So I am starting to potty train Kyle, it has been a long time coming since he is almost 3. I am still not sure how to do it. I am sort of making it up as I go. If anybody has any suggestions I am open to them.
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Kyle was born July 1, 2005 weighing in at 6 pounds 9 ounces and 19 inches long. He came as a surprise to us because he wasn't due until July 31. My water broke on June 30 at 9:45pm and Kyle greeted us at 9:07am July 1. He is a busy boy and a very smart boy. He knows the alphabet, his numbers in english and spanish, and he can spell and write his name. He is getting so big. It seems like just yesturday he was born. He loves to sing and dance. He always wants to help me in the kitchen or scrapbook or really anything that I am doing. But if Steve is around, he loves to be with his dad. Dad is always number one.
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Miles was born December 1, 2007 weighing in at 7 lbs 2 oz and 19.5 inches long. He was born with reddish hair, but now it is blond. He is full of personality and it is developing everyday. He is all over the place, climbs on everything, and is into everything. He keeps me busy. He cannot be out of my site for a second or else he is into something he shouldn't be. I can't believe how big he is getting. He loves playing with Kyle and Layla and he will just laugh and giggle at anything Kyle does.
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Layla was born February 16, 2009 weighing in at 6 lbs 11 oz and 19 inches long. She was 3 weeks early and came on her own; there was no doctor there to deliver her but I had some great nurses. She is healthy and happy. Both Kyle and Miles love her and love to play with her. For the most part she enjoys playing with them. She is walking and running all over the place. I can't believe how big she is getting.
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I am so glad that you posted on my blog- I love blogging!! Now it will be much easier keeping in touch! Sorry, I have no suggestions with potty training, but I wish you a lot of luck!!!
Mony,
How exciting to potty train. It is hard. Katelin was doing really well and then just stopped. I think the key is like my friend says. Take him out of diapers and don't put them back on . It is really hard to do that because there are lots of accidents, but my friends little girl is already been potty train for a while and is just Katelin's age. I think she used this book Potty training in 1 day (I think that is the name) Good luck!
Sorry, I wish I had some great fix-it for potty training! Looks like you are having tons of fun with those boys of yours! I'll be in town for a quick weekend family reunion at the end of the month 27th-30th. Hopefully we can get together!
GOOD LUCK!!!! (I already gave up, I just don't have the patience yet) My best advice is let him hang around older kids who go on the potty, maybe he'll want to do it, too. Although that peer pressure never works with Sophie, does that mean I won't have to worry about her as a teenager?!?!?!
here's what I've tried and seen tried...First they are right, take them out of diapers and THROW THEM AWAY like a little ceremony about how diapers are now just for night time, or get pull ups for night time (they don't work for day time to much like a diaper) At first you can get the extra think toddler underwear (target has some) to save your furniture a little. From there you set a schedule. Take Kyle potty every 1/2 hour to 1 hour and have him sit there for a few minutes. Eventually timing will line up and he will go on the potty. Make a big deal of the positive and down play the accidents of they will become discouraged very quickly. Stickers and m'n'ms are the best tools for potty training! Reward him at first for sitting on the potty with out a fit, then move on to rewards for actually going on the potty, and then for when he TELLS you he needs to go! And always remember, #2 is a lot harder to grasp so watch for signs of constipation if he doesn't go at night (or naps in a diaper)it could get really back if he is uncomfortable. I wish you good luck, Aspen has been virtually accident free for over 1 month now and in panties for 11 months (almost a year!) so we are just working on night times now...anyone got suggestions for that??? Hope this helps. Remember once you start DON'T go back or they will know they can get you to fold and go back to the easy way of life!
PS TAG Kyle and Miles have been tagged share 5 special things about your special ones!
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Aspen and Ella
It was fun to see your comment on my blog! Now it will be so much easier to keep in touch with you guys. Your kids are so cute! Congrats again on your new baby. Our babies are only about two weeks apart. Our Clara was born Nov. 11th. Good luck with the potty training. I think the best advice I can give is be patient. Noah was pretty easy to train going #1. We just had him run around the house completely naked for a couple days and it worked. Going #2, however, was a different story. We had him wearing pull-ups because it was months after he'd started goin #1 that he decided he wanted to go #2. That's the key- they have to decide. You cannot force them. We bought books ("Where's the Poop?" and "Everyone Poops"), which helped, but in the end, it was his choice. But we made it. He's now in underwear and has been for a few months. You can do it! Hang in there!
I have to tell you that I bought this book of the internet about it and I LOVED it. We started potty training Andrew in February and in one weekend he was pretty much done. Yes I did say one weekend. It's a lot of work, but it's so worth it. He does have the occasional accident, but that's to be expected. I'll have to send you the link. It was only $7 and even if it hadn't worked it wasn't a big investment.
What i did with Gavin is i just one day put underwear on him and explained to him that he doesn't get diapers anymore. He pooped and peed his pants for 3 days and you will be doing A LOT of laundry!!! BUT after those three days he caught on quick and just started using the toilet. I have other friends who did it this way and their kids caught on in 2-3 days. Get him excited about buying underwear and take him with you so he can pick them out. Buy a lot of underwear. :) He will get it after a few days! I still put a diaper on gavin in the night. Maybe i shouldn't have done that, but people say boys don't get the hang of it at night until they are like 4 or 5 yrs. old. Oh, it might be hard going out in public for those first 2-3 days of attempting it. And when you do go in public make sure you ask him a lot if he needs to go potty. Always remind him. My friend did it different. She just brought her son to the bathroom every 30 minutes and sat him on the toilet.
In my opinion, avoid pull-ups....except in the night. I put pull-ups on gavin in the night. My dilemma is that i don't know how to train him in the night. I don't have the patience to put him in underwear and have to wake up in the night to change his sheets. :(
So, I dont really have any suggestions, but I feel ya!! I'm going through the same thing with Ivy right now. Hard, but good!
My sister used Cheerios for Evan. She would put a couple in the toilet and let him aim at them..making a game. TJ we gave candy too (bribery I guess, but hey, it worked). If he went pee he got one candy corn (it was Halloween time) and if he went the other he got a pumpkin candy. It worked, in like two weeks, for both. Evan was more off and on, but the cheerios or fruit loops in the toilet helped a lot.
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