Potty Training Progress!

I'm being completely sarcastic.

Anna has lost all interest in the toilet. Her new thing is that she can take her diaper off by herself, put it in the trash, and pull her pants back up. It's kind of cute, really, and she likes to be helpful.

She is so efficient, however, that I don't always see her doing this which sometimes results in her peeing all over herself and the floor. This happened this morning. I told her in a happy voice -- Anna, next time you have to pee, you could sit on the toilet just like your sister!

She looked at me and said: No, diaper.

Ok.....

Later on she was running around naked and then pulled on my hand and said "diaper".

I know....this is probably progress and her own way of doing things.....but it's getting a little messy.

[Flynn]

It gives me a headache just reading about it.

Just when you get one thing under control something else presents itself.

A big groan is being sent your way.

[Cumberland]

Ifeel your pain Nellie. I had DD going both ways on the potty at 17 months and was quite smug thinking I was successful. Now EIGHT months later, we have no further interest or progress. If she is naked, she always goes in the potty, no accidents at all but if she is wearing any sort of clothing on the lower end she pees in it. I will without a doubt wait until the next one shows interest in the potty. I only hope I didnt give her potty issues for life bc i tried to push it on her too early.

Sueanne -- Bryn was the same way. The silver lining is that she switched to underwear really easily. It was a matter of a day. But, it took a little longer than I expected for her to get there -- because she did so well naked. The big turning point was that DH made a special trip (more special because he was rarely home then) to Target with her and let her pick out her new undies.

No potty issues. Well, except some quality control....but I think that is normal. :!

I think our issue is that she doesn't want to be a big girl and that was such incentive for Bryn. I know she will come around but the in-between time gets messy. She can tell when she pees and doesn't like the wet diaper and can tell when she is about to, sometimes, because she asks for a diapers. And she wants to be the big kid and helper taking off her daiper. M&M and other treats are not doing it for her. Yet....yet!!!!

[PrincessFiona]

BTDT, Nellie. I usually dread potty training. We've been really fortunate so far this time, but I'm already assuming that we'll regress and be back to square one after baby comes.


As usual..I have no advice...just... :flowers

kris

[SueC]

Ugh, I feel for you Nellie!
I was just reliving some potty training sagas that we experienced over the years this morning--which has me none too thrilled about having two more kids to go through it with!