Potty Training Update

So we've had some major successes since my last potty training update.  Finley goes in the potty probably 90% of the time, the other 10% consists of accidents on the floor and at night.

She goes both pee and poop in the potty.  She has gone from no, no while doing her business to pure excitement.  She no longer asks for stickers because she is just so excited and loves the praise she gets from us.

I am still constantly remind her if she needs to go potty.  She sometimes gets really annoyed me with me and other times she runs to the potty and goes.  But she is getting better and better at going when she needs to go.

We have gone out the last few days without a diaper.  On Saturday, we went to Chinook Mall and Bed, Bath + Beyond so I put her in panties and a pull up just in case the bathrooms were nuts at the mall.  We asked her if she needed to go and she kept saying no.  Shortly after we got home, she went oh no and ran to the potty.  She was a little wet but had managed to stay dry until we got home.  On Sunday, We went and ran some errands and ended up at lunch time, she asked to go potty 2x.  The first time was just a dribble but I was happy none the less.  3 minutes after being back at the table, she asked to go again and this time had a real pee.  She was only wearing panties and no pull up.  We then went to Zellers, Home Depot + Winners without incident. Yesterday, We went to Walmart + Giant Tiger and she was wearing panties and had no accidents.  This is great news.

I had been putting Finley to bed in pull ups.  Last night, I decided to put panties on her. When I checked on her before I went to bed, she was still dry.  Just before 4am, I heard screaming.  I went in and she had peed the bed.  I changed everything and put her in a pull up and she went back to sleep.

Several people have told me once you put her in panties never go back.  And although I agree with them to a certain extent, many books I read have also said that night time training takes a bit longer and it is normal to use pull ups at night and not during the day.  Finley is definitely ready for strictly panties during the day but she hasn't reached that level of readiness for the night time and I think we will continue to use the pull ups at night and put her in panties maybe once a week until she is able to sleep without peeing.

All in all, I am impressed with how fast Finley has gone from diapers to panties.  It was literally less than a week.  I have definitely come to the conclusion that potty training is super easy once the kid being trained is ready.  If the kid is not ready, then you are not going to have success.  I have proven this by having NO success in the last 8 months since I first put Finley on the potty.

However, at the same time, potty training is simply exhausting - constant reminders, cleaning up pee that she gets on the floor while "helping" emptying the potty, cleaning up the accidents,  moving the potty from room to room because of baby gates and a active baby, washing panties because she likes to change them throughout the day.  We bought her new panties on Sunday and she wore all 7 pairs yesterday while only having 2 accidents.  Regardless, I am so happy that she is almost diaper free.  Then on to Penelope.  Seriously happy we're only having 2 kids......

See ya for the next update in a few days.......