The Nelson Family: False alarm

Thursday, December 2, 2010

False alarm

Well I guess he wasn't ready yet because he REFUSES to go potty on the toilet today. He said he already did it yesterday as if only going potty for one day will hold us over. Silly boy!

I don't know how hard to push this. Should I just make it a rule that he wears underwear instead? Or should I just keep waiting until he shows interest again?

Anyone else want to potty train my son?

4 comments:

Tayvia and Family said...: Alec would do that. So we just made the diapers disappear and were really understanding if he had an accident. it took one we and then no accidents.; December 2, 2010 at 3:20 PM
Tom and Miriah said...: potty training is a beast. With Lucy, things started progressing faster when I started making her wear underwear every day. Just plan on doing lots of laundry. It really did help, though. But each kid is different; so good luck! The biggest thing is to remember to be very patient, and try not to get too mad at them. They're very little, and this won't last long. That's what I try to tell myself, anyway...; December 2, 2010 at 9:54 PM
Brandi and Brent said...: sounds like Deagan wants to have a lot of control over this situation! In my job, I have potty trained LOTS of kids - starting at age 3. Most of these kids have disabilities so if they can do it, Deagan definitely can! My best advice:
*put him in underwear and no going back to diapers (except a pull-up at night)if you want.
*Have him clean up his accidents - not like it's punishment but more like "oops, since you had an accident you need to go change your own clothes, put the dirty ones in the laundry and wipe up the floor"
*Be super consistent
*Rewards, rewards, rewards!

A lot of parents I know have had success with this book : http://www.amazon.com/Toilet-Training-Less-Than-Day/dp/0671693808/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291409530&sr=8-1 (I have seriously witnessed a 2 year old potty trained in 1 day with no accidents afterward with this method! Probably not a typical result though, haha!)

If you're going to try the book's method - hold off on anymore potty training until you get it though.

It honestly sounds like he's ready to me! Good luck - I know it's frustrating!; December 3, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Rachelle said...: whoosh! that is rough. I wish that Deagan was ready, but you are doing an awesome job- potty dance, i like that!; December 4, 2010 at 9:20 AM

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Kids do and say the darndest things...

I don't want to forget all the cute things that my children have said or will say, so check back often to see what the Nelson family has to say!

March 26, 2013

Kayden: Do I still have my eyeballs or are they still at Grandma and Grandpa's house?

Me: I never knew they were there...

January 8, 2011

I was tired this afternoon, and I needed to nurse Kayden. I felt too tired to go pick up Kayden from where he was, so jokingly I asked Deagan if he would go change Kayden's diaper, nurse him, and then put him down for a nap.

He took it seriously, and said, "I have little boobies mommy! But do I have milk?"

Me: "No you don't have milk. I was just kidding."

Deagan: "But do I have water in my boobies?"

Needless to say, he did not follow through with what I said:)

January 6, 2009

*We went to Olive Garden for dinner tonight, and after the waitress brought us our breadsticks my son yelled after her, "Thank you lady!"

*My oldest loves to bring toys with him to bed. Tonight he had a couple of toy dinosaurs that he got for Christmas. The rule we have of bringing toys in bed is that the toys can't play, they have to sleep too. Tonight, he was having a hard time just letting his toys sleep, so I kept asking him to stop playing with the dinosaurs so he could go to sleep. He was getting really frustrated at me because of this and towards the end he started saying, "I am very mad at you!" It was so hard for me not to laugh at that.

January 4, 2009

He has done this for a while now, but whenever we are in the car he will ask, "Where are we going?" in a annoyed kind of voice. Later on he will ask really sadly, "Where did my house go?"

October 29, 2009

My oldest woke up really early this morning, and was whiny and impossible to please. At this point, I am dreading the day ahead and it is only 7 a.m. My oldest was sitting on his play table coloring and playing with his paint box (that was empty). He dropped the paint box, and began whining for me to pick it up. The conversation went something like this:

D: "Pick it up Mommy!"

Me: "It is right by you, you pick it up."

**Pause from Deagan**

D: "Michelle! Pick it up!"

I couldn't help but smile when he called me Michelle. Maybe this day will be better then I am expecting.

September 6, 2009

I think that wanting your privacy while going potty is a natural instinct that we are all born with and that develops over time. D is beginning to show signs that this privacy is a very important time when going to the bathroom. This afternoon I was making dinner and came in to the living room to check on him. As I walked into the room, he held out his hand and yelled, "No Mom! Go back!" I can always tell when he is done by him allowing me to stay in the same room with him.

August 30, 2009

D wants me to always watch what he is doing regardless of what it is. His new favorite thing to say is, "WATCH MOM!" over and over.

July 11, 2009

I was taking a bath, and locked D in the bathroom with me while I did so so I could keep an eye on him. During this process, D was very interested in his old nursing buddies (if you get my drift) and kept saying "Yummy!" "Yummy?" I asked him. "What did it taste like?" "HOT DOGS!" He replied!

July 8, 2009

D is a big help around the house. He puts things away when I ask him to, sometimes. He helps me fold the laundry, by that I mean he lays in the laundry. He is just a great help. One of his new things is to throw away his diapers after I am done changing him. After a diaper change this afternoon, he proceeded to pick up the diaper and head to the trash. His normal trash that he uses was out of reach, so I told him to go into the bathroom right off of the kitchen and to put the diaper in the trash right next to the toilet. I think all he heard from that was, "Put it in the....toilet." because that is where he put it. Like I said, very helpful! :)