Potty training was just not in the cards for us this weekend. We were all over trying it but it just wasn't the right time. Friday morning, we said goodbye to diapers and then Hudson went bottomless (no diaper or pants) for the rest of the day (except for his nap and bedtime). I showed him what to do when he had to pee. I expected Friday would be the learning day and not many successes. And it was.
He marked up our entire main floor. The biggest problem was that he couldn't tell when he had to pee, only realizing after when he felt wetness that he had peed. We finally had 2 pees on the potty at 6:30pm when Devin showed him what he was supposed to do. We celebrated, gave him a jujube and let him pick out a sticker. Trust me, it was a big deal. Then he didn't have to go again and it was bedtime so on went a diaper.
Saturday, off came the diaper as soon as he woke up. I was expecting him to kinda start to 'get' it because of the successes the night before. He didn't have to pee for a long time and when he did, it was like he forgot his accomplishments the night before. Even though we put him on the potty several times, he started to act like it was a punishment which is NOT what we wanted at all. He just didn't want to sit on the potty or even go in the bathroom. Then when I reminded him of the treats and stickers, he got excited and you could tell he forgot all about them. But then he wanted them and didn't want to do anything to get it.
So by the end of Saturday we were all getting frustrated and you could tell it clearly wasn't working. So on came the diapers and he couldn't have been happier. We'll try again in a few months but for now the diapers stay on.
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