Potty Training!

Well...the time that I had dreaded as a Mommy finally arrived...POTTY TRAINING!!! I remember when we found out that we were pregnant with McKenna, I wasn't at all nervous about the pregnancy or delivery...it was POTTY TRAINING that I had already begun to stress out about! I know it sounds so silly, but this was one area that I had NO CLUE about.

Thankfully, my dear friend Lacy Adams sent out an email of the "program" that worked with her daughter Kiley. She sent me Lora Jensen's 3 day Potty Training Program ebook. I decided if Lacy thought it was good, it worked for Kiley, then we'd give it a go!!

We bought all the essential items to get us started: Mini Mouse panties, marshmallow treats, stickers, lots of fibrous foods, juice, and lots and lots of prayers and patience :o) Gigi and Pop sent McKenna the BEST present ever to get her excited about going potty...Elmo! Elmo came with his own potty seat, sippy cup, and dvd! Let me tell you...I don't know what we would have done without Elmo! He was our lifesaver! Elmo and McKenna became fast friends and it helped to have a bathroom buddy :o)

The first day was pretty tough...not a lot of fun for sure. I think McK had around 10 accidents. We decided to do pull ups for nap time and night time until she got the hang of things. Day 2 was oh-so-better! Only about 4 accidents. Day 3- something just seemed to click, and she was a pro! Since being trained those 3 days we've only had 1 day that was kinda a "set back," other than that one day, she has done brilliantly. She now wears big girl panties when we leave the house and has no accidents! We bring her princess potty seat with us (which for us has been key) with an extra change of clothes (just in case) and we are off and running! Staying dry during nap time and night time is in the near future for sure! I am no longer deathly afraid of potty training...we were a pretty good team :o) Thanks Lacy for the "magical" program!




McK showing off her new mini-mouse panties! She was so excited to be such a big girl!


Not pleasant, but a MUST when journaling about potty training...this was after the FIRST day of learning...lots of laundry :o)

Day #2 was SO MUCH BETTER! We kept ourselves busy and entertained the 3 days we were home...playing until we were all worn out!