Potty Training

I decided at the first of the month that it was time for Jonathan to begin potty training. I told Chris that we would wait till Wednesday, knowing that the rest of my week was not crazy and I could focus on potty training with success. In my head I had visions of how it went with Andrew. With Andrew, we did the potty training in less than a day and it went amazingly smooth. He had a few accidents that day but once he woke up from his nap, it clicked in his head what he was suppose to do and he rarely had any accidents.

Fast forward to Wednesday, April 8th. Chris took Andrew to have a man day and it was just Jonathan and I all day. He woke up, I put on his big boy underwear (not pull-ups) and started pumping fluids in him as much as he would take it (and feeding him salty crackers to make him want more to drink). Then every 10 minutes I put him on the potty and he would sprinkle a little tinkle. That day he had quite a few accidents in-spite of all the potty trips. He had a hard time getting all the pee out when on the potty--except when having an accident and it all came out with no problem, amazingly enough.

We put him to bed that night (in pull-ups) and I began to wonder if he was too young. I began to doubt if the potty training in less than a day was really for him. Chris and I prayed for Jonathan and that we wouldn't get too discouraged by the days progress. After we prayed, I read Sarah P.'s blog about her experiences potty training Jackson got encouraged to stick with it. I agree with her, that if this is the way you want to potty train (and I highly recommend it) you will need to plan it when you have time to truly commit to no distractions for a few days.

We are two weeks out and there were good days, bad days, gross days, and truly victorious days. I'm so proud of him that he is getting it and he tells me when he has to go potty--except he always says "poo poo potty" no matter what he has to do.

On a side note...if you are looking to tone your thighs, gluts, and general leg area, I recommend the potty training workout. I'm looking forward to wearing shorts and telling people how I got such great legs this year!!! **results vary depending on quickness of your child catching on.**