Smile. I've re-entered the potty training phase for the 3rd time with my 2 1/2 year old. I started trying to potty train him a year ago, which was too early. When he turned 2, I started again, but having never successfully potty trained a child before, I made a lot of mistakes. I was so afraid of him failing that I never really let him succeed. Whenever we'd go out and about, I'd put him back in a diaper. He wore diapers at night, but underwear during the day. I tried letting him run around naked, but found that he pretty much just peed everywhere. Then, my husband and I added a new puppy to the mix and I was overwhelmed with messes. So, I backed off again.
So far, third time's a charm! He's definitely ready to make the switch from diapers to big-boy pants this time. (Mommy's ready, too.) With the puppy happily relocated to outside the house, I'm not dealing with her messes. Of course, 1o month old baby brother can still make potty training interesting. I usually have to hold the youngest so he's not trying to climb on big brother during potty time.
Mornings seem to be the hardest to get through without a mess. (That morning BM is just not making it to the potty!) Elijah is doing really well during the rest of the day. I decided to let him sleep in underwear at night after I noticed that his diaper was dry when he woke up. He's made it two nights in a row without any messes so far!
I'm so proud of him!
Justin does not mind going to the bathroom on the toilet but he never tells you he needs to go. I try putting him in underwear every couple weeks or so but so far he seems to go every fifteen minutes or so in the underwear. I am starting the underwear again today, so we will see :)
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