Potty Training

Oh, potty training...how I loathe thee! Some kids potty train quickly. Others, not so much. We fall into the second category.

I have not been pushing to potty train because everyone tells me they will let you know when they are ready. However Dan is more ready for them to potty train, so we decided to give it a try. The weekend warrior route just isn't for us, so we started slowly. I have ready a few books on different techniques, and slow and steady is the best route for our family. Also, we decided to just focus primarily on Olivia since she seems much more ready than Luke. He is content to just watch Olivia sit on the potty and keep on wearing his diaper. When Olivia wakes up in the morning, she puts on a t-shirt and princess panties. She stays in them until mid morning and we sit on the potty every 15-30 minutes with baby Pretzel. Yes, baby Pretzel sits on the potty and we wait for her to pee while Olivia sits on her potty next to her. We have done this all week. While Olivia (and baby Pretzel) have yet to pee in the potty, she hasn't had an accident in her panties yet, either. She has an amazing capacity to hold her pee, or a large bladder! Either way, it's a slooooowwwww process, but consistency and patience will pay off.

I have heard and read from multiple sources that 3 is the "magic" age to potty train, so maybe we are jumping ahead just a little. Most of Luke and Olivia's friends are potty trained or on their way, so we thought it might be time as well. But most of their friends go to school or have an older sibling, and we know that helps. Their preschool program this fall will also work with them, and we feel confident they won't start kindergarten in diapers. :) That gives us some time to keep working on it!