Monday, September 23, 2013
Michael's WOCS Graduation
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Big Girl, Big Changes
A few weeks ago, Maddie decided that she no longer likes to keep her pants or diaper on. So every opportunity she gets, off they come! This means finding her with messes. On the floor. She hates the diaper, I hate the mess, so I guess it's time to potty train! YAAAaaaaayyyy......
It has been and continues to be a struggle. She's not quite ready for it, but with her shredding her diaper all the time we don't really have a choice. She is getting better. We were changing underwear LOTS throughout the day. She was good at telling me "potty" after the fact. She is starting to catch on to telling me beforehand but still needs lots of reminders. And while she has gone #2 in the potty a couple of times, it will not phase her to go in her underpants. So if I stay on top of it, she is accident free. The biggest problem is she will have an accident immediately after going potty on the toilet because she only tinkles the tiniest little bit. I think she knows how to work the system because she gets marshmallows as a reward for using the potty. The other biggest problem is bedtime. She almost always takes her diaper off during nap time/bedtime and I am washing sheets everyday. Help! And by help, I mean come do my laundry. :)
To keep with the big girl theme, yesterday was day one of no paci. Neither of us are ready for it. At all. But she keeps chewing on them and biting them up. We decided when we bought the last pack that would be the last pack. It has become a choking hazard and so when the start to become worn, I have to throw them away. As I examined her paci on Tuesday, it had a tear and I knew I needed to throw it away. She did not sleep at all during nap time yesterday and I don't think she's sleeping at all today (I hear her cry out every so often so either she's not sleeping or won't stay sleeping). She did end up falling asleep last night, of course, but not without a lot of heart-wrenching pleas for her paci. It's like her little heart was breaking because she couldn't have it and so of course it broke my heart. I think she stopped crying before I did. I know it's a necessary step and she can't have her paci forever, but I also know it's difficult because that's her piece of comfort. We struggle as adults if we can't have our comfort things. I know it won't last forever but hopefully within a few days the paci will be but a memory. One can hope.
It has been and continues to be a struggle. She's not quite ready for it, but with her shredding her diaper all the time we don't really have a choice. She is getting better. We were changing underwear LOTS throughout the day. She was good at telling me "potty" after the fact. She is starting to catch on to telling me beforehand but still needs lots of reminders. And while she has gone #2 in the potty a couple of times, it will not phase her to go in her underpants. So if I stay on top of it, she is accident free. The biggest problem is she will have an accident immediately after going potty on the toilet because she only tinkles the tiniest little bit. I think she knows how to work the system because she gets marshmallows as a reward for using the potty. The other biggest problem is bedtime. She almost always takes her diaper off during nap time/bedtime and I am washing sheets everyday. Help! And by help, I mean come do my laundry. :)
To keep with the big girl theme, yesterday was day one of no paci. Neither of us are ready for it. At all. But she keeps chewing on them and biting them up. We decided when we bought the last pack that would be the last pack. It has become a choking hazard and so when the start to become worn, I have to throw them away. As I examined her paci on Tuesday, it had a tear and I knew I needed to throw it away. She did not sleep at all during nap time yesterday and I don't think she's sleeping at all today (I hear her cry out every so often so either she's not sleeping or won't stay sleeping). She did end up falling asleep last night, of course, but not without a lot of heart-wrenching pleas for her paci. It's like her little heart was breaking because she couldn't have it and so of course it broke my heart. I think she stopped crying before I did. I know it's a necessary step and she can't have her paci forever, but I also know it's difficult because that's her piece of comfort. We struggle as adults if we can't have our comfort things. I know it won't last forever but hopefully within a few days the paci will be but a memory. One can hope.
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