Potty Training Attempt #1

     ***Let's just say we aren't quite there yet.***

    It really isn't as easy as I thought it would be. I thought Connor was ready because he would tell us when he had to go "pee pee," then he would sit on his potty and go every time we tried in the past. However, once we started potty training he would say it all the time. When we would ask him if he had to go, he would say "no" and shake his head. Then have an accident a few minutes later. When we would try and put him on his potty, he would start to fight us and cry.  Aaron and I tried for 4 days and decided we should wait another month, or so to try again. Here's how our 4 days went...

Day 1:

     I got all of our stuff  ready for our first day of potty training: gummy bears, stickers, cleaning products for accidents, and underwear. My plan was to keep him in underwear all day and reward him with a gummy bear each time he went potty. Then, he could put a sticker on his potty training sheet to show how many times he went without having an accident. The gummy bear reward didn't last long {I did it maybe 3 times} because he was going to the restroom multiple times an hour, but the sticker sheet was great.

    When Connor woke up, I put him on the potty and he went right away! Woohoo! He got his first sticker and we put on his brand new underwear grandma and grandpa got him for Christmas.

    He loved picking out a sticker and putting it on his paper.

    We spent most of the morning and afternoon in the restroom. Connor had to go what seemed like every 10 minutes. He would only sit on it for a few seconds, go, and then get up. I don't think he ever finished completely, which is why he was going so often.

 We did this all day!

    I put a diaper on him during his afternoon nap. When he woke up, it was still dry. I was so happy. I kept thinking that potty training was easier then I thought it would be! Well, when Aaron came home from work and he started having several accidents. I think he was getting sidetracked and would forget to tell us. When we tried putting him on the potty, he would cry and wiggle so we couldn't sit him down. We tried reading him books and singing to him, but it didn't help much. We put a diaper on him for bedtime and that was the end of our first day.

Sticker sheet at the end of our 1st day.

Day 2:

   In the middle of the night, Connor woke up and went potty twice. I couldn't believe he was able to hold it and wake himself up.

    We ran a couple errands in the morning and then we went to a friends house. Connor had a dry diaper when we got there, so I was really proud of him. I put him in some pull ups that I bought at the store. They helped make things less messy, but I think he took advantage of them and treated them more like a diaper then underwear. I brought his potty with us, and he went a few times. It definitely was not as easy to get him to go as it was yesterday morning.

 Sticker sheet at the end of our 2nd day.

Day 3:

     We had another busy day today. Next time I'm going to make sure we aren't doing anything the entire time we are potty training. Connor used the restroom twice while we were out shopping, and hardly leaked in his pull up. In the afternoon, we went to our friends house for a birthday party. 

    Of course we took Connor's potty with us, but he hardly used it and fought us when he did. I think he was having too much fun and didn't want to stop playing with his friends. While we were there, he kept asking to take a bath {now that I think about it, he's been asking the last few days} and I finally figured out why. He wanted to get out of using his potty and just pee in the bath.... Little stinker!

Sticker sheet at the end of the 3rd day.

Day 4:

    Today Connor and I stayed home all day in a last ditch effort to get him potty trained. I let him run around in his underwear, and put leg warmers on him to keep his legs warm. He looked silly, but still 100% cute!

Watching TV in his undies with Pearl.

That little booty!

      At the end of the day, we were still having lots of potty training problems. It was at that point that we decided to just take a little break and try again later. I am still very proud of him and know that he will let us know when he is ready. After all, he is still only 21 months old.

Sticker sheet at the end of the 4th day.

What I'm going to different next time:

Lots of books and activities to keep him entertained.

Stay at home until he is fully potty trained.

Let him run around naked!