Yesterday I started potty training Marley. I have several friends who have potty trained their children, but I never heard them talk about how challenging it was. Yesterday was stressful! I knew better than to start training when I was babysitting. (I babysit my cousin's 2 year old) I took her to the potty every 10 minutes. She had mutliple accidents and didn't pee once on the potty. I would put her on there for 10-15 minutes at a time and she would pee the second I put her pants back on. At the end of the day, she was frustrated and so was I. My friends kept telling me to keep with it; that it would get easier.
They were right! I had to make myself understand that she doesn't know how to use the toilet. I am teaching her how to do that. It doesn't help to get frustrated either. So today we had a break through. This morning, I put her on the potty when she woke up and she didn't go. She had an accident. I put her back on and she went! Yay! She went 5 times today and only had 2 accidents in the morning. Here's hoping the rest of the week goes well. I'm hoping she will be trained by the end of next week so I can get back to life as normal....kind of. I have to train Sam soon. He was tired of Marley getting Smarties, so he decided to pee twice on the little potty. I wonder what Tamara thinks of all of this. We had a little celebration each time one of the kids peed on the potty. Oh the things we do to encourage our kids and make them feel special.
Overall, a successful day. Nick had a good day selling furniture too. Now on to Wal Mart at 9:00 at night.
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