So we tried the whole potty training thing. Again.
Several months ago we tried it for the first time using the "3 Day Method." And it wasn't pretty. I turned into a maniac-pycho mom! I was a tad unprepared! There were accidents all over and I was counting the minutes to bedtime- I felt like there was very little progress and Brig was begging to go back to diapers. After about 5 days of misery and a self-debate...I decided to stop and try again later. I felt awful! I totally felt like I was a failure of a potty-training mommy! I knew that Brig was smart enough and I thought I was capable...but it was a no-go. Brig was too stubborn and was obviously not really ready and I wasn't as ready as I needed to be either.
So starting last Wednesday we gave it a second go...
We used the same method...I really like the concepts...but we both knew what to expect a little more.
During that week, we also took Brig to the dentist and he had to have 2 fillings. Seriously! So, we decided that sugar was probably not the best incentive since this little boy inherited his mama's (and grandmas') sweet tooth! So we did some stickers...a sticker chart to be exact...
After so many stickers, he would get some kind of reward... after the first two rewards, he caught on and really liked it. He was then telling me he had to go potty a lot more and would try his hardest so he could get one step closer to the prize! It really helped.
Another thing that I found really helped was to give him A TON of fluids. The more he drank...the more opportunities we had to practice. Possibly more accidents too, but much more opportunity and that was great!
We still have a few accidents- especially if we are out and about and he gets distracted. But he is doing SO well! I am so proud of him...and (as evident in the picture above) he is pretty proud of himself.
I wish that everyone we know could see him in his super cute little big boy undies...but I think I best not post that on the public blog;) However...he did realize that they also double as a great option to wear when he wants to go swimming in the little ditch by our house....so if you drive by this summer- you might get a peek anyways! So cute!
Here is his sticker chart...I thought I would explain the rewards because it says a lot about some of the things Brig loves....
The first 2 lines are "Huckle." He LOVES watching a show on Netflix called Busytown Mysteries. It is clean, sweet and he likes it entirely too much. So we have tried to cut back- it made for a great incentive.
The next line was supposed to be a toy from the Dollar Store...but he thought it meant getting to play baseball...so we went with that.
The next line is getting to go see the cows. He loves Farms!
McDonalds. This doesn't need much explaining...except this boy loves his "Trench Tries"
The last is a bike that is at his grandma's that he gets to bring home.
The sticker chart worked great- I just don't really know what to do now that it is full...do I just stop with incentives or what? I better figure this out soon!!!!
