Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Potty training

I know you are supposed to let kids take their time and not force and blah blah blah.  But, today I am in a "bull pucky!" type of mood.  I know Aydan has it in him.  I could be wrong, he may not be ready, but today I am not taking that into consideration.  If I end today feeling tired and defeated, tomorrow might be a different story.
It is 10:15am and since about 8:30am, Aydan has been sitting on the toilet every 15 minutes.  We have a timer set and each time it goes off he has to go in and at least try to go potty. 
Sounds easy schmeasy, right?  Um, have you met my son?
The first start of the timer, he was excited.  He wanted to push the button and he watched the timer go.  Once the timer went off, he gave me little resistant and sat on the toilet.  He even opted for the big potty rather than his little one.  Did he go?  No. 
But, I went ahead and asked him if he wanted to put some big boy underwear on.  He was all for it.  I figured if he was going to be on the toilet every fifteen minutes, the chances of him soiling himself were slim.
Next fifteen minutes go by...right before, he goes pee in his underwear.  But, I still make him sit on the toilet.
We continue the fifteen minute timer and each time he hides and screams and I have to carry him in to the bathroom.  I don't fuss or argue, I just take him in there.
I don't make him sit long, but he is required to sit.  He tells me that he doesn't like me anymore.  He screams "don't start the timer!".
He is definitely not liking this to say the least.  I thought Charly was stubborn, but Aydan takes the cake.  And now I can't back out even if I wanted to. 
He has gone potty in the toilet zero times.
He has gone in his underwear once and his diaper twice.

The battle has begun...who will win? ;)  Actually, it is a win/win lose/lose situation...because if I win, Aydan wins too by being potty trained...he just doesn't realize that yet.

Stay tuned.....

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