My son and I have been "talking" (I am the one that is doing all the talking) about using the big boy toilet for a long time now, and we have had a minimal amount of success along the way. Let me stress, a long time. He turned two in April, and we have been talking about it long before his birthday. I am tired...tired of changing diapers, buying diapers, asking him if he wants to go, and I am tired of sitting in front of the toilet begging him to use it!
This weekend there was a Big step in the right direction though! We had a busy day of me working half day, running errands, and an evening pool party, and he didn't do his usual business. I thought nothing of it, gave him a bath and put my tired baby to bed. At one o'clock in the morning, he wakes up and tells me that he needs to go pooh. Reluctantly, I climbed out of bed, took him to the bathroom and sat him down. While sitting on the bathroom floor, he looked at me then just started crying, being half awake and hating my life, I just gave him a hug. As I was about to take my crying baby off the toilet, he took care of business! And that is when the party began! We both clapped, I was cheering and congratulating him and going on and on. It didn't matter that it was the middle of the night, we were parting, and I had to break out the candy and go on and on about what a big boy he was and how proud. The next morning, at breakfast, I had to make an announcement, it didn't matter that we were eating, everyone needed to know! They stated that they already were aware at one in the morning when it went down. What can I say, this little bit of success was a long time in the making.
I will be so happy when I finally get to have some/a kid of my own. It brings me great joy to see the happiness you experience with yours. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteAwesome..I went through that,too, with my eight-year old boy.He was the same age as yours when I and my husband potty trained him. I remember pretty well that we had to get in and out of the bathroom several times without any result.He used to tell me he was afraid to sit down on the bowl because he might fall and get flushed.Now, when he is using the bathroom all I can hear is "Mommy, I am done." I know it is as simple as that but for us, moms, it is a big accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteThat is great!!! That was worth getting up for!
ReplyDeleteI have a 1 year old that i have to potty train but i just can't keep him to sit down unless he have something to eat on while he learning how to go potty so hopefuly he be fully potty trained by his next birthday in December.
ReplyDeleteI thought as soon as we turn two to potty train, but that did not work. So I left the subject alone, and one day he disappeared, and he was on the potty. I called everyone and screamed. Those are very good victories. With the pooh, I waited until he did it a couple of times. Congrats
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful blog entry posting from LVDiveMama! Never read an entry on potty training before. Didn't think pooh would generate so much excitement. I think the "talking" helped ;-p Congrats :-)
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