several accidents, I'm pretty positive pooping in his underwear was fun for him. I started the day by setting the timer.. Well all I did was piss him off. He was like seriously woman, I do not need to sit on the potty every 30 minutes. So after his nap, I decided to try a different approach... I would talk to him and ask him to remind mommy where we go pee pee and poo poo. He would excitedly say "the potty". We had fewer accidents Tuesday evening.
Wednesday, we started fresh with excitement that he slept through the night and woke up dry! We were super proud! Wednesday came with about 3 accidents, but I was convinced it could be better.. So Thursday we bared it all. Little man was naked from the waist down... Not one single accident all day- AND he pooped on the potty all by himself! Friday- Sunday we did the 3 day method.
This method requires you to essentially pause life for the three days and solely focus on potty training, and helping him understand when he needs to go. It requires an extreme amount of patience, because you truly don't know whether your kid is stalling from taking nap or he really does have to pee for the fifth time after going to bed, you know a dribble at a time 😜 And obviously the last thing you want to do is discourage him, so you go however many times he needs to the potty and hold his hand, clap for joy when he goes, and praise him consistently. The three day method also says you get rid of ALL diapers and pull-ups and only use underwear or naked. This for me created a slight anxiety.. What if he isn't ready, what if he has 10 million accidents.. Well we did it and miraculously there were zero accidents from Friday- Sunday!
Last night, we had our first small accident, Braeden squirmed off the towels that I put in the bed in case of an accident and peed just enough to change the sheets. Well, at 2 am he woke me to inform me of this. He seemed heart broken, and we spent about 3 hours cuddling and consoling explaining that it was okay, accidents will happen, and he was still mommies big boy that I'm so proud of. Then about another hour to fall asleep. He did wake up then 3 hours later at his normal 7:45 time and was ready to roll.
Today we had our first outing, we were gone for about 2 hours and he told me literally within walking into the appointment he had to poop.. So we went and he did. We are waiting for our foldable travel potty seat to come, but until then he like his mom is NOT a fan of public toilets. 😜
I'm not sure how many days he goes before he is classified as fully potty trained, but he hasn't had an accident since Wednesday, almost 7 days! I am completely blown away by HIM and how amazing he is doing. I prayed for God to make this process as less stressful as possible, and boy has he answered.
I'm sure there will be plenty of accidents, and I'm not sure what tomorrow will hold, but I do know I have one amazing little boy that makes me appreciate life so much more with each day that passes. His quirky little facial expressions, sweet little comments, and generous hugs and kisses will melt my heart until the end of time. ❤️❤️
Until next time... 😊
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