Potty Training: Day 2

Well, we didn't make as much progress as we did on day 1 but I can say that I am not that disappointed. We made a ton of progress on day 1 and would be completely done with no accidents if we did as well as day 2. We started out really well with a pee and poo in the toliet. Sometimes he would go to the toliet and pee and other times he would mess up and I would tell him to go to the toliet. He would stop peeing, sit down, and then finish. I can tell that he messes up when he is so focused on playing that he doesn't think about the feeling of needing to go. Before nap, he held it about 45 minutes which is quite a bit when you consider how much he has been drinking. He normally goes every 10 to 15 minutes with the amount of drink I am giving him. He knew he was supposed to nap after he went and was holding it as long as he could. He is a smart kid!

I started using a timer at the end of the day so that the timer would go off and he would realize that he needed to go. I also got a little discouraged that he wasn't a pro at this point...yes, I am a perfectionist! I called a couple of my seasoned friends and got some advice. They were mentioning it took 2 weeks to a month to get it done. 21 days to make a habit is what one of my friends said. I am hoping it happens before that point...what about all the people that do it in 3 days. I am sure the children are older that do it that quickly!

I feel bad for Noah because we are just staying at the house and focusing on that. I really want to do things with my sister and her daughter as well as other things around town but know I need to focus on this and be consistant or it is just not going to happen very fast. I can understand why kids take forever to learn when you switch them in and out of diapers and pull ups. They would be confused! So, I am not doing that and making Noah stay here and train. Call me hard core but I want to accompolish this quickly...hard to think that it is not just up to me though! It is hard for me to do things around town while focusing on this as well as taking care of a now 9 week old who is nursing. I am trying to get things done during naps when I can.

I guess I am ready to take on day 3! Here we go...