So for the longest I've been saying that once summer arrived and I was officially on summer break that I would potty train Paige. It was just something that I said. It went from being a mere thought to a plan after Memorial Day. We were sitting at my dad's house and Paige was doing what she did best ..... playing on her daddy's iPhone. Guests stared in amazement as she opened apps, closed apps, played music and played games. Not being able to take it anymore.....my nephew said "Auntie, if Paige can operate an Iphone like that, she really should not be in diapers" That line struck a nerve so I decided to give it a try. Since Paige is a Minnie Mouse junkie, I figured the training would go a little better if we involved Minnie. So I went and purchased a Minnie Mouse potty.
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| Paige's new potty! |
I wanted to go all out and get the Minnie panties and every potty training accessory that Target had. I even wanted to redecorate our main bathroom to Minnie just so she'd be comfortable using the bathroom. But my calm mommy voice(and my wallet) took hold of my emotions and shook them.
I quickly came back to reality because realistically speaking ... I had NO idea how potty training with Paige would go. I've read some articles that have said that potty training can begin at 18 months. I've read a lot that say you should wait until 2 .... and some that even say wait longer than that. I've tried not to pay attention to articles when it comes to Paige because Paige has consistently been ahead of her age group since birth! But there was the fact and memory that I had tried several times to potty train my first child .... and had failed miserably in my opinion. It took years and in the end he ended up potty training himself. Even though we later found out that he was autistic and that played a part with his potty training I was still a little worried about doing it again. Basically I was back in rookie training camp!
I analyzed every mistake that I made the first time and decided to take things very slow. If she did it, great. If she did not, oh well. I was not going to stress myself or Paige out. I was going to cheer and sing. When things did not go well, I was going to praise and use my soft voice to explain. But most of all I was going to be PATIENT! I was not going in with the thought or expectation that Paige would be potty trained in a week. We decided to try on Monday, June 9, 2014. I did the usuals .... I got her the
and we started the journey. We took Paige's diaper off and explained that today she would begin her journey into becoming a BIG GIRL *throws confetti* Paige smiled and acted excited .... but it may have just been her reaction to my confetti lol. Who knows. I gave her a cup of tea and put her on her potty. Prior to this we decided that we would put Paige on her potty for 20 minutes every 2 hours. So Paige is sitting on her potty, sipping tea and looking unbothered. I'm peeking in every 2 seconds hoping for pee and receiving nada. I'm counting and singing and pretending to be Minnie Mouse and Paige is just like
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| Mama you're so extra! |
She is so unbothered. Her daddy brings her Innotab so she can play with Minnie. She is having a ball! Finally her 20 minutes pass and there's no pee/poop in the potty.
It takes me a second to get my emotions in check because initially I felt like crying but I had to quickly remind myself that it was day 1 ... try 1 ....and that it was good. We celebrated the fact that at least Paige sat on her potty for 20 minutes. I put her on her pull up and two minutes later she pees.
So after changing her pull-up and singing a song about going to potty IN the potty....we take a nap. After our nap Paige goes back on the potty for her second 20 minutes and this time she did not disappoint.
Taddddddddddaaaaayyyyyyy!!! Paige went potty! Lawd I was so happy. I screamed so loud I scared my poor child. I hit the handle twice so Minnie would say HOORAH with me. Her dad had the biggest smile on his face. We're dancing and singing and wanting the entire world to know that our child went potty! But Paige just sat there like
It was no big deal for her. She didnt know or see what the big hooplah was about. She graciously accepted her reward ... cookies and milk ... put on her Doc McStuffins pull up and went on her merry way watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. While I emptied her pee bucket, I wiped away a tear. I'm not saying that Paige is going to be potty trained by 19 months .... I'm not even saying that she will be potty trained by 2 .... but I am happy that day 1 of potty training was successful. But the story does not stop there. We are all relaxing in the living room when Paige goes and sits on her potty .... ON HER OWN! Her dad asks if she wants to go potty and she points at the potty. He takes her pull-up off ... and she sits herself on the potty. She pulls her lever so that Minnie says HIP HIP HOORAH and smiles at me. I smile back. This girl is a
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