I won't bore everyone with details like I did yesterday. I guess I think everyone is living, breathing and talking about elimination. Everyone is, right??
Anyway. Today, we celebrated all of the potty successes with Chick-Fil-A. Brad says that CFA is such a normal occurrence, that it isn't special. Well, in Mallory's book, CFA is the most exciting thing in the world. You should hear the screams we get. So, we met Bella and her family there. Here's Bella giving Mallory a hug in the bathroom. She came in to encourage Mallory. They have been calling each other all week telling each other what they did in the potty. It's been pretty cute.
Instead of focusing on the negative (like 4 attempts at #2 and lots of messy panties), I'll just say that the day ended on a very promising note. I was literally telling Karen (Bella's mommy...you guys all know Bella now) that I was ready to call it quits because it wasn't working. Mallory called out from her bed that she needed to potty. So, Brad took her in, and she did both numbers on the potty without any bribing, sighs, frustration or crying...from anyone! This was all in a pull-up too! We decided to buy the pull-ups and call them "special night time panties". They were a hit. She was super excited with herself and we were super excited for her. I upped the anti and gave her 3 stickers and 3 chocolate chips. Plus, she got to help Brad drive his Jeep into the garage (she loves to sit in his lap and "steer").
So, we're not giving up and trying to be patient and positive with Mallory. I keep having to remind myself that it is potty training.
6 comments:
You're such a good momma! I know it will all turn out GREAT in the end! Keep it up!
Girl, I am going to have to STOP reading your blog. You keep talking about Chick-Fil-A. I love that place, I am pregnant, and I WANT some. Of course, I am not crazy enough to want to drive the 45 minutes it would take to get there... ;(
You can do it!!! :)
...I'm gonna go steal your photos now for my blog.
This will be a great pic someday for Mallory's wedding video and Bella as a bridesmaid!
I got so frustrated today!!! She only went in the potty 2 times and it seemed every time she said she was finished, she would pull up her panties and go... right then. I wanted to scream, but I just stayed positive (that is hard sometimes). I hope we end with the results you are getting.
would love to see a picture of Mallory "driving" the jeep with Brad...when she gets a little older those are memories she will keep with her forever...some of my favorite memories are of sitting in Uncle Warren's lap while he let me "drive"... love y'all - aunt mari sue
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