I knew as soon as school was out I wanted to try and potty train Jackson. I wanted to start on a week where I would be home the whole week so he wouldn't be confused at Miss Sandy's. Monday I had a training and Tuesday we had a bunch of things we needed to do, so I wasn't sure if we should start Wednesday or not. We did!
Jackson woke up dry Wednesday morning which made me think he could do this. I left his pj's on with no diaper or underwear. He ate breakfast while I was working out, I look over at him ask him what he is doing he says pooping. I stop working out, jump off the treadmill, and run him to the bathroom. On the way he poops on the floor. Then, I let him run around the house in his new Mickey undies (as he calls them). He told me he needed to pee. Yay, a small success! We went to the potty and he peed mostly on me and over the seat (note to self: make sure he is far enough back. When I pulled his undies back up I noticed they were really wet. I am guessing he went before he said he had to go but it could have been from peeing over the seat.
Then, I just let him run around naked because we are waiting for our friends to come over and go swimming. He pees a few times in the toilet before we go out to swim. Came in for lunch, no pee in swimmer, pees in toilet. Plays with friends, no diaper, pees on the floor. Aww, man!
On Thursday morning he wakes up dry again. No accidents while I am working out and we are getting ready for Little Gym. He pees before we leave but I didn't want him to have an accident on the mats at LG so I put a diaper on him with his Mickey undies over. He promised he wouldn't make Mickey wet (just like he did every time we put a new pair on:).
At Little Gym he swung on the bars,
Walked on the balance beam,
Jumped and rolled around on the mats,
But most importantly does not pee or poop during Little Gym!
He used the potty before we left and we headed to Kroger and then Target. No accidents! I was so proud and happy. Jackson asked for some juice at the store and because I was so proud and happy I got some for him and let him drink it on the way home. Once we got home he had four, yes FOUR pee accidents within an hour. I guess I let him have too much juice. He would start peeing and then scream to me "I'm peeing!" I would scream back "Stop! Run to the bathroom!" I made him help me clean it up hoping it would make him think about what he did and not want to do it again, maybe?!
I'm not sure if that is what worked but Jackson hasn't had an accident since then!! He woke up from nap dry and then used the potty. We took a walk around the neighborhood and he stayed dry.
He told me he had to poop after dinner and then he went on the potty. We made a huge deal out of it again and gave him a M&M! I kept asking every hour if he needed to pee, limited the amount he drank before bed, and had him go before bed.
Today he woke up dry again! He has told me he needed to pee a couple of times today. We met Emily and Huntley at the Splash Pad, he used the potty there, and did not go in his swimmer at all!
After lunch he told me he had to go poop twice and boy did he have to go! As he was sitting on the toilet I was thinking how happy I was I didn't need to change that diaper:) I made a huge deal about how awesome he was and how proud I was of him. We called Daddy and both Papas and Grandmas to let them know and had some M&M's to celebrate!
I love that he was so excited about it today! I know we have a ways to go yet, but I believe we are moving in the right direction. But, you can bet I am praying we have more days like today and less like yesterday morning!
Jackson is a mommy's boy all day long, ok he really has no choice during the day!:) As soon as Brian comes home from work I am pretty much history. Tonight Brian told Jackson he had to go mow the lawn and Jackson almost had a meltdown until it dawned on him. He would just go help Daddy. He told Brian to go put on his green shirt, went and got his green shirt, and then found his lawnmower. It was quite the scene!
I thought Jackson would be scared of the noise from the lawnmower but he stayed out there the whole time mowing with Daddy.
At one point they both were wiping the sweat of their faces with their shirts. I wished I would have captured that one! Jackson came in from mowing said he needed a Popsicle and to watch his tractor DVD! It made me smile the whole time I was watching the two of them outside. :)
And a couple weeks ago when Brian was cleaning the pool, Jackson came running into the house frantically searching for broom. I had no idea why he wanted it until I looked out the window!
Do you still think Jackson will want to do these chores when he is 16?
Brian, thank you for investing in Jackson's life in big and small ways each and every day.
I did buy a new bottle of nail polish and I bravely opted for a bright blue. I wasn't sure about it, but I love how fun it is. Every time I look down at my toes I can't help but smile:)
And, nothing beats sipping a vanilla latte while floating in the pool!
This was my first staff development class to teach with a "live" audience. I didn't know what to expect. I think it went really well and was actually kind of fun! This really is my passion; sharing what I love doing and how I implement it with other teachers. I guess now I have to figure out what other classes I could teach, right Wendy?:)
It is easy to throw back in a ponytail for pool days and any other day I am too lazy to do my hair (which is a lot in the summer). However, it drives me crazy when I leave it down. The back is longer than the sides so I feel like I look ridiculous.
