Honestly, it's going fantastic! She is telling me when she needs to pee, sleeps in panties at her nap (and wakes up dry), can hold it for 2ish hours and has gone in a public restroom. I am very shocked and so happy how easy #1 has been for her!
#2 on the other hand is a daily battle. Some days, she runs to the potty when she has to go and "produces". Other days, she completely melts down at the thought of me asking her to go. Seriously. She will stand there; grunt, bend over and grimace, and the minute I ask her to go potty, she freaks. If I even try to pick her up to put her on the potty, she stiff-legs it and a total meltdown ensues. So. Frustrating. SO. FRUSTRATING. This usually ends up with a load of shooey panties and it makes me InSanE!!!!!! I have heard it takes a while for #2. I am fine with that, but when she will not even attempt to sit on the potty when she is obviously needing to go, I almost lose my mind. Anyway. I hate to focus on that part, since there are random days when she has just told me from her bed that she needed to potty, go to the potty, sit down and do her business. I'm always shocked and do a big potty dance for her. I just can't seem to figure out how to get her to do that everytime.
I have really become a grump over the last week. Poor Brad. We were about 30 minutes late to Bible Study this morning because of the above. I was losing it fast and so was Mallory. So, in honor of potty training, I have decided to commit this scripture to memory and to meditate on it all. day. long. Please Lord, give me lots and lots of patience and smiles...even when I want to do the complete opposite!!!!
"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer."
Psalm 19:14
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Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again, Rejoice! :)
Be thankful in all circumstances...
:) Hope your day is brighter. We are having poop issues here today....refusal to go so far and a tummy that hurts. Maybe dinner will push it out of her :)
"Produces." LOL!
I'm impressed Shannon! Focus on the positive!
You are such a good mom!!! Brooke still hasn't pooped on the potty. Yeah!!!
Oh Shannon...we are in the same boat over here with Brady and the pooping...it is as you said it: so.frustrating. I've cried over it. It's one step forward and two steps back it seems. Sheesh. I'm only slightly comforted by the fact that he should figure it out before kindergarten...hang in there. I'm trying to hang (in there) myself too! ;)
Bless you my sweet daughter-in-law. You are so precious. I now how to specifically pray! It will get better.
She is doing great!! Poor Faith will never be potty trained. We put it on hold again, because I can't seem to get her to tell them at school, so the one day on one day off potty training isn't working. We will start again as soon as school ends and I think it will not take to long. I hope!!
Shannon, I want you to post a picture of your potty dance! LOL
- aunt mari sue
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