Wow I'm not sure if I'm prepared for this potty training thing! (With a 3 year old and a 3 week old) I can hardly turn around without someone needing something or doing something they shouldn't be. I think we went through nearly the entire drawer of panties.
Our goal for the day... to recognize that A) They are wet ... dont ask me, somehow they aren't picking up on that. and B) That when they are wet they just 'peed' and need to go on the potty. Rewards are also harder because it never fails that the minute I'm sitting down to a screaming Christopher to feed him... SOMEONE needs to go potty. So off they run and I have no idea if they actually go or not. So far I've held off on the treats unless I actually see them go. Not sure what I'll do with this issue.
So we are on to Day 2 of the potty war. Kiley has successfully gone twice I believe (yesterday) and Kara once. They love to run to the potty and most importantly flush the big potty (yikes our poor water bill!)
I'm almost ready to throw in the towel but we'll give it a true shot before I give up. I know they can do it. It just might be more work then I was hoping for (haha!)
(FYI... potty training twins is 3x the work of a single child... I'll let your mind picture the rest)
Tom is working a part time night-ish position lately. The nice thing is that it allows me to stay at home with him and have extra help during the day. The down side is that we really need him to have a full time position soon. But what this means is that I have all 4 to put down at bedtime.
Chris's fussy time starts at 7:45pm- usually when I'm finishing up the other three girl's bath. I get all three scrubbed, pj's on, teeth brush, last chance potty time and then into beds. Then it's hugs, music on, and prayers... (Chris is usually screaming through part of this) Thankfully bedtime has gotten a little better on most nights but it can be quite frustrating at times especially as I'm trying to rock Chris to sleep.
Last night about 8:45 Kiley decides she needs to pee, so Kara and Abby also need to go (of course) Chris is screaming in the recliner while I do this. Kiley sits on the potty and then drops her pj's into the pee. So I sit Kara down on the potty while I change Kiley. By the time I get back Kara has also dropped hers into the toilet. (awesome) Chris is screaming, Abby is running around laughing because she finds it hilarious. I FINALLY get them all back into bed and Chris calmed down when Kara informs me that her kitty ni night is missing... goooooo figure.
We never did find the kitty blanket but she was satisfied with my answer that Daddy would find it when he got home from work.
Final Time: 1 hr 40 minutes - About as long as this blog post ;)
Happy 3 weeks Christopher- hard to believe how quickly the time is passing by. (Still a wonderful little baby who sleeps so well and is such a charmer. Your sisters love to give you kisses, hold and talk to you. )
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