Potty Training…yes, Julian.

Posted by Sophia

Aug 27

Potty Training .. Is it true it is easier for girls than boys? I don’t know. I recall potty training my little sister. She learned fast!

So for moms getting ready to call this an easy task…

You think it is easy? wait till you try… Man it can be a challenge. It is truly a test of patience. There can be days when you start by singing the no no no song, other days you are singing praises…you did it! great job! and clapping, hi fives, and the rewards….mmmh mmmh mmm. Who knew i could bribe my own son to go use the potty. It worked , for a very long time till Eli came along.

Yes i use to bribe him with honey Graham crackers, lol. This are his favorite crackers. I used to buy that huge box from Sams club and hide them. I would only leave enough for the day. Like i said, they worked…Till along came a sibbling..little brother called Eli.

mmh..I wonder whether he felt like Eli snatched the attention right from under his feet. We spend time alone with him often. Someone at work actually mentioned this to me today, ‘ imagine how much attention he would get if he stops using the potty all together’ mmmmh… I guess this makes sense.

Julian was fully potty trained before June 8th 2009. He used to potty and come back saying he did it. He would wipe, flash then wash his hands. Then he started seeing how happy mommy was when cleaning up Eli. Then he saw how happy daddy was when he would open the diaper and find it was only wet, ..yes he tries to clear the room anytime he knows Eli has taken care of his business, of course when am home . Diaper duty is usually mommy’s when mommy is home.

So Julian decided he will only use the potty to pee. He would hold on till we put that pull up on before nap or bed at night then he would poop. Yes, i said it . Poop. Do you know the difference between a 30 year old poop and a 3 year old’s … yes?… none. none. Then he calls …’daddy dadddyyyy , come clean it up’ OMG.. You get there frustrated, raising your tone, and when you are done.. he tells you ‘ok, i won’t do it again’ ‘ok, daddy’ ‘ok, mama’..yeah right Julian. Well yesterday i saw him moving around like his thighs were stuck together..yes that little dance. I led him to the potty. He screamed , no let me go mama..stop it , let me go’ well i decided to let him know if he did not sit i was going to take away his computer.

That threat didn’t work. So i took off his pants. He screamed for them, i said no. I closed the door and i sat on the floor and watch him cry. He eventually sat on the potty and pooped.

This morning he peed in his pants. He came and told me he needed clean pants…’mama am wet, give me pants’ oh boy. Whatever happened to my fully potty trained 3 year old Julian!

So far his dad has been reminding him to go pee again. As for the poop we have to look for the signs , and make him go sit on the potty while we sit at the door and wait. Honestly, i thought we were done. Mmmh what now? I guess we have to start all over again. One thing for sure, we are definitely not giving him pull ups. I won’t give in We are going to start reading in the potty again. I used to take a book and sit on the floor while he sat on the potty. Before he knew it he would relax and go. We used to sing his favorite rhymes sometime . We will definitely continue to praise him even when he just pees. Boy o boy… I want my Julian back on track.