Thursday, August 20, 2009

Oh so proud!!

For the past 2 days, Paige has woken up in the morning with a dry diaper as well as after her nap. She has also managed to stay dry all day without any accidents. This morning we chanced going to gymnastics in underwear and she did great! Before the class I told her that the washroom was "Mary's bathroom" (her instructor), and that Mary would let her use it if she needed to. I told Mary and she even went to show Paige the bathroom. Literally at the very end of the class as we got up from circle time Paige said, "pee on potty", and we went to the bathroom and she did just that using her fold up potty seat. I took the advice about telling Paige that a public washroom was a certain person's bathroom from a former coworker. I thought that advice was right up Paige's alley. She really likes Mary at gymnastics, so this seemed like a good non-threatening place to try it out. I have to admit that when she saw the fold up potty seat she started to freak a bit, but I reminded her of our ongoing sticker reward. She had also used the fold up seat on Tuesday at my friend Laura's house, so she had a bit of experience with it as well. So...we're well on our way now!

You should have seen me the whole class. If she would sit down, or look weird in any way, I would say, "DO YOU NEED TO PEE ON THE POTTY!!!!!?????" and start to panic, but all was well!

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I finished my new blog book (year 2), and it is on sale now! haha. There is a link on the right hand side even if you just want to see it (you can flip through a few pages). It is soo much better this time as the pictures are from our new camera, and are better quality.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful idea about making Paige comfortable using a public toilet. I am sure it will all "click" in, in no time. Repetition. After all, in the long run, there are few choices. I wish I had that "tip" when I was toilet training little ones. I will pass that on. Love Gramama x0x0x0

Anonymous said...

WAY TO GO PAIGEY! what a smart little girl. Aunty Jen XOXOXO

Cara said...

That's so exciting! I'm glad and jealous that training is going so well for you! Perhaps I should try the sticker chart.

And good for you for finishing another Blurb book!