So potty training was going really well. We had a week of small victories...and we were making progress little by little. And then, Wyatt figured it out. He realized that Mommy isn't fooling around and this isn't a game. We are not going back to comfort and ease of diapers. Which is when he started to buck the system. He has done everything he can to resist the potty...and I have tried every trick I could think of to convince him that it might be a good idea to keep pee pee off of the floor. Our biggest struggles are that Wyatt could care less if his underwear are wet or dirty. He would sit in a mess all day, if I would let him. He also thinks that cleaning the carpet/floors is fun. Uugh!
Today I broke out another strategy. I set a timer to go off every 20 minutes. When the timer beeps, he has to go potty. The first couple of times he fought me all the way to the potty...but I still got him to go. Then I think he caught on and maybe even liked the idea because now Mommy isn't telling him what to do...the alarm clock is telling him. Fast forward to this afternoon and we've only had once accident today! Normally by this point we'd be on pair number 30 of undies. I count it as a win...hopefully this situation will only continue to get better and better. I'm banking on all the struggles with Wyatt paying off when it comes time to potty train Miss Rea.
I haven't been taking as many pictures of this process, probably because I'm ready to get it over with and I'm not really sure it's something I want to remember. haha. But I will leave you with a picture of what has become my arch nemesis...
1 comment:
Hang in there. I think you are doing it the "best" way. It's SO hard though, I know. I think the very first time I really became frustrated with my oldest was during potty training.
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