There are some pretty easy signs to follow, like she shows interest in going to the bathroom and using the potty or doesn't like to wear diapers anymore. Then there's the pretty telling take-off-the-diaper-every-time-a-drop-of-pee-is-in-it sign. Gotta love this one, too. Nothing says "you're going to be overdrawn in your bank account" like your 21 month old going through a pack of diapers in a day and a half.
The only problem is that when I put her on the big potty, she won't let go of my neck. Like, I have to sit there with her the entire time she's on the seat so she can hold my neck while I try my hardest to balance on my toes and not fall backwards, flinging her forward off the potty (talk about some serious PTSD). And then she doesn't even pee!! But she hops down with the same intensity and excitement as if she's just pee'd a whole day's worth right then! And flushing? Omg, I think the kid is going to be a career flusher. She enjoys saying "bye-bye!!" to absolutely nothing more than anyone I've ever known.
I went to WalMart and found that they have no panties that fit her, anyway. Well, not entirely true. They have those horrid plastic-covered training pants that make the kwish-kwish noise when they walk with them on. I am soooo not buying those for her. But the smallest size panty comes in a 2T/3T size. There is such a huge difference in a 2T and a 3T. Why the heck are the two sizes combined for panties that are covering tiny little butts?? A 2T would be up to Brooklyn's neck so we'll have to find another alternative when the time comes. I'm pretty sure she'll be in a 2T panty when she's, um, going into Kindergarten. :)
While going through all this diapering, panty searching, and potty necking, it dawned on me that I haven't been doing any of this for over 10 years! The last kid I had to potty train was Brad. Blake trained himself in a day which was absolutely AWESOME!!!! I guess God couldn't be kind and give me another one of those, could He?? Huh, God? Ya hear me? I promise I wouldn't mind that AT.ALL. I've gotta get a break with her at some point; you saw my eye! I deserve an easier time from here on out!!
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I am having issues potty training too. My son is going to be 4 in 4 months and I just have this issue with him being 4 and not potty trained. Well, he will pee in the toilet if you take him and sometimes force him but he will not go to the potty on his own. He will pee in 5 pairs of underwear a day even with you taking him every half and hour. I am really frustrated and praying and hoping for some kind of break through. He got up and went pee the other morning on his own but has yet to repeat the lovely little act *sigh*
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