I have to write this post, so Bella and baby girl #2 will have encouragement one day when they potty train their own babies!
This past weekend, we decided to try and get serious about potty training. We set aside Saturday and Sunday, and we were prepared to sit around all day with a naked toddler, a potty, and a bag of M & M's.
Saturday went really well! Bella only had one accident where she peed all over herself. The rest of the day, though, she did very well sitting on the potty. She had no interest in pooping on the potty, but I had heard from multiple moms that it was normal, so no stress. We actually went to bed on Saturday thinking that she was on her way.
Sunday morning was a completely different story. I don't know if we accidentally trained her that she wasn't supposed to pee anywhere, but she started screaming anytime she had to go - it didn't matter if she was naked, wearing underwear, or wearing a diaper - when she had the urge to go, she freaked out. As soon as she starts to pee, she's completely calm, so at least that part is good; it seems to just be her thinking that she's not supposed to go.
We finally decided to put her back in diapers completely, and I've spent Monday and Tuesday potty training in reverse...if she starts to whimper, I calmly reassure her that it's absolutely fine to go potty in her diaper and encourage her that it won't hurt. (It's kind of funny!)
So potty training has once again taken a pause. We figure Bella will do it in her own time and we're not worried about it. It would have been nice if we had made some progress this week since it was just her and I at home, but we'll work on it again as she gets more interested.
Happy times! Bella and Daddy reading on Saturday morning,
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