Yes folks, I am happy to announce that JP is officially potty trained!!!! And how many days'
HOW DID WE DO IT? Well, let me tell ya....
After my first battle with potty training left us all feeling like we were railroaded with everyone else's "you should's" and "Do this" and "you musts", this time around I felt like I was going to be in charge. I was NOT going to let peer pressure make me force JP into potty training, just because everyone jumps off a bridge doesn't mean we have to, right? I was also NOT going to let a preschool determine when my son was ready, NO... I was going to let HIM tell ME. Oh sure, I encouraged it: we read books about potty training, and we talked about what a big boy he would be when he finally decided he is ready, and what big boy privileges will come with that decision. He really wanted Spider Man underwear, so we bought him some and told him when he was ready, he could put them on. But not until he was SURE he was ready.
Low and behold, I come home from work last Friday and guess what ?! My BABY BOY IS WEARING UNDERWEAR!!!! How did this happen? I asked Granny, my awesome mother-in-law who keeps the kids for me while I am at work.
"Well," she said, "he came up to me this morning and said he was a big boy now and he did not need diapers anymore, that he wanted to wear his big boy Spider Man underwear."
"AND? How did he do? Any accidents today?!" I timidly asked.
"Not a one!" She declared!!! "He has diligently told me each time he needs to go, #1 AND #2, with perfect timing all day!"
I COULD NOT believe my eyes or ears. But surely there would be a learning curve, I thought to myself.
YET... here we are a week later and still.... NO ACCIDENTS!!!! I am in shock as I did not expect it to go this easy. Sure I was told it would be easier this time around, especially since he has a big brother to watch. But secretly, I feared because we are still having issues with HC's timing. He still has accidents and he is 5! So I was unsure how JP would do. But I just had to go ahead and post this because I think in this case, the potty has been conquered quite effortlessly, and I hope it is an encouragement to those moms like I used to be who are unsure if this day will ever come for them. I really, truly believe the key was letting K take the lead in this one.
this is exactly what i did with all three of mine and i had the exact same experience with all three that you have had here. i waited on them. no stress, no disappointment (on either side), just encouragement. and within a day, each one in their own time, potty trained themselves. they way i see it is other than the talking about it and we read books to they potty trained themselves. so much easier for all of us. i hope this reaches many mom's fixing to face the potty training issues. great post diane. thanks for sharing.
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