Sunday, December 1, 2013

Stella and Maggie's potty party

It's been almost exactly two years since we potty-trained (mostly) Will, and here we are again.  Maggie and Stella have been showing interest in using the potty for weeks now so Patrick took the day after Thanksgiving off so that we could strike while the iron was hot.  Like Will's party, we talked about using the potty for days and days leading up to Friday, we decorated the bathroom they would be using - complete with TWO potty seats - and we forced as much liquid into them as we could for three days.


 

Day 1 was largely successful - no real accidents.  The girls were made to use the potty every 30 minutes for the entire day, and whenever else they felt they needed to go.  Nothing under their dresses to catch accidents so we covered a little of the playroom floor and limited where they could sit (ie, no couch).



Day 2 was the same but after lunch they were off the clock and only going when they felt they needed to.  There was an accident or two, but nothing too messy.  Both girls finally went poop, and almost all of it was in their potties.


The morning of day 3 was self-directed until after nap time when the girls were greeted with their first "big girl" underwear.  Their smiles were contagious, even after their first accidents in undies.  They go back to school tomorrow morning in undies for the first time so we'll see how well they hold up....

As an aside, the girls took the whole "big girl" thing a little too far Sunday night when they decided to have "a slumber party daddy" in Maggie's bed.  They were both so sure of themselves that it was a good idea that it was almost tempting to let them do it.