Marin in Training

Remember how Marin learned to walk?


This is basically how she learns everything -- sitting up, crawling, eating with a spoon, using the potty -- by doing it over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over....

She's learning to use the potty this week, in much the same fashion -- by doing it over and over and over and over and over and over.... Potty, wipe, flush, wash hands. Potty, wipe, flush, wash hands. Potty, wipe, flush, wash hands. We set a timer, not to remind her to go before she has an accident. No, she has to wait for the timer before she gets to go again.

The first day in training we were home all day and she went into the bathroom every time the timer went off. Sometimes more often because she would sneak into the bathroom and I wouldn't know it until she called me to help wipe. It was an exhausting day.

Yesterday I braved the children's museum with the girls (Marin in pull-ups, not actual panties - I'm no dummy) and, at least while distracted by all the activities, Marin only had to go to the bathroom once while there. Whew!

Silje is a little put-out that she doesn't get M&Ms when she pees ... in her diaper. And she wants pull-ups ... to pee in. But she'll get there soon enough. Right now it's enough that we've halved the number of diapers we're using. Woo Hoo!!!