Not Trying, but Not Preventing

No, no...it's not what you think...though I was laughing pretty hard when I thought of that title.

Here's the real deal! Kynlee has never been one to be discrete when she's "filling her britches". If she's not red in the face and grunting in the middle of the floor, then she's grabbing onto a table and straining with all her might...you know, to where it's obvious what she's doing. For the last couple of months or so, I've been saying "Kynlee, are you going poo poo." or simply "poo poo" when I see her "routine". Not really thinking anything of it, other than it can't hurt to start introducing her to "potty" things, and making her aware that she's actually doing something. Anyways, a couple of weeks ago she was walking around the house grunting and straining, so I thought I'd rush her to the toilet and she if she'd go there. She did!!! I keep clapping and saying "good girl Kynlee, good job going poo poo", once again not really thinking anything would come of it!

Well, Kynlee now walks around patting her bottom saying "go poo poo", EVERY time she has a poopy diaper, and every once in a while she'll even tell us before she goes. It's about 4 days now that she has truly told us while she's going, or immediately after, and insists on sitting on the potty. I'm a little baffled by the whole thing, and curious just how long it's actually going to last, but if she wants to start doing the same thing when she simply pees...I won't stop her!!!

Now, let me make myself clear...we are by no means trying to "potty train" Kynlee, but if she wants to start doing it herself...we sure won't complain!!!

Blessings,

Just a Little Reminder

My sister Danielle (who happens to be a few years older... and wiser) and I were talking the other day about potty training. I was voicing my frustrations with her, that I feel as if I'm the one who is trained...not Kallen. I ask/remind him every 30 minutes or so if he has to use the potty, and up until the last couple of weeks...we've had no real issues. When we're at home, he uses the bathroom himself, and I rarely even have to remind him...when we're out and about however...if I don't remember...he doesn't remember and wet pants we have!

Well, since we've been out and about so much the last few weeks...wet pants have been our middle name. Camping, I put him back in pull-ups, cause lets face it...although I basically took everything but the kitchen sink...the washer and dryer wouldn't fit very well in the camper. So...Now that he's been in pull-ups for the past several days...he's slightly regressed a little...and I've been forgetting to remind him to go.

So...my oh so wise sister suggested a watch. Brilliant idea. We went out, and got him a cheapo Casio watch that actually has a countdown timer on it that beeps every 30 minutes. He thinks he's so cool cause he's got his own watch, and we once again are going without accidents.

I have to remind myself that he's still young, and it's okay that he has to be reminded to go. He'll start telling me soon enough, and at least he goes every time I take him. So for now, we'll use the watch...a reminder for him as for me!!!

Blessings,

Just as I Predicted

As I've mentioned before, Kevin and I started Potty Training Kallen a little over a month ago. We have a little potty chair, and because of that he's become quite independent with the whole bathroom "business". We've taught him to sit, so if he needs to go, he runs on into the bathroom and goes. He doesn't have to come get me to help him on the pot, and I'm not afraid of "over spray". His little chair has a little shield...for the boys! Anyways...there is little assistance needed on my part.

Well, that's how it works when we're home, but small little toilets out in public...I think not. Therefor he needs a little help to go when we're out and about. Also, when he's got to go, he can only hold it for so long...hence the little Travel pot I got him. It, once again, has a little shield, and easily folds up and stores in the back of my car. If we're somewhere we can't get to a potty...I pull over, set up the pot (in like 2 seconds mind you) and there he goes.

Kevin wasn't sure why we needed to have a "port-a-potty", when Kallen could simply "water a tree" when we can't get to a bathroom. I informed my darling husband, that the little man wasn't quite ready to be "watering trees" outside, simply because I wasn't sure that my entertainment center, or the walls (not to mention the current tree that we actually have standing in our living room), wouldn't become a "tree" also. He informed me that Kallen would definitely understand the difference between outside and inside, and that it would be no problem.

Well...this weekend Kallen "watered" his first tree outside, and thought it was the funniest thing ever. He kept giggling and saying "like daddy". Oh great...He's seen daddy going at home, and now he's doing the same thing...what happens next you ask.

Sure enough...I found Kallen this morning, standing in front of his potty chair saying "ook mommy, I wa'er tees". You can imagine what the walls, floor, and cabinet looked like when he was done. At least it was in the bathroom and not the Christmas tree, right!!!

A Messy Job

We haven't actually started "potty training" Kallen per say, because I really want to make sure he's ready before I go through the headache of it all. We have a little potty chair, talk about it while changing diapers, and openly allow him to be there and involved when Kevin and I are using the restroom (he flushes for us, and washes his hands with us, etc.).

He has in fact successfully used the potty chair on a couple of different occasions, simply because I "caught him in the act" and got him to the bathroom in time!

He turns 2 in a couple of weeks, and that was going to be my "hard core" potty training starting point. I've heard when they're ready, they're ready, and the training process is relatively "easy". If you push it too early, it either takes a lot longer, or they tend to refuse the process all together. Not sure if that's the case, but we went with it!

Anyways...yesterday I was on the phone with Kevin and looked over to notice that Kallen had taken off his diaper. Okay...no big deal...When I get off the phone I'll put a new one on him (he's past the "get a diaper on him quick" age...I thought). Not even a couple of minutes later, I see my darling son squatting in the corner...pooping. AHHHH..."I pooped" he said. I instantly hung up with Kevin, grabbed Kallen and helped him continue the task at hand in the appropriate place!

He went, we cheered, and then the clean-up began. Sorry to be graphic...but at least it was a log, not a blob! It was at that point I realized that he is definitely ready to begin this whole process, and I mentally prepared myself for the messy job that is Potty Training!