A few weeks ago we decided to potty train Wesley. We had been thinking about it for a while, but decided the first weekend in October would be the perfect weekend to start. It was a three day weekend for Kris, and we didn't have church because of General Conference. So we could stay at home and focus on Wesley.
We read the potty training in 3 days method and decided to follow that. We woke up Saturday morning. Ate some breakfast, drank some juice, and put on Undies! We let him run around in his undies, socks and a shirt. We had an elmo potty that we put in the toy room and just let him run around. We kept reminding him to tell us when he had to potty. Needless today, the day was horrible. We went through no joke like 20 pairs of underwear and my house smelled like pee. Not fun!! I was ready to give up, but Kris said no lets keep going. Sunday was much better. We only had six or so accidents. HUGE IMPROVEMENT! And everyday kept getting better. We go pee pee in the potty almost every time. We only have an accident if he isn't being watched for signs or outside. For some reason he just thinks he can pee in his pants outside (it'd be much nicer if he would just pull them down and pee on the grass but i guess we haven't grasped that concept yet).
Also, what helped us was a sticker chart and treats. He really enjoyed his sticker charts.
Poo is a whole other story. He still does that in his pants. Daily. It's terrible. I know it's a hard concept for most kids. He will sit down and go a little in the potty but doesn't get the concept of all of it. I think it's easier to do it standing up for him. I am sure we will get there. Everytime it happens I make a huge deal of how gross it is. So maybe he will understand soon. Let's hope.
For those who have yet to go through it, just make it through day one and two! After that it gets easier.
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