Potty Power! - Entry Log 6

MISSION FAILED

If I had to clean up another diarrhea poopy panties, I was going to kill Annie and she was not enjoying life so much either. It is frustrating because she has the pee down but she will just not poop in the potty. I know, t.m.i. I said from the beginning that I did not want it to be a horrible experience. And I was getting so frustrated I was screaming and that is not good. I just think she was not quite ready. As most of you know, she is not so good at the obedience thing yet. Maybe when she gets a little better, we will try again. (Or we might be getting her kindergarten teacher a huge Christmas present for having to change some nasty diapers:). But for now, back to diapers.

I am starting to doubt that I will ever have enough patience for this whole parenting thing. I hate failing. :)

Potty Power! - Entry Log 5

Potty Power - The 3 Day Potty Training Mission

Captain's Log

Stardate 9

But this was supposed to be a 3 day mission... Believe me, I know. After after he had to clean some nasty panties tonight, Jed knows too. The most frustrating thing about all of it, is that Annie is doing just pretty good. She tells us about half the time. It would be great if she were doing awesome, of course. And if she were doing horribly, I would just stop and try again in a few months. But she is just doing ok. For some reason she is scared of poops. I don't know. I am so exhausted and confused by the whole ordeal. If anyone has any tips, let me know.

I will let you know what happens. Keep looking for a post about our Christmas break. When I get a break from cleaning up 'poops and peeps', I will post some awesome pictures.

Potty Power! - Entry Log 4

Potty Power - The 3 Day Potty Training Mission

Captain's Log

Stardate 2 - 16:33

The fact that I am doing day 2's first log entry at almost 17:00 should give some sort of indication of how last night and today have gone. The 3-day method says that you should wake the child an hour after they fall asleep to go to the bathroom. It doesn't say what to do if the child is too tired to pee and just keeps crying that she wants to go back to bed. So, Annie had an accident at 03:00, and then decided to stay up until 04:30. I was so frustrated and so tired! She then woke up at 06:15. Normally we would ignore any cries for attention until 07:00, but in this situation, we came in to help her go potty. She soon realized the cause and affect. She's no dummy.

Church was also a challenge. 'Fancy Nancy got poopies' as Annie said. Then 2 more accidents at home. Yesterday was way better than today, but we are going to keep truggin along. Do or do not, there is no try. Wait, that's the wrong movie.

Potty Power! - Entry Log 3

Potty Power - The 3 Day Potty Training Mission

Captain's Log

Stardate 1 - 17:19

Accident #1- We knew it would happen. It was inevitable. She didn't quite make it to the potty and the Sleeping Beauty panties tool the brunt of it. She was pretty upset. Hopefully it means there won't be any more (wink, wink). Still no poopies. We'll keep you posted.

Potty Power! - Entry Log 2

Potty Power - The 3 Day Potty Training Mission

Captain's Log

Stardate 1 - 14:39

No Accidents! Annie didn't have an accident during her nap. She slept for 1.5 hours and was just fine. So far today, no BM's or 'poopies' as the locals say. So that is the next hurdle. Our next mission objective is to pump the girl with fluids and feed her some fiber, but not too much! That would make life considerably harder... or softer as it may be. Updates to follow.

Potty Power! - Entry Log 1

Potty Power - The 3 Day Potty Training Mission

Captain's Log

Stardate 1 - 12:43

We started a 3 day potty training mission this morning at 07:00. So far it has been successful. I don't want to get my hopes up, but the forecast looks good. Annie has relieved herself 5-6 times on the potty. She absolutely loves her new panties. I think she will cry when she has an accident and they get yucky. She loves her treats for keeping her panties dry and clean. We picked out a plethora of junk food to get us all through the weekend.

As for us, we are getting really tired of saying, "Tell Mommy and Daddy when you need to go potty." She is ignoring us now. We are about to embark on our first real mission obstacle course, the nap. We have also attached photographical evidence of Annie's sheer exhilaration when she received her "Fancy Nancy" panties. Check in later to receive an update.