Fun weekend
OK, fun may be a slight exaggeration. I got to take Friday, Monday and Tuesday off and hang out at home with the kiddo. So, Friday and Tuesday I took her to preschool and Monday we braved the flooded streets and went to Little Gym. After preschool on Friday Sammy and I went to the store and bought all sorts of treats. The next day was going to be her "special day". We were going to begin...drum roll please...potty training. We had treats, we had the teddy bear that was wearing big girl pants that Sammy could teach how to use the potty, we had books and the leap frog all ready to go.
Sammy trying to do her sad face
At the beach on Thanksgiving. Another wonderfully relaxing time at the beach house!
Sammy's cousin Abby was there for Thanksgiving so these two got some great quality time together.
Well.
The second day, we got the teddy bear again and started to reiterate all that we had learned the day before: Sammy gave her a drink of water, felt to see if she was still dry, gave her a treat because she was, took off her pants, put her on the potty, took her off the potty, swung her at me so that the bear hit me, said firmly "No Teddy! Don't hit Mommy" and marched the bear to Time Out.
Guess I know what she took from that whole experience!
Sammy trying to do her sad faceI got to babysit my friend's two daughters. We had so much fun that night!
At the beach on Thanksgiving. Another wonderfully relaxing time at the beach house! Sammy's cousin Abby was there for Thanksgiving so these two got some great quality time together. Bring on your potty training stories!!
posted by SeattleS | 6:32 AM
4 Comments:
Hmmmmmm . . . potty training stories? Sorry, too long ago. All I can remember is that we had "potty training panties" for our girls, huge thickly padded panties which were terribly uncomfortable once soaking wet with pee should an "accident" happen. Things have changed. Did Sammy get to pick out the treats? She'll 'get it' quickly once she's decided that it's a good thing and those "bribes" (oops, I mean 'treats') are well worth the effort. Good luck!
Oh she gets it alright! She would hear the timer go off, quickly feel her pants to see if she was still dry and say "Sammy dry - another gummi bear!" :-)
Oh, man! We are not the parents to ask about potty training tips. We didn't do well at all at this! Both boys were over three before they were potty trained. We were so traumatized by trying to train R that we held off doing it with T even when he showed signs of interest. Actually, we weren't very good at house breaking our dog, either, so I see a theme here. On the plus side, I hear by many that girls are easier -- so that's good! Also, I can say, that being consistent is VERY IMPORTANT. Good luck cousin!!
Oh, man! We are not the parents to ask about potty training tips. We didn't do well at all at this! Both boys were over three before they were potty trained. We were so traumatized by trying to train R that we held off doing it with T even when he showed signs of interest. Actually, we weren't very good at house breaking our dog, either, so I see a theme here. On the plus side, I hear by many that girls are easier -- so that's good! Also, I can say, that being consistent is VERY IMPORTANT. Good luck cousin!!
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