More Toilet Tribulations
Well, if you drop by the house this weekend, try to avoid some of the wet spots by the couch. And don't worry about the small spot of discoloration on the couch. No really, please ignore it...
This weekend we have ratcheted [DominicsMom – ‘stepped’] up the toilet training efforts with Dominic. We’ve been working on it for the last couple of months, but not wholeheartedly and he has been resisting a bit. So this weekend we decided to really get serious. We purchased the plastic-lined underwear and mentally prepared ourselves for the challenge. This morning we did not put him in diapers, but in underwear (cute Bob the Builder, Lightning McQueen, and Thomas the Tank Engine underwear.) The results have been mixed and he has gone through several changes of clothes. Mostly he has just wet his pants, but there are a few large wet spots on the carpet (and a small one on the couch…), but for the most part he has pee’d in his toilet.
We have been giving him more than the usual amount of liquids to drink, so he has had to go quite often. About every 15 minutes we ask him is he has to pee. Usually he says no, but we drop him on the toilet anyways and he ends up making water after a little bit. The accidents occurred initially when we actually listened to him and did not sit him on the toilet. For such a small guy, he has a pretty big bladder…
A few times he was squirming around like he was uncomfortable and when asked he said he had to pee. On these times he made a lot of wee-wee in his toilet and received a LOT of praise.
So overall we think he made some progress. He had a few big accidents (expected) but was always apologetic about it. He knows what he is supposed to do, but is now learning what the sensations are. He is getting used to going to the bathroom instead of wearing a diaper. He only wore a diaper when he passed out for a nap.
Here are a couple photos of him on the toilet and one of Jocelyn playing with a puzzle.
This weekend we have ratcheted [DominicsMom – ‘stepped’] up the toilet training efforts with Dominic. We’ve been working on it for the last couple of months, but not wholeheartedly and he has been resisting a bit. So this weekend we decided to really get serious. We purchased the plastic-lined underwear and mentally prepared ourselves for the challenge. This morning we did not put him in diapers, but in underwear (cute Bob the Builder, Lightning McQueen, and Thomas the Tank Engine underwear.) The results have been mixed and he has gone through several changes of clothes. Mostly he has just wet his pants, but there are a few large wet spots on the carpet (and a small one on the couch…), but for the most part he has pee’d in his toilet.
We have been giving him more than the usual amount of liquids to drink, so he has had to go quite often. About every 15 minutes we ask him is he has to pee. Usually he says no, but we drop him on the toilet anyways and he ends up making water after a little bit. The accidents occurred initially when we actually listened to him and did not sit him on the toilet. For such a small guy, he has a pretty big bladder…
A few times he was squirming around like he was uncomfortable and when asked he said he had to pee. On these times he made a lot of wee-wee in his toilet and received a LOT of praise.
So overall we think he made some progress. He had a few big accidents (expected) but was always apologetic about it. He knows what he is supposed to do, but is now learning what the sensations are. He is getting used to going to the bathroom instead of wearing a diaper. He only wore a diaper when he passed out for a nap.
Here are a couple photos of him on the toilet and one of Jocelyn playing with a puzzle.
I'll let you all know how Sunday goes...
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