Gosh, it's late around here--12:30am YIKES!
But I'm in one of those stay-up-late-and-check-things-off-the-list moods. For starters, I cleared the 1000+ messages in my inbox. Hooray! Big check there.
I perused some old emails and responded to some necessary ones. Check!
I printed out the little boys' preschool supply lists. I'm hoping I can re-use a lot of what we've already bought in previous years. Does a family really need 5 pair of Fiskar scissors lying around? Soon-to-be check.
I read about the downed Chinook helicopter and a boy's wish for his father to be remembered. Check for tears and some reading time.
And now I'm here to say, "We're making potty progress!!" Hooray! Today J went #2 on the potty 3 (yes THREE--you read that right) times ON HIS OWN and had only one #1 accident while in the midst of play. Definite progress there. Just the fact that he is initiating his potty visits independently is fantastic news for me. Meaning--my efforts are having an effect! woo hoo!! We even went to Cost.co today without a problem. Big steps... My only issue in all of this is that I'm butting up against his 3yo will. I don't want to force my kid to sit on the potty if he doesn't need to be there, right? Or am I just being a softy? Can a mom really force her child to go? Tears are counterproductive to the potty efforts, in my book. This leaves me attempting to delicately handle the potty encouragement.
If only I could find our "Tinkle Bird". He was a gem of a stuffed animal that I used for M to beckon him to the toilet. Whenever I would squeeze the bird, he would make a woodpecker noise that would indicate to M that it was time to go. Must find the Tinkle Bird. I'll do anything to coerce!! :) Potty Training check coming soon...
Sleep well and God bless,
3 comments:
Good luck to you on the potty front. I have failed miserably with both K1 and K2. K2 will be 4, yes 4 in Novemeber and still poops in a diaper. It is a nightmare, but like you have said.. I can't fight the 3yr old strong strong will! Just keep telling myself, that same strong personality will pay off later!
Glad things are going well...even if Tinkle Bird is hiding! The bird was probably traumatized after the other 2 boys!!
Kathy, I empathize with your current situation--our T has quite the stubborn will and took some time before succumbing to #2 on the potty. The good news it that he *finally* did it and over a year later, you'd never know it took so long! :) My mantra: they won't go to college wearing diapers/using a pacifier/etc. That always puts my heart to rest--this, too, shall pass! Good luck.
Mom, lol. Yes, the tinkle bird was probably appropriately traumatized after T's potty training. lol
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