House of Pee

Sunday Recap:

Continued Operation Potty Trained with Olivia as soon as she woke up in the morning.  Used same methods used; "run, run, run" and praise in the form of high five when she pees and/or poops in the potty.  Through out the day she exhibited some resistance; crying for a pamper and actually running and getting a pamper for me to put on (as if I didn't understand she wanted to to get the message across that she wanted her pamper aka mobile toilet).  These encounters were best handle with distraction; a tickle, a playful chase and then I'd hold up 2 big girl panties and let her choose.  This method worked well. 

Since I was doing a chili coke roast beef in the slow cooker for dinner I needed to go to the store to buy a can of coke.  Olivia wanted to come with me which made for a perfect trial outing without pampers.  We went potty before going out the door and played with our umbrellas as we walked in the rain to the neighborhood store.  She loved it.  I bought her an aloe juice as a treat and when we reached home she was still dry--high five, happy dance and finally some juice and crackers.  I was really impressed with my little trainee. 

At the end of the day she peed 6 times, ran to the bathroom 10 times and pooped 2 times and received 7 high fives.  Aside from the occasional pee on my hand from failing to remain seated for the entire performance she only had 1 real accident.  But in her defense, I had gone to throw the last load of laundry in the wash and left her with her father.  I told hubby to pay attention to the signs that she had to go potty and also ask in 20 minutes.  He was absolutely clueless to understanding what Olivia had been trying to tell him.   When she stopped talking and asking for mommy he noticed she peed herself.  Hmmm, so who's to blame for this accident?

I must admit I was frustrated with the hubby when I came back from throwing the last load to be washed only to discover it wasn't exactly my LAST load.  Tried hard not to let my frustration get the better of me but I had a small break and explained how I would appreciate a more active partnership.  He explained with great sincerity he doesn't understand the potty training thing and I realized that he was a total fish out of water.  I guess just because men know the female anatomy doesn't mean they know how females wipe themselves after they go pee :-/  There is one of my biggest flaws: I assume he knows when in reality he is absolutely oblivious especially when it comes to potty training our daughter.  So, Operation Potty trained is just me and my trainee, *sigh*.

Today:

We had a slightly different routine since she goes to the daycare today.  We ran to the potty first thing after she had waken up but rather than putting on her big girl panties we put on a pamper.  As soon as she got home I put her in big girl panties.  She did really well.  I asked her every 20 minutes or so and she gave me her long drawn out "nooooooo" and once in a while I felt I got an annoying "No" but when she had to go she let me know and guess what? No accidents.  Tomorrow I'll try to not prod her as much and see how she does.  I'll try this for 2 weeks and then if all goes well give the green flag to begin potty training at day care. 

I'm soooo tired.  A really busy day; work, cooked a really delish from scratch meal (pasta with smoked mozzarella, asparagus and prosciutto), did another pee pee load and finally solved the puzzle of which classes I should register for keeping in mind prereqs and credit minimum for financial aid.  I am totally spent at this point and yet Livi is STILL up.  What ever happened to 8pm bedtime? It's such a haze but REALLY it's time to bring that back.

Good night!