Light on the horizon
Well, she did it. It has begun.
I finally gave in to my daughter's persistent potty requests (after being shamed into it by chatting with another mom whose daughter is several months younger than Evie and apparently going in the potty ALL the time.) Nothing like mommy-competition to speed up the potty-training process.
And now, all week, Evie's been peeing in the potty a few times a day. All that sitting and doing nothing finally got old; apparently and she's moved on to occasionally sitting there and accomplishing something.
Unlike when Beth was at this point, I'm not really regarding this as anything too major. No proclamations of triumph here. Inbetween potty visits, she still sometimes does her business in the diaper, so she clearly has not gotten the hang of sensing her need before it happens. I'm regarding this stage not so much as potty-training as potty-experimenting. Potty-demonstrating. Potty-testing-the-waters.
"Is it the dawn of a new day?" Eric asked eagerly when I informed him of the first pee-in-the-potty incident.
"No." I told him. "But...it's maybe the sunset of the day before the new dawn comes."
Someday...someday...the glorious light of being a diaper-free household will shine upon us. We just have to get through the dark night of one more bout of potty-training first.
I finally gave in to my daughter's persistent potty requests (after being shamed into it by chatting with another mom whose daughter is several months younger than Evie and apparently going in the potty ALL the time.) Nothing like mommy-competition to speed up the potty-training process.
And now, all week, Evie's been peeing in the potty a few times a day. All that sitting and doing nothing finally got old; apparently and she's moved on to occasionally sitting there and accomplishing something.
Unlike when Beth was at this point, I'm not really regarding this as anything too major. No proclamations of triumph here. Inbetween potty visits, she still sometimes does her business in the diaper, so she clearly has not gotten the hang of sensing her need before it happens. I'm regarding this stage not so much as potty-training as potty-experimenting. Potty-demonstrating. Potty-testing-the-waters.
"Is it the dawn of a new day?" Eric asked eagerly when I informed him of the first pee-in-the-potty incident.
"No." I told him. "But...it's maybe the sunset of the day before the new dawn comes."
Someday...someday...the glorious light of being a diaper-free household will shine upon us. We just have to get through the dark night of one more bout of potty-training first.
6 comments:
unfortunately, I know as well as you do just how awful potty training can be!!! And I know how you dream of being diaper-free. Then it happens and you just keep going on with life. It is pretty cool, though! Congratulations on seeing the sunset before the dawn!! :)
Can't wait for that to really happen for you! What a great day that one was for us too! She'll get it before you know it! Good job not putting all your eggs in that basket thought and taking it as it comes.
Oh, I despise potty-training. Bless you in your quest for a diaper free home! Bethany was my only one that was easy, thankfully. Hoping your last will be too! :)
We are no where close to even starting yet. He had some interest a couple months ago, but I am going to wait to even try it until september when the other two are in school. I might just wait till he's three and work on it then.......
I call is potty awareness!
Aren't we better mothers the third time around?
How funny! We have been doing the same exact thing with my Eli this week. He's particularly fond of flushing the toilet while yelling, "I did it!", even though the flushing and the yelling are all he accomplished while in the bathroom. Onward we trudge... Someday, someday :D
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