I don't know how it happened, except by God's grace, but yesterday, at the end of my patience rope with potty training, Waverly just "got it". It was just Thursday that I texted Chandler about my frustration with her not telling me when she needed to potty. We had hit a plateau. She was using the potty regularly with very few accidents, but not telling us when she needed to go. We were stuck at this step for a couple of months. I had reached my limit. It was time to start trying something new.
I had been feeling like the pull ups were becoming a hindrance to our progress because when she would have an accident, it wouldn't really phase her. I had also noticed that an accident in her panties caused a greater reaction. So Thursday afternoon, after Mom's Day Out, she stopped wearing pull-ups, even we we ran errands. I mentally prepared myself to handle "a situation" should she feel the need to pee in her panties. We had no problems.
Friday I put her in panties all day, even when she went to my mom's for the afternoon, even we spent some time with friends that evening. Nothing. No accidents. In fact, she was telling us when she needed to go! "Poo poo, Mommy!" And yes, that just means she needs to use the potty, not necessarily poop. Today has really been no different. She may have a teeny accident before she tells me to got the potty, but it's just enough to get her motivated.
Tomorrow will be a trial with church in the morning and the Super Bowl party in the evening, but we have to be consistent. Her poor Sunday school teachers...
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