Potty Training Kyle

It was finally time to potty train Kyle! He was ready probably about a month ago, but I was waiting for school to be out so we could spend a couple days at home. 

On Tuesday morning, he put on Paw Patrol undies and for the most part did great. He had two or three accidents, but a lot of successes. He loved getting an M&M, a fruit snack or a white chocolate chip every time he went. The next couple days, he still had a few accidents each day, mainly in the late afternoon when he was tired. He would tell me in the sweetest voice, "I just forgot." He did great when we ventured out of the house.

The biggest challenge was to get him to poop on the potty which he had never done and didn't want to. It took a couple days, but he finally used the potty and was rewarded with a new matchbox car!

After six days, he finally had an accident free day today!

Diaper Free!

Not our house (unfortunately), just Makena.  We potty trained her about two weeks ago.  Derek took the lead this time because I'm often tied up nursing or putting Kyle down for naps.

About a month or so leading up to the weekend, Makena successfully used the toilet/potty several times.  We knew she was ready to get rid of the diaper.  We talked to her about wearing "big girl undies" and using the potty and she was excited for it.

On Friday morning, I put away all her diapers and Derek helped her put on a pair of Dora underwear.  We spent the next 48 hours at home, encouraging Makena to use the potty and rewarding her every time she did (she's very motivated by treats, aka fruit snacks).  She had a few accidents but 10-15 successful trips to the potty each day.

On Sunday, we went to church and she had a couple of accidents.  Perhaps it was too early to spend the morning outside the house.  She had a couple more accidents when I was at work but for a solid week now she's been accident free.  Yay Makena!