Mommy Wow! I'm a Big Girl Now!
And yes, you were supposed to sing that to the pull-ups jingle. For over six months, we have been trying to get Hadley interested in potty training, but she wasn’t having any of it. She knew what potty training was and usually even knew when she needed to go potty, but she wasn’t ready yet.
As it got closer to Malia being born, we pretty much dropped the topic all together because it is common for toddlers to regress once a baby is born. Once Malia was a few months old though, we brought up the topic again. And again, Hadley resisted. (She is very stubborn.)
We then decided to tell Hadley that once she went pee pee and poo poo in the potty all the time she would be a big girl so she would get a big girl bed. It still took a little time, but one day in January Hadley decided she wanted to wear a pull-up and not a diaper.
From then on, she always went in the potty. We have only had one accident and that was because she waited a little too long to ask to go to the potty. Sometimes we do go to the bathroom and nothing happens, but it is better to be safe than sorry. Even though the time she insisted she needed to go potty at the restaurant and we went to the bathroom 5 different times wasn’t fun. She is already in panties during the day and pull-ups while she is sleeping.
A few weeks ago, we made the trip to Burlington to order her bed. Hadley preferred the bunk beds, but we went with a regular twin size bed with a trundle bed for future sleep-overs.
Her bed was delivered today. I’m still a little worried how sleeping will go since she will have the ability to get out of bed and play. I’m sure we will have some long nights and late mornings, but that is all a part of growing up.
So now I have my big girl and my baby. I’m still wiping a lot of tushies, but at least I only have to change 8-10 diapers a day rather than the 15 I was doing before.
As it got closer to Malia being born, we pretty much dropped the topic all together because it is common for toddlers to regress once a baby is born. Once Malia was a few months old though, we brought up the topic again. And again, Hadley resisted. (She is very stubborn.)
We then decided to tell Hadley that once she went pee pee and poo poo in the potty all the time she would be a big girl so she would get a big girl bed. It still took a little time, but one day in January Hadley decided she wanted to wear a pull-up and not a diaper.
From then on, she always went in the potty. We have only had one accident and that was because she waited a little too long to ask to go to the potty. Sometimes we do go to the bathroom and nothing happens, but it is better to be safe than sorry. Even though the time she insisted she needed to go potty at the restaurant and we went to the bathroom 5 different times wasn’t fun. She is already in panties during the day and pull-ups while she is sleeping.
My big girl
A few weeks ago, we made the trip to Burlington to order her bed. Hadley preferred the bunk beds, but we went with a regular twin size bed with a trundle bed for future sleep-overs.
Her bed was delivered today. I’m still a little worried how sleeping will go since she will have the ability to get out of bed and play. I’m sure we will have some long nights and late mornings, but that is all a part of growing up.
Making sure it is good for jumping
She was so excited to read in her big girl bed
Reading under the covers
Pretend sleeping
She is so excited
After her first nap in her bed. Her first nap went really well.
So now I have my big girl and my baby. I’m still wiping a lot of tushies, but at least I only have to change 8-10 diapers a day rather than the 15 I was doing before.
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