I decided that a daily update was probably getting a bit too much, so here's a slightly (not much) more concise breakdown from the last 5 days...
24/06
We've had a great day so far (it's currently 13:55), he's done a big mamma jamma poop and a fair few wees on the potty. Currently no puddles have been discovered (not that that means there aren't any lurking behind corners ready for me to tread in!) I'd gone to a soft play party with JD this morning, so kept getting regular updates from Big A telling me how well JJ was doing - I'm now wondering if it's just me that he won't perform for! I think they've all been whilst he was already sat on the potty, but I'll take it!
One funny moment I wanted to share from a little while ago:
JD had dived straight into his party bag when he got home (obvs) and there was a very generous slice of a bright pink Trolls cake - chocolate sponge and princess pink buttercream. JD very kindly offered to share it with JJ (he's very good at sharing) and so, as a result, there was cake crumbs and icing smudged over everything in my sitting room! After clearing this up, I quickly forgot about it whilst getting on with preparing lunch. JJ came wondering in a few mins later and I noticed a nasty brown lump in his butt crack!! "Oh Noooo!!" I thought... "please don't tell me Big A didn't actually wipe his bum properly?" Oh freak, none of the brown smudges were on anything else were they?!
I hurried to get his bum wiped (strangely difficult when he is stood up rather than lying down), and when I pulled the wet wipe away, I noticed it was a bit crumbly - gross!! It's been there so long that it has dried!
On second wipe, it seemed distinctly un-poop like... and then it dawned on me! My cake-mad 3 year old had been pottering about with a fairly substantial piece of chocolate sponge trapped between his bum cheeks! Haha!! Just glad he hadn't noticed it... He most certainly would have tried to eat it! Nutter.
25/06
So... We're going to call today a "taking a break" day... As opposed to a "we were out all day so I chickened out and put him in a nappy"
I think we all feel a bit more normal for it though ☺
26/06
So far a decent day... Still pull-ups for the School run, but it was a 45 min walk today - Big A has the car on a Monday for work, and no taxis available due to Eid. But it was quite a pleasant walk in the sun... Mostly uphill, but JD gave us plenty of "in-flight entertainment" due to a non stop stream of questions about the world: "What is lava made from?" "What happens to nests when the birds are finished with them?" "Where are volcanoes?" "Do daisies close up at night like other flowers?" "Is 180 billion the biggest number?"
It's mentally exhausting, but I'm really glad that he thinks on a deeper level than just what a ninja turtle eats (pizza, obviously).
Anywho, once we got home, JJ is allowed to watch some Umizoomis for an hour or so. We took off his pull ups, sat him on the potty, and within a few mins he had already done a wee on it.
Since that time (it's 10:40- this is his last episode now) he's done a few more in there- yay! I think he's getting a bit of a taste for mini marshmallows, because he keeps squeezing out a few drops, and running over: "I did a wee wee!! Marshmallow pleeeeease"
But I remember JD doing this, and it was all a process of him "getting it".
Stay tuned...
11:46
He just said YES when I asked if he needed a wee!! He actually thought about it and said yes!!!
He had been playing outside in the sand whilst I tidied our chaos of a spare room upstairs
He had wondered inside to find some more toys to get sandy, and when I asked, he actually did!!! Then he went and did a full on, not just a piddle, wee!!!
This is so exciting - I know my life must be seriously sad for this to excite me, but yaaayyy!! (I'm currently proof reading before publishing... I use far too many exclamation marks... I think I must have been very excited... or sleep deprived - probably both)
27/06
Is there anything worse (whilst potty training... I'm not being overly dramatic here!) than hearing that very very distinctive noise of a child going for a number 2... And he's not wearing pants... And he's in my carpeted bedroom... Oh, and just to "throw it out there", this kid eats a fair whack of fruit... No fibre issues for him... *puke*
So scrubbing that within an inch of its life was fun (the carpet, not my son!)
Other than that it's been a fantastic day so far... No wee wee accidents and he's even proactively, without prompting, gone and used the potty a couple of times!
It is only 14:02 though... Maybe I shouldn't crow too loud ;)
28/06
WE'VE HAD OUR FIRST FULLY DRY DAY!!! I cannot even tell you how chuffed I am! (maybe the shouty caps conveyed that though...😏)
So we even went to a toddler group this morning in just pants!! (Batman ones of course) Quick shout out to the completely lovely and welcoming mums in Mirfield - you are wonderful! Thank you for making me feel a part of you all so quickly.
Honestly though... Less than a week ago I was 100% convinced JJ wasn't even close to being ready! OK... So we've still not had a spontaneous walk to the potty for a number 2, but wees are all in there now!! Yaaayyy - I got the happy ending (ish) that I was hoping for.
I have no doubt that we will continue to battle on with this for a while, but I feel like we have made a real substantial "dent" in the whole process.
I think I'm going to close up my Potty-Training Diaries for now... There aren't many interesting tidbits to share regularly - success is so much duller than failure! 😉
I've enjoyed writing regularly again though, hopefully it'll inspire me to keep going, but with something less poo and wee oriented (less... Not none at all)
For now though... From the potty training headquarters - over and out!

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