Even though we've had Leah's potty seat out for a little while & she's sat on it a few times, we decided it was time to crack down on the potty training-- really getting old having to buy 2x the diapers! I decided the best method for Leah, my people-pleaser, was to just put her underwear on her and ask her every five minutes whether she had to go or not. If she had an accident, I would express "disappointment" (without really punishing or discouraging her). Day 1 was pretty rough-- I think we went through about 4 pairs of underwear in about 2 hours. Day 2 was a little better-- half successes and half accidents. By Wednesday, she'd gone in the potty 4 times straight with no accidents.
She's still having a lot of accidents, especially with #2, but I really do think it was a successful week. I think she's starting to understand what it feels like to have to go, and to understand how yucky it feels to be wet. She loves getting praise from us when she goes (and even announces to anyone and everyone that she "peepeed in the potty!"). I haven't even attempted nighttime, or outings yet (although she has gone once or twice when we were out and about)-- we're using Pull-Ups, but I think it will only take another couple weeks to be completely diaper-free!
Meanwhile, we had to take her to the dr. again today for another red spot on her backside that looked like the MRSA infection she had back in December. Thankfully, it was not infected-- he didn't have to even touch it, but we were being extra cautious. She's taking antibiotics for a week and we have to keep it very clean. We knew the chance of it coming back was greater since she already had it, but we were praying it wouldn't. Poor chick has such sensitive skin and is always getting rashes & bumps. Plus she's always scratching something or other!!
When did she get so grown up?
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