Potty Training

This post is all about potty training (obviously), so feel free to NOT read this one. :)  This is just for my own sake. 

Ahhh!  Jimmy and I survived a world of chaos as we potty trained Jae in just 3 days!  My sister told me about this 3-day method and I was all over it!  We tried it with Jae back in December, but my birthday was ruined and I wasn't about to have Christmas ruined, so we put Jae back in diapers.  I think it was a mix of "he wasn't ready" and "we are losing patience."

This time was much better!  Except for Day 1.  That will never be the fun part.  Anyway, for memory's sake, here is the run down:

Day 1: Potty training is the newest birth control.  This is the hardest day, but you HAVE to keep in mind the end goal! You HAVE to keep your cool and STAY positive no matter HOW many times the kid piddles all over your carpet.  You HAVE to keep the hope that your kid WILL tell you that he has to pee.  It will happen.  Have someone to text you who's done this method so they can cheer YOU on as you cheer on your potty trainee.  If it weren't for my sister, I think I would've strayed from the method and messed everything up!

• Dry nap
• Did not need to go potty before bedtime or at midnight
• Wet the bed the next morning at 3:30
• Too many to count wet accidents

Day 2: Not having children until Joey is potty trained. A little bit of digressing, but it was a fluke. :)  There were definitely LESS accidents!  For Christmas last year we got him a $13 Black & Decker plastic tool set with 42 pieces in it.  (Just something I grabbed at the last minute for him.)  Well, he had way too many toys for Christmas, so we decided to save it for his birthday.  Well, he had way too many toys for his birthday, so we decided to save it for potty training prizes.  It worked out great!  Less candy and moar toys.  :)  I dread doing this again with Joey, but I'm totally pro now, right? Ha ha... no.

• Dry nap
• Dry the next morning
• He woke at 6 and I was right there to greet him.  I took him to the bathroom, but he didn't need to go.  We did a puzzle for 10-15 minutes.  Jimmy woke, got out of bed, and went into the bathroom. Jae said, "I wet!"  So I yelled for Jimmy to open the door and Jae did, too. Talk about bladder control! :)
• 2 BM accidents
• Going to the bathroom by himself! He wouldn't even let me go! "Not you!" he would say to me and put his hand out.

Day 3:  We need to be rewarded, too!  We didn't say, "Let mommy know when you need to go potty" as much.  That was nice!  Mostly just, "Keep your underwear dry!" Jimmy caught his BM that I've been wanting to catch all day!  He didn't go at nap time, so I knew it had to come before the end of the night!  He did it after his bath and thank heavens Jimmy caught him in the act and rushed him to the toilet. Safe!  That was a celebration for a while! :)  I suppose that, itself, is reward enough: for Jae to be potty trained in 3 days. That is a stinking miracle (no pun intended)!  Jimmy and I were dreading doing this again since we know how it went the first time.

• Dry nap
• Prairie doggin', but Jimmy saved the day!
• Jae continues to go by himself. "Not you!"

The things Jae will say when he needs to go are always followed by running to the bathroom:

1. Ahh! (not loudly)
2. I wet!

Ok, so there are only 2; it seemed like more.

I would recommend 3daypottytraining.com for any of you wanting a quick guide to potty training your kid(s).

Thanks for having kids before us, Camille!  Sure makes it nice to have a go-to person. Ha ha! ;)