Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Potty training

It has been a long time coming, but McKenna is almost potty trained....yay! I introduced her to the little potty a long time ago, but she didn't ever go in it, and didn't really show much interest other than that she just liked to sit on it while I went to the bathroom. I didn't know if I should start her because I thought she was ready but wasn't sure so I decided I would just hold off until she told me she needed to go or whatever.
My waiting paid off because a few weeks ago she told me she needed to go potty so I put her on the potty and she went. I was so excited so I cheered for her and gave her chocolate and made a potty chart where she could put a sticker everytime she went in the potty. She was really excited about this method, and actually kept it up. I kept in her diapers for a week to make sure she was ready, but she would always tell me when she went poopoo, but I would kind of have to monitor her going peepee. Once she got ten stickers on the potty chart, I took her to get a toy which she loved! I told her that if she kept going in the potty good she could wear big girl panties. She has gone on the potty lots of times now, so we decided she was ready for big girl panties.
We went to the store and she picked out some panties and I put her in them yesterday for the first day. She did really good, she only had two accidents, but absolutely loves her panties. She has gotten the hang of going poopoo in the toilet, but is still working on the whole wetness thing. I am sure she will catch on though, but until then there is a lot of wetness around here.
I never really knew what people meant when they said to wait until they are ready, but now I do, cause they really will tell you when it is time, and you will know.